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Collection	Volunteer Photos
Photo Title	My Ghanian mother and I
Photo Description	This picture was taken when I was sworn in as a Peace Corps volunteer in Bolgatanga, Ghana in 2002. My Ghanian mother (pictured) spent hours making this dress and told me we had to dress the same as we're family and it's what you do. I had never worn anything like that and was so unsure of myself when I put it on, especially after my mother told me she made the outfit so we could have wings to fly (the extra fabric on the shoulders)! When I walked into the assembly hall everyone oohed and awed as my mother and I were the only ones dressed liked twins and in a traditional up and down. She was smiling from ear to ear so proud of me. I was extremely confident from then on and knew I was where I belonged, with my Ghanian family!
Contributor	Jennifer Petersen
Region	Africa Region
Country of Service	Ghana
Service Dates (Beginning)	2002
Service Dates (Ending)	2004
Sector	Business Development
Decade	2000s
Keywords	host families
Resource Type	Photo
Format	JPG
Date created	2011-08-05

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