At my primary school in Burkina Faso, I collaborated with the teachers to teach the oldest grade level about the myths and the truth about HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, and stigma. In the photo students are reading a hand-out before we began the...
This picture was taken in the Pohnpei Public Library in Kolonia Town on the island of Pohnpei in The Federated States of Micronesia. June 1, 2011 was the first day of the Summer Reading Program, "One World, Many Stories" that was hosted by the...
A moment captured by community economic development Volunteer Hilary Braseth of fellow secondary education Volunteer Christina at the "Pont de Dieu," a natural bridge in Dalaba, Guinea. “God's Bridge” offers a serene getaway among fields and...
The photo shows me reading a very simple English picture book to a group of elementary school girls in southern rural Nepal in the town of Bharatpur. The photo was taken sometime in 2001.
Between the village school and the mosque, there is a beautiful playing area that turns delightfully green during the rainy season. After praying in the afternoon, students sit for a while and play or, in this case, read novels to learn English....
Fourth graders Almas and Alisher practice their English reading skills with PC volunteer Anna Rodgers. This photo was taken in April 2011 at Saumalkol Kazakh Secondary School in northern Kazakhstan.
Taken about December, 1964, the photo shows Gregorio Dedal, the owner of the home we two Volunteers stayed in for the two years of our Peace Corps service. My parents sent me the Mad magazine and I shard it with Mr. Dedal. I don't know that he...