1. Mozambique Teacher Amanda with students

    Taking a break with students, in between classes

  2. Ukraine My favorite english class

    I think I can safely say this was my favorite class while teaching in Stebnyk, in the Lvivska oblast of Ukraine. This was one day where they all wore traditional Ukrainian shirts to celebrate one of the many many many Ukrainian holidays. I just had to get in and take a picture with them. Now I have my own traditional Ukrainian blouse and love to wear it for my annual Ukrainian Christmas party back home.

  3. Indonesia Javanese Bride-to-Be

    The hours long preperation before the traditional marriage ceremony- no less than three people were working on her at any given time.

  4. Azerbaijan Engagement party

    Streamers for the bride, groom and bridesmaid

  5. Azerbaijan Shish kebabs

    Father and son frontyard bar-b-q. My favorite family

  6. Azerbaijan Class coloring

    Students coloring their family tree in class

  7. Azerbaijan Grandma and great grandbaby

    My lovely neighbors, four generations down

  8. Morocco Learning how to weave carpets

    While in Morocco I learned how to make two types of carpets.  This is a pile/knotted carpet, almost always woven in red, sometimes with black designs.  The looms were set up in women's homes so they could work whenever they had a chance.  The women sold the carpets in the local market, or kept them for their own use. This type of carpet would take several weeks to complete.

  9. Paraguay Host Grandma

    My host grandma is awesome, as you can see here.

  10. Paraguay Me and mom

    Me and my host mom, Conchena, with whom I laughed for two years. One of my favorite people in the world.

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