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Photos from travels to Lebanon in March 2011. Fantastic food,...

Tue, 24 Jul 2012 05:49:06 -0400

Beirut, Lebanon

Beirut, Lebanon

Beirut, Lebanon

Beirut, Lebanon

Photos from travels to Lebanon in March 2011. Fantastic food, scenery and people.

The photos shown above are from the protest in March 2011. The 2011 Lebanese protests were seen as influenced by the Arab Spring. The main protests focused on calls for political reform especially against confessionalism in Lebanon.

visitheworld: Prambanan Temple in Java, Indonesia (by Martijn...

Tue, 24 Jul 2012 05:10:16 -0400

visitheworld:

Prambanan Temple in Java, Indonesia (by Martijn Nijenhuis).

A panoramic scene overlooking villages in the valleys of...

Thu, 14 Jun 2012 11:31:09 -0400

Joe Castellano, Azerbaijan PCV 2010-2012

Joe Castellano Azerbaijan PCV 2010-2012

A panoramic scene overlooking villages in the valleys of Dashkasan, Azerbaijan. The huge old dump truck tires make a guardrail for the dirt road that snakes up higher into the mountains. The mounded rocks on the right remain from the strip mines.

A sassy composer leads the school orchestra in celebration of “Son Zeng”, last bell, in Sheki, Azerbaijan.

It had just rained and there was still water dripping off the roof. The kids were piled up on each other under the umbrella playing peek-a-boo with the camera which was bouncing water droplets onto their mothers. The game lasted longer than the women would have liked to be dripped on, but the kids couldn’t be scolded.

peacecorps: These photos were shared by Peace Corps Youth...

Mon, 11 Jun 2012 07:23:41 -0400

peacecorps:

These photos were shared by Peace Corps Youth Development Volunteer Bart Pogue taken during an HIV/AIDS awareness campaign he led in his Moroccan community.

This image was taken right after the wedding registration of...

Mon, 04 Jun 2012 18:53:42 -0400

This image was taken right after the wedding registration of these newlyweds as they dance their “first dance” in Zagatala, Azerbaijan.

It literately was, magical.

Three Sisters Dolma: celebrating the end of a school year

Thu, 31 May 2012 13:07:37 -0400

Three Sisters Dolma: celebrating the end of a school year

Jenna Oelschlegel snaps this sunny mother/daughter photo in...

Tue, 29 May 2012 22:35:00 -0400

Jenna Oelschlegel snaps this sunny mother/daughter photo in Beylegan, Azerbaijan.

first ever camp iglow, a girls empowerment camp for high...

Thu, 24 May 2012 03:54:08 -0400

first ever camp iglow, a girls empowerment camp for high schoolers in east java, indonesia

freshtodeathindo: it’s coming along slowly but surely

Mon, 21 May 2012 03:02:33 -0400

freshtodeathindo:

it’s coming along slowly but surely

Nijat celebrates his birthday during “Hello World! We...

Fri, 11 May 2012 03:16:00 -0400

Allie Solomon PCV 2010-12 Azerbaijan

Allie Solomon PCV 2010-12 Azerbaijan

Kevin Kravitz PCV 2010-12 Azerbaijan

Nijat celebrates his birthday during “Hello World! We Exist, Too!,” a summer camp for disabled children in the Ismayilli region of Azerbaijan organized by PCV Alexandra Solomon

Local government officials came to dance with the children during “Hello World! We Exist, Too!”

Mosque in Lahij Village in Ismayilli, Azerbaijan (photo by PCV Kevin Kravitz)

freshtodeathindo: uswatun and umi, so photogenic

Mon, 07 May 2012 02:01:29 -0400

freshtodeathindo:

uswatun and umi, so photogenic

Dressed as a fairy and ready for fun. Emily Scott captures this...

Mon, 07 May 2012 00:45:00 -0400

Emily Scott PCV 2011-2013, Jordan

Emily Scott PCV 2011-2013, Jordan

Dressed as a fairy and ready for fun. Emily Scott captures this photo of her host family in Marfaq, Jordan.

