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    • This photo was taken in Siufuga, Samoa in 2003. This is the family I lived with while training in Samoa. The man is Fa’alava’au Semi and his two grandchildren, Lowa and Paulo.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Shashliking in the Forest with Family

    • Shashliking in the Forest with Family

    • Host families; Cooking

    • My mother came to visit me in Ukraine. My host family at my permanent site took my mother and me to the forest on April 6, 2010. This was the first shashlik (grilled meat barbecue) of the spring. We also enjoyed birch tree juice. The photo shows my...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Music with Host Dad and Sister

    • Music with Host Dad and Sister

    • Host families; Music

    • My mother came to visit me in Ukraine. One day my host dad and host sister regaled us with their musical talents. My host sister played the guitar and my host dad played the accordion. They also sang traditional Ukrainian folk songs. This photo...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Boogie on Down

    • Boogie on Down

    • Host families; Celebrations; Swearing-in ceremonies

    • My host dad and I gettin' down with our bad selves during Swearing In, November 2009. Dancing is something that we both love to do, so it was part of our daily routine. We danced the night away every evening in the kitchen while my host mom...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Group of Friends

    • Group of Friends

    • Host families; Traditional dress

    • A photo of me with a group of friends after everyone was dressing up for some photos before I went home for a vacation (I was sort of extended family) eating most of my meals and spending a lot of free time with this group and their husbands and...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Host Family

    • Host Family

    • Host families

    • This picture was taken in September 2004 during the first week with my host family. My host family was extremely kind and loving. They accepted me as a sibling and daughter the day I arrived. I love and miss them very much. Buzalkovo, Macedonia.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Making Rice Flower

    • Making Rice Flower

    • Cooking; Food and meals; Host families

    • Everyone in our family compound takes a turn pounding rice into flour to make pastries. It's hard work, but really fun. I took this picture at my host family's courtyard area and my host mother is sitting supervising while the neighbors all come...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Our Family

    • Our Family

    • Host families

    • Our Peace Corps experience was a huge success in large part because of our loving family. We were soon adopted by the islanders after they figured out that we were really going to stay. At first they believed we would soon be leaving after being...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • At the Fatelle

    • At the Fatelle

    • Host families; Swearing-in ceremonies

    • Dan & Donna sitting with the host family mother and father (Sina & Faiva) at the party the night we were sworn in as Peace Corps Volunteers for Tuvalu. The white around the necks is baby powder; it is a custom in Tuvalu to show appreciation during...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Host Family

    • Host Family

    • Host families

    • This photo was taken in the living room of my host family's home in Jaszbereny at Christmas time in 1991. In the photo you can see the grandmother, the 3 children, me and the parents. Volunteers lived with a family during the 3 months of our...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • With My Family in Croix des Bouquets

    • With My Family in Croix des Bouquets

    • Host families

    • This picture was taken with my host family shortly before training ended in September of 1984. They took such good care of me. At first they attempted to serve me meals that they thought were Americanized. When they realized how much I liked...
    • Volunteer Photos

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