Wayang Decoration

IACCP 2024 participant is painting a Wayang -- Shadow Puppet -- a character at the IACCP 2024 Cultural Festival

A woman praying at a local shrine

It is unclear to whom this shrine is dedicated: some say to Hai Leng Ong, the dragon that created the island of Phuket; others claim to Naga, a creature in Buddhist mythology.

Ghana: Getting Lost

This picture was taken at the bottom of Adi Falls in Ghana. The other GVSU students and I swam with the Ghanaians in the falls. We competed to see who could climb the farthest up the branch. We spent hours in the water. Overall, this...

Fishing Boats in Ghana

Fishing provides a huge portion of the local cuisine and is an important practice in Ghana

Goats in Ghana

Goats are very common in Ghana. You can see goats in the streets, on the beach, and even as pets. These creatures are important animals to Ghanaians, as well as an important staple in their diet.

Nzulezo - Stilt Village in Ghana

The occupants of Nzulezo settled in this location after following their deity, a snail. At a young age, they learn how to maintain life on the water. Most importantly, they learn how to swim.

Shanghai Marriage Market

About every month, parents of unmarried children flock to People's Park in central Shanghai to try and find their son or daughter a partner. The umbrellas have pieces of paper tacked onto them that list their child's age, gender...

Lights on Calle Larios

...during Christmas time in Málaga, Spain

Boat Racing Festival in Vang Vieng, Laos

The Festival usually takes place at the end of Buddhist Lent (like most things in Laos, this varies wildly depending on the region). I took this photo towards the end of the day of the races so the atmosphere had calmed down quite a bit...

Le Promenade des Anglais in Nice, France (August 2016)

On the evening of 14 July 2016, a cargo truck purposefully drove into a crowd of people gathered for Bastille Day on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice, France. Almost 500 people were injured and 86 people lost their lives. I visited Le...

Mont St. Michel, France

At the top of Le Mont Saint-Michel a cathedral watches out from the sky over the mouth of the Couesnon River. In the very heights of the city lies the heart of this island commune; it's a warm garden with a circular sphere. It mirrors back...

L'entree au Musee du Louvre a Paris, France

Study Abroad Experience in Winneba, Ghana

We could hear the waves crashing on the shore from our hostel in Winneba, Ghana. It was a short walk to the beach to watch a sunrise or relax in a hammock. Those living in the community used this beach as a home base for long days of...

Naming Ceremony

Following performances by local children, our group members were given Akan day names in a ceremony held by the Chief and Queen Mother.

Not Tuesday

Local people let the sea rest and replenish the fish on Tuesdays.

Walking in the streets of Bilbao

San Juan de Gaztelugatxe, Basque

Small Town Shop

Gas station in Swaziland

Traditional Healers from South Africa.

"Fragile" - Glass Blower

"All in a day's work" – Chef

"On Guard" – Soldier

Study Abroad in South Africa

Tying a child's bracelet....

Maasai in Red

Maasai man walking across the plains of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area in Tanzania. He is wearing the traditional red shuka of the Maasai tribe

Making chimney cakes (Kürtőskalács)

These cakes made by wrapping dough around a dowel, covering them in sugar, and spinning them over a fire until they are crisp on the outside and doughy on the inside. They are then rolled in toppings and served hot.

Traditional mask maker for the Busós

He is one of the last few traditional mask makers for Busojaras Festival or Mohács Festival held over six days ending the day before Ash Wednesday. He says he only makes a mask when he feels inspired to do so.

Busojaras Festival in Mohacs, Hungary

The huge fire is supposed to scare away winter. Busós dance and sing around the fire.

Morning commute on the 4/6 tram in Budapest, Hungary

Oud carver on Mohammed Ali Street in Cairo, Egypt

Cementerio de Quetzaltenango in Xela, Guatamala: Funeral procession

Two young boys traveling by donkey in Luxor, Egypt

In the ring at Pamplona after the running with the bulls

Selling octupus - fishermen in Punta Umbria (Spain)

A cold afternoon in Seoul

Korean Folk Village

Two children lighting a prayer candle at the Bongeunsa Temple in Seoul

Korean Folk Village

Buddhist temple of Bongeunsa in Seoul

People will stack rocks on top of each other making a wish. If the rocks fall, the wish will not come true. People also leave pennies on the Buddha for good luck.

Impressions of IACCP Conference 2016 in Nagoya, Japan

Tailor at Work on the Streets of Bangkok

I spent a long time sitting at a nearby cafe watching him doing his work diligently. He was very focused, as though not a whole world walked by him. Sometimes he got interrupted by a passerby who asked him a question. Then he would just go...

Rambutri Alley, Bangkok

Rambutri is one of the busiest touristy streets in Bangkok, along with Khaosan Road. It provides numerous occasions to stare and wonder, for locals and tourists alike.

