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    • Christmas

    • Christmas

    • Celebrations

    • This was the best that I could do as far as decorating for Christmas in 1972. It wasn't like there was a department store nearby or anything.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Winter of 1971

    • Winter of 1971

    • Weather; Environment

    • This picture was taken of my town, Shar- e -kurd in the winter of 1971. You never went ourtside alone in the winter. Wild dogs and wolves would come down from the mountains and look for food. Shar-e-kurd had a reputation of being one of the coldest...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Muddy Shoes

    • Muddy Shoes

    • Volunteers

    • Photo of Peace Corps Volunteer stepping in mud while walking in the village of Galewela, Sri Lanka on a hot and humid day.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Soccer Stars

    • Soccer Stars

    • Children; Sports; Youth development

    • I took this photo during my first few days at site when I discovered a soccer field and played with a bunch of kids. This is a photo of some the kids after the game that were following me after the game and asking me questions.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • River's Edge

    • River's Edge

    • Training

    • This is a photo I took when traveling with my sitemate from one town to another. A group of people came to see our boat off (December 2005).
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Meat Market

    • Meat Market

    • Children; Markets; Celebrations

    • This is a photo I took before Eid-il-Fitur, a national holiday in which men travel to an open field to buy cows to slaughter for the celebration. Taken in Cox's Bazaar, Bangladesh in January 2006.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • The Printer is Thirsty

    • The Printer is Thirsty

    • Host community friends; Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)

    • This is my landlord showing me how Ukrainians refill ink cartridges in Ukraine. The photo was taken in my apartment in the city of Uman.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • PC Tuvalu - Our House

    • PC Tuvalu - Our House

    • Housing; Volunteers

    • Volunteers Scott and Myra Erickson in front of home, Nukulaelae atoll, August 1980. The home was local style with thatch roof, open walls, and gravel floor covered with mats typical of the type provided to civil servants working on the outer...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • PC Tuvalu Seaplane

    • PC Tuvalu Seaplane

    • Transportation; Host community

    • Four-passenger seaplane arriving on the beach at Nukulaelae atoll from the capital Funafuti, August 1980. Seaplane service was provided by the New Zealand government in the early 1980's to provide improved access to the remote outer islands. The...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Russian Soldier and Me

    • Russian Soldier and Me

    • Cold war; Volunteers; Statues and monuments

    • This photo was taken in Slagotarjan, Hungary in 1990 just after the fall of the Iron Curtain. This is a statue of a Russian soldier that used to overlook the city to remind the citizens who was in charge. As a Peace Corps Volunteer in Salgotarjan...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • PC Tuvalu En Route

    • PC Tuvalu En Route

    • New country entries; Volunteers

    • Peace Corps group departing Los Angeles airport for Tuvalu via Fiji, May 17, 1980. The group consisted of five married couples and one individual and was the second group to be assigned to the country. Each couple was posted on one of the outer...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • PC Tuvalu Training

    • PC Tuvalu Training

    • Training sites; Training; Volunteers; Water and sanitation

    • Volunteers complete the first demonstration ferrocement water tank during training held in the capital of Funafuti, May 1980. This project, which was conducted in collaboration with local development coordinators trained by Save the Children...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • PC Tuvalu Volunteer Home

    • PC Tuvalu Volunteer Home

    • Housing; Volunteers

    • Volunteers Lee and Vicky Dilley in front of their home on Vaitupu atoll, April 1981. The home is constructed in the local style with thatched room and open walls and is typical of homes provided to civil servants working on the outer islands.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • PC Tuvalu Solar Dryer Project

    • PC Tuvalu Solar Dryer Project

    • Business development; Income generation; Training; Food and meals

    • Construction of a demonstration solar copra dryer, Nukulaelae atoll, January 1982. The solar dryer was constructed by a group of local workers trained by the Volunteer and utilized mainly local materials including chain sawn coconut timber. The...
    • Volunteer Photos

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