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features: winter 2013
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Remembering 2012:
Our first year in Macedonia
By Lew Hemmer, MAK 16 And in that beautiful moment, I decided to
mark the progress of our first year in Mace-
donia by photographing the sunrise on the
A little over a year ago, I awoke Christmas first day of each month and from the same
morning with several feelings of wonder. spot. The year passed by as we all worked
Here we were, newly sworn in PCVs living on acculturating, establishing our work pri-
in-country nearly four months and having orities, and finding time to get together on
our first Christmas outside of the United one occasion or another. Many of us made
States. As I was reminiscing about fam- time to explore beautiful Macedonia and to
ily and friends far away, a glorious sunrise travel to far (or not so far) away countries.
appeared and all thoughts seemed to fade For every one of us, the sunrises depicted
away. I was captivated by the beauty of the in these pictures and the months they repre-
moment. sent from this past year in Peace Corps will
bring forth different memories.
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