Teaching English at a Local School in Siem Reap

I was wandering on the streets of Siem Reap, well-known for being a base to visit the Angkor temples, trying to get a glimpse of local life. I suddenly saw a school and a sign saying tourists are welcome to help teachers and kids with...

Teaching English at a Local School in Siem Reap

More of a chat with the kids, really, rather than teaching, as they were beginners, and so was I. But the interaction and the warmth were incredible. I would not hesitate doing it again.

The Blessing of the Lotus

At the entrance of this very important temple for the Thai people, there is a basin with water and lotus flowers next to it with which people would bless themselves, by immersing the lotus flower in the water and then touching their head...

China Town in Japan

Experiencing culture is many things, one of which being observing the traditions of others. As an Eastern European in Japan, I had the chance to see two cultures manifested - the Chinease celebration as observed by a majority of Japanese...

Vendors and Healers at Venice Beach, Los Angeles

Fishermen in Grand-Popo, Benin

Girl's Dancing Class in Kampala, Uganda

Women Meshing Yam for Lunch in Abomey-Calavi, Benin

Sunday walk in the Gulhane park in Istanbul, Turkey

A Sunday walk in the Gulhane Park in Istanbul, Turkey

A vendor belonging to the Akha hill tribe in Laos.

Writing Chinese characters in water at Westlake, Hangzhou, China

At a McDonalds in central Shanghai

Making tortillas in Chiapas, Mexico, a field site for Patricia Greenfield, Ashley Maynard, and students.

Older female siblings caring for younger children in the family, Chiapis, Mexico.

Tibetan boys living in exile in India (dissertation research by Randall Horton, winner of the Triandis Award in 2008)

Closing ceremony of the IACCP 4th Africa Region Conference, Cameroon, West Africa. Four graduate students demonstrating formal native costumes of various West African tribes.

Traditional Australian aboriginal event opening, blowing the didgeridoo. IACCP Melbourne, Austrial Congress, 2010.

Fountains at the center of Sha'anxi Univeristy, location of the 2004 Congress of IACCP.

Central market of the city of Foumban, Cameroon. Foumban is in the Islamic region of west-central Cameroon. (Post-conference tour, 4th Africa Region Conference, 2009)

A family of the Bunong tribe, central Taiwan. The Bunong are an aboriginal tribe that predate the arrival of ethnic Chinese people to Taiwan. Here shown displaying the universal symbol for "hello."

Lake Michigan in Winter

Eagle watching over its nest

One Evening in April from my home

A horse and cart in Romania

Street musicians in Zlanic, Romania

Chess players in Zlanic, Romania

Zermatt, Switzerland

Unteruhldingen at the Lake of Konstanz, Germany

Chinatown in Toronto

Tarcau, Romania

Sedona, AZ

Romanian monastery

Forking hay in Romania

Romanian Traditions

Prejmer, Romania

Castle Peles in Sinaia, Romania

Passau, Germany

Nil Trip in Egypt

Niagara Falls

Selling peelers on the market in Place, New York

New York

Wall Street in New York

Cemetery in New Orleans

The Saints

Presentation of Navajo Tradition at the South Rim of Grand Canyon

Navajo Land

Harbor in Leelanau, Michigan

Luddington State Park, Michigan

Lombard Street, San Francisco

Lake Michigan in Summer

Smoking fish in Nida, Curonian Spit, Lithuania

Cemetery in Nida, Curonian Spit, Lithuania

Watching soccer in a public place in Cologne, Germany

Cologne, Germany

Japanese Teagarden

Isla Mujeres, Mexico

Granddaughter playing soccer (football)

Montana pond in Spring

Rural Montana scene

Mt. Baker, Washington

Kirov Ballet, St. Petersburg

Battleship Aurora, St. Petersburg

Curling, Vancouver 2010 Olympics

Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Vancouver

Italian women visiting

Tuscany hills

Tuscany sunrise

Venezia, Italy

IACCP in Ibadan, 1967

Ibadan 1967

Hearts

Hallstatt, Austria

Haight-Ashbury, San Francisco

Spetses, Greece

Nessebar, Bulgaria

On the way to Bulgaria

San Francisco

Konstanza, Romania

View of Black Sea from the platform of the Mosque in Konstanza, Romania

Downtown of Cluj, Romania

Crown Fountain in Chicago

Chateau Chantal, Michigan

Bucarest, Romania

Brasov, Romania

Lacemaker in Ghent, Belgium

Battambang Ceremony, Vietnam

Old City Hall of Bamberg, Germany

Kufstein, Austria

Amish area in Ohio

Nikki de St.Phalle Exibition in the botanic garden in Chicago

Forbidden City, Beijing, China

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