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Palau 2004-'06 - Palau

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I served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Palau in the Natural Resources Conservation and Development sector from September 2004-October 2006. This is a rough photo documentary of my experience.

Palau Travel Photos

Micro 71s at Badrulchau stone mono…
Micro 71s at Badrulchau stone mo
Stone pokerface at Badrulchau
Stone pokerface at Badrulchau
Monoliths of Badrulchau at Ngarche…
Monoliths of Badrulchau at Ngarc
Another stone face at Badrulchau.
Another stone face at Badrulchau.
Swimming in the pools on the way d…
Swimming in the pools on the way
Ngardmau falls at just a trickle, …
Ngardmau falls at just a trickle
A view of the sea from Ngaremlengu…
A view of the sea from Ngaremlen
Swearing-In ceremony in Melekeok, …
Swearing-In ceremony in Melekeok
Girl looking out on the ocean from…
Girl looking out on the ocean fr
Some kids of Ngaraard State.
Some kids of Ngaraard State.
A dirt road in Ngaraard, Palau.
A dirt road in Ngaraard, Palau.
A betelnut crop in Ngaraard State.
A betelnut crop in Ngaraard State.
One of the ancient stone paths of …
One of the ancient stone paths o
Palauan girls on a road in Elab, N…
Palauan girls on a road in Elab,
A church in Ngaraard.
A church in Ngaraard.
Picking up trash for Earth Day 200…
Picking up trash for Earth Day 2
Ngaraard Elementary after a succes…
Ngaraard Elementary after a succ
We picked up a lot of trash that d…
We picked up a lot of trash that
Earth Day street festival in Koror…
Earth Day street festival in Kor
Part of the Division of Fish and W…
Part of the Division of Fish and
Some of my friends in Ngaraard:  M…
Some of my friends in Ngaraard:
Preparing some boundary demarcatio…
Preparing some boundary demarcat
Painting a protective coating on t…
Painting a protective coating on
The kids of Ngaraard Elementary
The kids of Ngaraard Elementary
Ngaraard Elementary soccer team
Ngaraard Elementary soccer team
I coached a spelling bee team at N…
I coached a spelling bee team at
Hermit crab with government assist…
Hermit crab with government assi
Hermit crab with unusual protectiv…
Hermit crab with unusual protect
Ngaraard Elementary School soccer …
Ngaraard Elementary School socce
Kayangel State swim camp.
Kayangel State swim camp.
Nice shrooms in the Ngaraard jung…
Nice 'shrooms in the Ngaraard ju
Fern trees.
Fern trees.
A transect survey of the flora of …
A transect survey of the flora o
Recording data along a transect su…
Recording data along a transect
A WWII bunker on Angaur in souther…
A WWII bunker on Angaur in south
Results of a trash pickup on Angau…
Results of a trash pickup on Ang
Some american friends built a smal…
Some american friends built a sm
View out of the bathroom window of…
View out of the bathroom window
The open-air shower at the house.
The open-air shower at the house.
A small boa found in my yard in Ng…
A small boa found in my yard in
Peace Corps Volunteers in Kayangel…
Peace Corps Volunteers in Kayang
Jasons familys bike taxi.
Jason's family's bike taxi.
Jasons front yard.
Jason's front yard.
Jasons house.
Jason's house.
Kayangel basketball.
Kayangel basketball.
Strolling the streets of Kayangel.
Strolling the streets of Kayangel.
The inner lagoon beach of Kayangel…
The inner lagoon beach of Kayang
Walking over to the next island at…
Walking over to the next island
After the Traveling Turtle Show in…
After the Traveling Turtle Show
Sunset on Peleliu.
Sunset on Peleliu.
8th grade girls performing the sea…
8th grade girls performing the s
Girls of Peleliu.
Girls of Peleliu.
Traveling Turtle Show in Peleliu.
Traveling Turtle Show in Peleliu.
The Peleliu Puppeteers.
The Peleliu Puppeteers.
Moon over Peleliu.
Moon over Peleliu.
A sitting area in front of my host…
A sitting area in front of my ho
The road in Ulimang, Ngaraard.
The road in Ulimang, Ngaraard.
About to start a softball triple-h…
About to start a softball triple
After I dried my Redman team t-shi…
After I dried my Redman team t-s
Ladies of Ngaraard, Palau.
Ladies of Ngaraard, Palau.
Grilling meat for the party after …
Grilling meat for the party afte
A summer house on the water at low…
A summer house on the water at l
Ngaraard.
Ngaraard.
A couple of Palauan pups.
A couple of Palauan pups.
The party moves on to the next lev…
The party moves on to the next l
Happy Peace Corps Volunteers.  My …
Happy Peace Corps Volunteers. M
The Traveling Turtle Show in Airai.
The Traveling Turtle Show in Airai.
Playing duck, duck, goose before…
Playing 'duck, duck, goose' befo
My host family home in Koror.
My host family home in Koror.
At the shell station in Airai.
At the shell station in Airai.
