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FOUR CONTINENTS, ONE JOURNEY

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  • Alaska
  • Madagascar
  • The Philippines
  • Chicago, Illinois
  • South Bronx, New York
Thick frost coating outdoor railings at night in Aluktuk, Alaska
Pot of caribou stew
Kids sledding at night, pulled by rope behind a four-wheeler in Aluktuk, Alaska
Flat, snow-covered tundra behind David Lance's home in Aluktuk, Alaska
David Lance on a snow machine on the tundra in Aluktuk, Alaska
Village of Aluktuk, Alaska, at night, lit by a few streetlights
Green and pink northern lights glowing in the night sky over Aluktuk, Alaska
Flock of ptarmigan taking off from the tundra in Alaska
David Lance's home in Aluktuk, Alaska, a white modular building on the tundra
Kids sledding at night under streetlights in Aluktuk, Alaska
Snowy road across the street from David Lance's school in Aluktuk, Alaska
Snow-covered Alaskan tundra under a blue sky with power lines
Close-up of low tundra plants in Alaska before winter
Brick houses along a dirt road in the Madagascar village where David Lance did Peace Corps training
Morning street market in Manjakandriana, Madagascar, with people walking and a cyclist
Thatched-roof mud-brick house where David Lance lived in Madagascar
Girls playing an outdoor game in a dirt schoolyard in Maevatanana, Madagascar, in 2008
Pit latrine, called a kabone, at David Lance's home in Madagascar
Water tower and well, the water source in Maevatanana, Madagascar
One of David Lance's classrooms in Maevatanana, Madagascar, with rows of wooden desks and red shuttered windows
David Lance teaching students at Bakhawan elementary school in the Philippines in 2015, acting out a lesson as the class follows along
David Lance speaking at the opening of the school library in Bakhawan, Philippines, stocked with donated books
David Lance and volunteers clearing typhoon debris among fallen branches in the Philippines
Group of volunteers lifting a large fallen tree branch during typhoon recovery in the Philippines
David Lance and volunteers clearing a fallen tree after a typhoon in the Philippines
David Lance and his friend Mike T in 1990 in front of the house David grew up in
David Lance with friends Mike T and Everett, known as Smoke, in 2018
David Lance's mom and dad sitting on a couch
David Lance and his friend Dave Ebert laughing together outdoors, recently
Young David Lance and his friend Dave Ebert hugging and smiling, years ago
Author David Lance smiling in front of a bookshelf
David Lance's current classroom with round tables, posters and a banner on the wall
David Lance's current classroom with student tables, a whiteboard and colorful wall displays
David Lance's current Chicago Public Schools classroom, decorated with student work and colorful displays
Aerial view of dense apartment buildings in the South Bronx
Aerial view of Yankee Stadium in the Bronx
Elevated subway tracks running alongside the river toward the New York City skyline
Lily pond in front of the glass conservatory dome at the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx
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