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Monthly Archives: September 2016
Packing for Peace Corps Swaziland: Home supplies
Packing my non-clothes items was easier than choosing my clothes. There were many fewer questions about what I would use or could buy in Swaziland. I assumed I could buy nothing in Swaziland, which is definitely not the truth. I … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Peace Corps, Swaziland
Tagged Africa, Packing, PCV, Peace Corps Volunteer, Swaziland, Travel
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Wednesday photo: Avocado earrings
Near the end of PST I casually mentioned to one of my bosisi that I had avocado earrings or emacici emakotapeni. She did not believe me, so I put them on and was paraded around the homestead so she could … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Peace Corps, Swaziland, Wednesday photo
Tagged Africa, avocado, Life, PCV, Peace Corps, Peace Corps Volunteer, Photos, Swaziland
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Packing for Peace Corps Swaziland: Clothing
Choosing what clothing I would bring to Swaziland was difficult. There are so many unknowns about the weather, clothing styles, and attitudes toward females wearing pants that depend on your family and/or your community. Of course, I had consulted many … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Peace Corps, Swaziland
Tagged Africa, Clothing, Packing, PCV, Peace Corps, Peace Corps Volunteer, Planning a trip, Shopping, Swaziland, Travel
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Packing for Peace Corps Swaziland
I love planning and organizing for trips. A 27-month adventure with the Peace Corps requires something very different than the usual trip, though. I was offered a position in Swaziland as a community health volunteer many, many months before departure. … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Peace Corps
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What’s cooking: Oatmeal muffins
As a Peace Corps Volunteer in Swaziland, I have a limited food budget. But I also love food–both eating and making it. During PST, I cooked without an oven, refrigeration, and a non-stick skillet. Now at my permanent site, I … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Asia, Central America, Peace Corps
Tagged Africa, Cooking, Food, Home made, Muffin, Oatmeal, Oats, PCV, Peace Corps, Peace Corps Volunteer, Recipe, Swaziland
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Wednesday photo: Rhinos
Rhinos. Bobejane. One of the animals I saw in Kenya from very far away, but today that changed. I’m at Hlane Royal National Park. As a volunteer, I am allowed just one night away from my site per month … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Peace Corps, Swaziland, Wednesday photo
Tagged Africa, PCV, Peace Corps, Peace Corps Volunteer, rhino, safari, Swaziland, Travel, Wildlife
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Wednesday photo: Umhlanga
The Reed Dance, Swaziland’s most famous cultural event, is a week-long celebration of young females, called flowers. This year there were 98,000 participants, about 1/12 of the country’s population. Any female up to the age of about 22 can participate … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Peace Corps, Swaziland, Tradition, Wednesday photo
Tagged Africa, Culture, Dancing, PCV, Peace Corps, Peace Corps Volunteer, Swaziland, Tradition
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Learning about my community and the art of saying no
It took just three months — and moving to my permanent site — for the Peace Corps life to get real, and difficult. I have spent the last week living an easy life while meeting people at church and the … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Life, Peace Corps, Swaziland
Tagged Africa, Community Health, family, Health, Life, PCV, Peace Corps, Peace Corps Volunteer, Public Health, Swaziland
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What’s cooking: Tacos
As a Peace Corps Volunteer in Swaziland, I have a limited food budget. But I also love food–both eating and making it. During PST, I cooked without an oven, refrigeration, and a non-stick skillet. Now at my permanent site, I … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Peace Corps, Swaziland, What's cooking
Tagged Cooking, Food, PCV, Peace Corps, Recipe, Swaziland, Tacos
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