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Monthly Archives: July 2016
My favorite items during PST
Everyone who knows me knows that I like to be prepared. I scoured PCV blogs for months looking for items other Volunteers found useful. Sometimes Volunteers would update packing lists for the next-arriving cohort, and sometimes I could find lists … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Life, Peace Corps, Swaziland
Tagged Life, Living abroad, Packing, PCV, Peace Corps, Peace Corps Volunteer, Swaziland, Travel, Volunteer
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Wednesday photo: Language class
My language group. These are the people I spend the most time with and share most of my problems with (usually because I need them decoded by our teacher). Robert lives next door, so we walk together to language … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Life, Peace Corps, Wednesday photo
Tagged Language, Life, Peace Corps, Peace Corps Volunteer, SiSwati, Swaziland
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Lessons learned in the first month as a Peace Corps Trainee
One month down! There has been so much to learn this month that I knew I needed to record my thoughts on the first month with the Peace Corps here. It has been challenging and frustrating at times, but I … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Life, Peace Corps, Swaziland
Tagged Food, Host family, Life, New food, Peace Corps, Peace Corps Volunteer, PST, Swaziland, Training
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Wednesday photo: Sangoma
Yesterday we visited the sangoma, a traditional health practitioner who works with herbs and consultations with the ancestors to provide advice and treatment to visitors. The sangoma danced for us to the tune of a single drum. His dance expressed … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Life, Peace Corps, Swaziland, Tradition
Tagged Health, History, Peace Corps, Peace Corps Volunteer, Swaziland, Tradition
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Wednesday photo: Dirty water filter
Water is my biggest concern at my site, because I have to either go to the river and carry water uphill and back to my house or take the wheelbarrow across the street to a tap about five minutes away. … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Life, Peace Corps, Wednesday photo
Tagged Africa, Life, Peace Corps, Peace Corps Volunteer, Swaziland, WASH, Water
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