Monthly Archives: December 2017

Wednesday photo: Okaukuejo water hole

Posted on December 27, 2017 by elliewick

After a fantastic game drive, we arrived back to camp just at sunset. I hurried to the water hole and saw this. That’s a black rhino in the center and two giraffe on the right.  It was a beautiful moment.

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How I spent November’s living allowance

Posted on December 25, 2017 by elliewick

November was an expensive month in the clothing department. I bought a dress made in traditional fabric in South Africa and then I had a tailor make three other pieces. And I still have so much fabric left from my … Continue reading →

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The chicken diaries: Slaughter time

Posted on December 22, 2017 by elliewick

I became a parent to two chickens I named Sitfwatfwa (snow) and Thandi (love) in January 2017. This is their story. Make told me it was time for one of my roosters to die. It took a few days for … Continue reading →

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How I spent October’s living allowance

Posted on December 21, 2017 by elliewick

October was a strange month. It involved lots of travels to Mauritius and my parents’ arrival. Apparently I mostly purchased food.

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Wednesday photo: Rhino encounter

Posted on December 20, 2017 by elliewick

We spent hours looking for rhinos in Imfolozi in Kwa Zulu-Natal and finally found two a short distance from the car. At that moment, none of us were expecting our second rhino encounter to be so spectacular. We saw so … Continue reading →

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Introducing my parents to Swazi song and dance

Posted on December 18, 2017 by elliewick

For as much as I wanted work experience in Africa, my time as a PCV in Swaziland has largely been spent with me wholeheartedly embracing Swazi culture. After a few stops on our way to Swaziland from the Johannesburg airport, we started our … Continue reading →

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Wednesday photo: Sibebe

Posted on December 13, 2017 by elliewick

Swaziland is home to Sibebe, the world’s second largest monolith and the largest exposed granite pluton in the world. I finally hiked Swaziland’s highest rock and it was a success.

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A traditional Swazi wedding, part three: Umtsimba

Posted on December 7, 2017 by elliewick

Umtsimba celebrations return to the groom’s family’s homestead for the final event of a Swazi traditional wedding (the first is the teka and the second is the lobola). This ceremony celebrates the completion of the lobola payment, which can occur … Continue reading →

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Wednesday photo: Ndebele village

Posted on December 6, 2017 by elliewick

The first stop on my parents’ visit to Southern Africa was to visit a village I had been dreaming about since eighth grade. I made a beautiful piece of abstract art that year with inspiration from a National Geographic article … Continue reading →

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