Third Goal

Doña Elvira

Doña Elvira lives in Bo. Lempira, Cabañas, Copán, Honduras. She was my host mother's mother, and became my adoptive grandmother. She is a beautiful woman who taught me how to make breads, orange-leaf tea, and many other little lessons of the campo. 

Madagascar in photos, overview

The First Floor

This is the first of many cement floors that we built. Most rural Guatemalans live inhouses with dirt floors

A Small Peace - A Big Change

Um, so, how was it?

In the almost six years since I finished my Peace Corps service in Ukraine, I've thought a lot about what it all meant. Peace Corps as an organization often poses the questions: "What does your Peace Corps service mean to you?" or "How has you Peace Corps service impacted you life?" However, the question I've most been asked since I returned five years ago is: "Um, so, how was it?" A pretty impossible question to answer, actually. How to explain that you experience your highest highs ...

Nistru River

This is the Nistru River that boarders Moldova and Ukraine.  The river lies right behind my host family's home in Southeastern Moldova.  This picture was taken in July 2009 on my first visit to my new site.  The man in the picture is sitting with his cow while it grazes. 

Eid al-Adha

Joy on the morning of Eid al-Adha

Orange Revolution

We were fortunate to serve during the Ukrainian Orange Revolution.  This is a shot of a young woman activist in Kiev.

Dinosaur Footprints

Beautiful Kopetdag! Dinosaur Footprints!

Derweze Gas Crater

"Pit of Hell"