It was a mid-afternoon day on May 2004 at Mpika, Zambia in the Northern Province. This picture is taken on the Great North Road at the junction that goes to Kasama. The BP Station is the only one in the district and a place I have spent countless...
This photo was taken in September 2010 during our celebration of induction into Peace Corps Zambia. I was trying to take photos of the dancers behind this boy, but the constant gazing of his eyes drew my lens to focus on him. My favorite part of...
I worked with the Mpika Catholic church to distribute 1000 nets in my area. In this picture, we see villagers of Daubti opening up the first box received. Mid-2010.
Building a new home in rural Zambia takes a lot of time and effort. On May 30, 2008, in the small village of Chiposa in the Luapula province, much of the community helped to build a home of mud bricks and dried grass for a struggling family in the...
A group of Nyau dancers of the Chewa tribe walk towards the drum circle in Zambia. During the hosting of my first site visit, I booked the local dancers for the entertainment of the new intake. Although, I really enjoyed the show as well. August...
This picture was taken of my host sisters in the village of Katuyola, Zambia in 2002. They found these large mushrooms in the bush...they were delicious!
While serving in Zambia, I worked very closely with my clinic. Every friday I would spend all day weighing children under 5, so that the clinic could chart health growth and stop malnutrition.
This photo was taken in April 2010 on the Cheif's palace island on the Zambezi Floodplains in Mongu, Western Province, Zambia. Traditionally, around Easter each year, the Paramount Chief of the Lozi tribe travels from his palace residence on his...
This photo was taken in 2011 during pre-service training, November 30, 2011. As we got to know our host families, we found that one game we could all play together is UNO. Playing games together not only allowed us to have fun together, but gave...
Volunteer Susan Poore opened a new community school in a village in Zambia. In this photo, we see her teaching mathematics while community teachers watch in the back.