Students gather to show off their community mapping project in Mafraq, Jordan.

Photographer Allison Breed captures this image of her students...

Wed, 02 May 2012 02:48:00 -0400

Allison Breed PCV 2010-2012, Azerbaijan

Micah Lund PCV 2009-2011, Azerbaijan

Micah Lund PCV 2009-2011, Azerbaijan

Dashkasan, Azerbaijan

Photographer Allison Breed captures this image of her students gathering to celebrate a birthday over tea and cake.

Dashkasan, literally translated as the one who cuts rocks, is a small mining town in Northwest Azerabijan. The mining town was established as an urban facility on March 16, 1948, after the end of World War I, mainly to explore and mine iron ore and other natural resources.

peacecorps: I had just gotten back home to site from being in...

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:54:03 -0400

peacecorps:

I had just gotten back home to site from being in the city for two weeks of intensive in-service training. I was nervous about returning to site, returning to my normal routine, the seclusion, the intense cultural differences that make living in a village and city so vastly different. The small children always seem to add color and excitement to life. Upon arriving back home from school, there was a group waiting anxiously for me to come back, it was one of the best feelings. I have never had so much fun playing “Go Fish”, a new game for them. They made the transition much easier.

- Peace Corps Education Volunteer Elle Chang, Indonesia

PCV Andy Lehto of Jordan captures this moment with his camera...

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:32:00 -0400

Andy Lehto Jordan PCV 2005-2007

Richard McKinney Jordan PCV 2010-13

Richard McKinney Jordan PCV 2010-13

PCV Andy Lehto of Jordan captures this moment with his camera on the streets of Jordan.

Celebrating motherhood, a hotel in Jordan sponsors a Mother’s Day brunch for women from low income areas of town.

A group of women gather to celebrate their graduation from an education program in their Palestinian Refugee Camp by heading to Amman, Jordan to catch a movie.

ivanfilios: Morocco by tine.law on Flickr. Via Flickr:...

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 04:26:23 -0400

ivanfilios:

Morocco by tine.law on Flickr.

Via Flickr:
Chichicastenango in Morocco

The photo above depicts Novruz Holiday in Zerdab, Azerbaijan....

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 09:09:00 -0400

Allison Breed, Azerbaijan PCV 2010-12

Allison Breed, Azerbaijan PCV 2010-12

Jake Winn, Azerbaijan PCV 2010-12

The photo above depicts Novruz Holiday in Zerdab, Azerbaijan. This Zoroastrian holiday celebrates elements of life: earth, water, wind and fire. People gather to celebrate new fortunes the upcoming year may bring.

In Goygol Azerbaijan a group of elders gather to sheer sheep in celebration of the town’s new bride. Giving their best skill and wool for the blankets and household items the newlyweds will need.

Beekeeping in Azerbaijan is well known for its high quality honey and medicinal properties. Photographer Jake Winn captures a bee slipping away from a farmer’s beebox in Balakan, Azerbaijan

Photos from Jordan

Sat, 14 Apr 2012 14:43:00 -0400

Andy Lehto: Peace Corps Jordan 2005-2007

Andy Lehto: Peace Corps Jordan 2005-2007

Andy Lehto: Peace Corps Jordan 2005-2007

Andy Lehto: Peace Corps Jordan 2005-2007

Photos from Jordan

peacecorps: As a Small business development Volunteer in a...

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 10:48:50 -0400

peacecorps:

As a Small business development Volunteer in a rural village in Morocco, I worked with the local weaving association. One of my projects was creating a carpet catalog for the weavers. This took me into all the houses of the weavers where I photographed their carpets and family members. Here I photographed one of the weavers, Sadia, with a carpet made entirely of recycled sweater thread from her family. She had just finished it and her nephew, Mohamed, was excited about his modeling opportunity.

- Peace Corps Small Business Volunteer Terra Fuller

"A photo journal focused on the diversity and beauty of Muslim countries where Peace Corps volunteers..."

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 05:05:00 -0400

“A photo journal focused on the diversity and beauty of Muslim countries where Peace Corps...