Picture This: 1 Year in Macedonia

Town of Kratovo, Fall 2011

Kratovo, Fall 2011

Hike in to the Stone Dolls wedding ceremony with Faron
near Kratovo, Nov 2011

Stone dolls national monument.
near Kratovo, Nov 2011

Last hike with Faron. Kratovo, Fall 2011

The Mayor of Novaci and American businessman
Discussing potential partnership for local farmers.
Municipality of Novaci, July 2012

Carla and the ladies I work with.
Municipality of Novaci, Aug 2012

Auntie Carla visits.
Ohrid Fortress, Aug 2012

It's a hard life.
Lake Ohrid, Aug 2012

Carla meets Baba Mirka, Igorche's grandma.
Novaci, Aug 2012

Fast friends.
Novaci, Aug 2012

The *huge lil' beetle Carla found in her bed.
My house, Aug 2012

Macedonian specialty :)

"Healthy Kids = Healthy Environment" Project begins!
Me and the civil engineer.
July 2012

"Healthy Environment = Healthy Kids"
Lawn mower donation by local donors.
July 2012

"Healthy Environment = Healthy Kids" Project
My counterpart, Nikolina, at work in the pre-school!
Sept 2012

"Healthy Environment = Healthy Kids" Project
Pre-schoolers enjoy their new merry-go-round!

"Healthy Environment = Healthy Kids" Project
Riah and Bethany help clean inside the pre-school,

R&B in Ohrid!
Sept 2012

Night out in Bitola.
Sept 2012

Beautiful ladies, Riah and Maya (host sister from Kratovo).
Skopje, Sept 2012

Bethany shelling hazelnuts.
My house, Aug 2012

Patrick visits!
Bitola, June 2012

Patrick helping plant my garden.
June 2012

Garden beginning to show signs of peppers.
Aug 2012

Got beets?
Fall Harvest, Sept 2012

Canning peaches with Gordana.
Novaci, Sept 2012

Baba Mirka looking on.
Novaci, Sept 2012

Making pickles.
Novaci, Sept 2012

Roasting peppers for ajvar red-pepper pesto
Sept 2012

Baba Mirka making ajvar.
Novaci, Sept 2012

Sealing the jars of ajvar in the hot oven.
Sept 2012

Hana and Igorche.
Acupulco Beach, Lake Ohrid
Aug 2012

With Igorche at Lake Ohrid.
Aug 2012

Beloved Macedonia.