Driving on Babeldaob, which is the…
Driving on Babeldaob, which is t
Looking down at my old villiage of…
Looking down at my old villiage
Looking out over Badrulchau in Nga…
Looking out over Badrulchau in N
Hiking down to Ngardmau Falls.
Hiking down to Ngardmau Falls.
Mom and Dad in the pools above Nga…
Mom and Dad in the pools above N
A fork in the river in Ngardmau.
A fork in the river in Ngardmau.
Relaxing and reading in my Bali ha…
Relaxing and reading in my Bali
One of the stores in Melekeok wher…
One of the stores in Melekeok wh
Hiking one of the ancient stone pa…
Hiking one of the ancient stone
91st birthday party for my host gr…
91st birthday party for my host
Palauan girls dancing for Edils p…
Palauan girls dancing for Edil's
Albert and Raelynn
Albert and Raelynn
Raelynn
Raelynn
One of my aunties, in Ngaraard, ma…
One of my aunties, in Ngaraard,
Remechas (old women) at Edils 90t…
Remechas (old women) at Edil's 9
On the state boat to Peleliu.
On the state boat to Peleliu.
Palauan girls on the state boat to…
Palauan girls on the state boat
Peleliu sunset
Peleliu sunset
Peleliu sunset
Peleliu sunset
WWII Japanese Zero fighter plane n…
WWII Japanese Zero fighter plane
Pelelius airport terminal
Peleliu's airport terminal
Japanese WWII cannon at Bloody Nos…
Japanese WWII cannon at Bloody N
WWII cannon at Bloody Nose Ridge, …
WWII cannon at Bloody Nose Ridge
Purty lizard
Purty lizard
Peleliu sunset
Peleliu sunset
Peleliu sunset
Peleliu sunset
With my mom in front of Palau Comm…
With my mom in front of Palau Co
Kayaking the rock islands with Jul…
Kayaking the rock islands with J
Opening ceremonies at the South Pa…
Opening ceremonies at the South
A late afternoon kayak trip in the…
A late afternoon kayak trip in t
Kayaking the Rock Islands.
Kayaking the Rock Islands.
Unlike Jellyfish Lake, Jellyfish C…
Unlike Jellyfish Lake, Jellyfish
Palau Conservation Society
Palau Conservation Society
Lerence, Tino, Godinez, Renguul, a…
Lerence, Tino, Godinez, Renguul,
Palau Conservation Societys marin…
Palau Conservation Society's mar
Palaus Rock Islands.
Palau's Rock Islands.
The Rock Islands
The Rock Islands
The Rock Islands
The Rock Islands
Looking out through the channel be…
Looking out through the channel
Sunset over M-Dock.
Sunset over M-Dock.
Spent a night with Sarah, Jullian,…
Spent a night with Sarah, Jullia
Carp Island Resort
Carp Island Resort
The dock at Carp Island Resort.
The dock at Carp Island Resort.
The dock at Carp Island Resort.
The dock at Carp Island Resort.
The beach at Carp Island Resort
The beach at Carp Island Resort
Carp Island Resort
Carp Island Resort
Frangipani or Plumeria sp.
Frangipani or Plumeria sp.
A St. Patricks Day get together o…
A St. Patrick's Day get together
Enjoying some green beers for St. …
Enjoying some green beers for St
A steel eye embedded in a dead spo…
A steel eye embedded in a dead s
Hook a shackle to the eye and atta…
Hook a shackle to the eye and at
The rope is suspended further by a…
The rope is suspended further by
The rope is attached to a mooring …
The rope is attached to a moorin
When anchors are dropped on the re…
When anchors are dropped on the
Tightening the shackle on the moor…
Tightening the shackle on the mo
The top of the wall at Peleliu.
The top of the wall at Peleliu.
Installing a mooring buoy at one o…
Installing a mooring buoy at one
A team of us from Palau Conservati…
A team of us from Palau Conserva
One of the most familiar landmarks…
One of the most familiar landmar
An old turtle nest in the conserva…
An old turtle nest in the conser
Preparing our data sheets for the …
Preparing our data sheets for th
My counterpart, Asap, and I prepar…
My counterpart, Asap, and I prep
Krista, another Peace Corps Volunt…
Krista, another Peace Corps Volu
William Andrew of Helen Reef Proje…
William Andrew of Helen Reef Pro
One of Koror States many rock isl…
One of Koror State's many rock i
Obi, grilling some corn, chicken, …
Obi, grilling some corn, chicken
Lerince also grilling.
Lerince also grilling.
Mingrang cleaning mangrove clams.
Mingrang cleaning mangrove clams.
A nice rock island all set up for …
A nice rock island all set up fo
Kayaks set up for the party
Kayaks set up for the party
Asap bringing the raft back after …
Asap bringing the raft back afte
The summer house where we hosted t…
The summer house where we hosted
Preparing for the Packard Foundati…
Preparing for the Packard Founda
A nice place to have a lunch durin…
A nice place to have a lunch dur
Ngkesill.
Ngkesill.
A view from a lunch spot during a …
A view from a lunch spot during
A decent half day of fishing.  Pre…
A decent half day of fishing. P
Nice.
Nice.
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