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Monthly Archives: August 2016
Wednesday photo: Bomangoza!
Spring sprung earlier at my permanent site in the bread basket of Swaziland than in my training village. I left peach blossoms to find peaches already growing and what’s even more exciting, the first mangoes are already growing! My … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Peace Corps, Swaziland, Wednesday photo
Tagged Africa, Canning, farming, Fruit, Garden, Gardening, Home grown, Life, Mango, Mangoes, PCV, Peace Corps, Peace Corps Volunteer, Pie, Swaziland
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Wednesday photo: My bosisi
This last weekend I moved out of my training family’s home to prepare for Swearing In. I will write about my family soon, but as a preview, I wanted to share a photo with two of my older bosisi before … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Peace Corps, Photos, Wednesday photo
Tagged family, Goodbyes, Life, PCV, Peace Corps, Peace Corps Volunteer, Swaziland
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Wednesday photo: Care packages, coffee, and cheese
Two packages arrived from home last week filled with kitchen gadgets and clothing that I hadn’t had room for and a few things I realized I could use and had not yet found here in Swaziland. I may have been … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Peace Corps, Swaziland, Wednesday photo
Tagged breakfast, Cheese, coffee, Food, Life, Peace Corps, Peace Corps Volunteer, photo, Swaziland
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Wednesday photo: Permagardening
I have been so excited about gardening since I arrived in Swaziland. I asked for a garden at my permanent site, and boy, did Peace Corps deliver! I have about 30 fruit trees (mango, peach, banana, lemon, grape, papaya, and litchee), corn fields, … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, Life, Peace Corps, Swaziland, Wednesday photo
Tagged Garden, Gardening, Gardens, Life, PCV, Peace Corps, Peace Corps Volunteer, Permagardening, Photos, Plants, Swaziland, Volunteer, Volunteering
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Wednesday photo: Eating sugarcane
Sugarcane grows across Swaziland in large company fields and in home gardens. Some of it stays in Swaziland as processed sugar (only local brands available at the store!) and much is exported. But what most homegrowers use sugarcane for … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Life, Peace Corps, Swaziland, Wednesday photo
Tagged Africa, Food, Life, Peace Corps, Peace Corps Volunteer, photo, Swaziland
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