1. Guatemala Helper

    A young Maya boy helps deliver a used tire for a project growing potatoes in stacked tires. 

  2. Liberia For sale.

    His market on wheels....

  3. Liberia Out of the mud!

    This photo was taken when I was a Response volunteer in Liberia. It was rainy season and the mud was hoorrific. These fine gentleman helped us out!

  4. Senegal The Queer Quiz

    One of my proudest achievements in service, thus far, did not include attempts to end malaria, to promote nutrition for small children, or even to introduce an alternative fuel source.  No, instead, my moment of glory came in the administration of a quiz---a "queer quiz", to be exact. At the tail end June, Gay Pride Month in America, five other volunteers joined me at the Thiès Training Center to deliver a day-long seminar on sexual orientation and alternative lifestyles.  Our targ...

  5. Senegal Faux Lion

    Faux Lion (fake lion) ceremonies involve traditional drumming and dancing and are common in Senegal.   Performers wear colorful garb with animal influences and entertain the crowds with their rowdy behavior.

  6. Senegal Pretty in Pink

    A Pulaar herdsman pulling water from a well for his cows in a village south of Diourbel, Senegal.

  7. Senegal Hoopiness!

    Bringing the joy of the hula hoop to the children of West Africa.  My Girls Group spent the afternoon making hula hoops and then we practiced our moves.  They were quick learners.

  8. Madagascar Ifaty

    The rains coming in at sunset in Ifaty, Madagascar

  9. Georgia Makin cha-cha

    cha-cha aka homemade vodka

  10. Georgia Home

    My town in the mountains

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“Sunset at the Railroad” by PCV Nicholas Baylor Hall. Namibia, 2011.