This picture was taken in the village of Tsanwa in the Maradi state of Niger in November 2010. In this picture is Maimena Hassan and her son Abass, wearing my sunglasses. My husband's local name was Abass. In the Hausa culture a woman does not...
This is a picture of one of the sisters of my host family, where I stayed during Pre-Service Training, outside of Garoua, in the Extreme North Region of Cameroon. I was always welcomed back to the house after a long day of training with the...
Host community friends; Children; Traditional dress
This is a photo of my 3-year old neighbor who is a cousin of my host siblings. She is wearing the traditional woven clothing typical of rural Mayan communities in Guatemala.