During a week of Camp GLOW in Kokshetau, Kazakhstan we met a lot of cute and interesting kids since there was a simultaneous camp along side ours. Here is one of the cutest boys you'll ever meet. His smile was to die for.
I took this photo in February 2011. Each year in February there is an annual celebration of the continuation of the scouting programs worldwide. This picture was taken with the first group to attend the annual celebration in Nyeri, where Lord Baden...
February 2011, Girl Power Camp - a girl's empowerment camp in the Philippines for third year high school girls. This activity was introduced by the participants as a trust exercise. The game is called wind in the willow.
This photo was taken in Bugaria on the day of my American Football Camp with the village. The village is mostly Roma, and is located about 20 miles outside of Burgas. I had brought face paint and ribbons so all the girls could have their team...
Camps and clubs; Girls' education; Teachers and students
Grade 11 girls from Rehoboth (Namibia) High School work as a team to transport a tire and all team members across an obstacles without touching the ground. Students were attending a week-long leadership camp at Aus, Namibia. The enrichment camp...
This photo was taken at Camp Survivor in the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine. Students wait to be served their dinner- borsch, a traditional Ukrainian soup.
The message behind the game that is pictured is this: Everyone must work together so that the goal of placing the stick on the ground can be achieved. Even though it is just a game, I feel as though it is very similar to our Peace Corps service. ...
Students pictured here are at Camp Excite in the Sumy Oblast of Ukraine. This picture is special to me because Ukrainians are not often caught smiling. You can tell these campers were having a good time at camp.
This picture was taken at Camp Excite near Sumy, Ukraine. The flag is the symbol of Camp Excite- the Ukrainian and American flag joined by a light bulb.
Volunteer Katie Powell teaches primary school children swimming lessons on Timothy Beach on St. Kitts for the Ministry of Education Summer Camp. The picture was taken in July of 2011.
This photo was taken during a Brain Camp session I instructed in Karak, Jordan during July of 2011. The camp was focused on developing critical thinking skills for college age students who would, after familiarizing themselves with the curriculum,...
Camp HEAL (Human trafficking, Education, Aids/HIV, Leadership) is a camp held in Ukraine. The camp is a week long camp that helps educate the Ukrainian youth in these topics. In the picture are the camp directors, both Peace Corps Volunteers and...
“Peace Corps is all about trying different things because we come here and have access to grants and different ideas and we have the luxury to fail. That’s something that’s pretty unique for anyone to have,” Alyssa, a Returned Peace Corps...
At a day camp held in Massa, Morocco, campers brought toothbrushes and toothpaste everyday to ensure that they were brushing their teeth after lunch as part of a health campaign during the camp. Another part of this was to bring in health...
I work at a youth center in Ukraine, and one of the big events for the small children is the annual trip to the regional center for a visit to "Dendropark" to play at the amusement park. It takes about 1 1/2 hours each way on a bus to get there and...