Sanibonani G17 and other potential PCVs out there!
I have written a lot about what life is like as a PCV in eSwatini during my 38 months of service. Your departure date is approaching quickly, and maybe a few of you only just received medical clearance like I did (I had about three weeks between being cleared and departure!). This post is a compilation of posts I think are most useful for you and your family and friends. And if you cannot find an answer to a question here, please comment on this post. I cannot wait to meet all of you in a few short weeks!
All of my clothes reunited and sorted on the day I moved into my permanent site. Not once have I thought I overpacked clothing.
Packing and home life
These are a few of our favorite things
These are a few of my favorite things
What to wear while serving as a PCV in eSwatini
My most-used items as a PCV in eSwatini
So much fabric leads to so many new clothes
Packing for Peace Corps Swaziland
Homestead hospitality in Swaziland
My permanent home in Swaziland
How to survive winter in eSwatini
Making announcements at morning assembly at my high school.
A week in the life
Traditional dress for an unmarried female.
Life in eSwatini
Gratitude for the last 25 months
Two years in the Peace Corps in numbers
Reflections on life after a year as a PCV in Swaziland
Monthly expenses as a PCV in Swaziland
There’s more to me and America than what Swazis know from TV
Home for the holidays and advice on the Peace Corps life
Extension life: English is confusing
Love and hardship with my training family
Learning about my community and the art of saying no
Upholding the meaning of my first name
Overview of Peace Corps Swaziland’s PST
Lessons learned in the first month as a Peace Corps Trainee
Tick bite fever: Another strange illness to add to my Peace Corps service
A moment in my life: The wrong khumbi. Twice.
The chicken diaries: Slaughter time
The curious incident of the rodent in the night-time
Wednesday photo: Language test
The cultural group at Mantenga.
Holidays and culture in eSwatini
Introducing my parents to Swazi song and dance
Wednesday photo: Fourth of July
A traditional Swazi wedding, part one, part two, part three
Posing with our reeds.
Umhlanga posts:
Day one: Registration at Umhlanga
Day two: The first day of marching
Day six: Delivering reeds to the queen mother
Delivering the reeds in photos
A few more photos from dancing Umhlanga
A lion at Hlane.
What to do in eSwatini
Wildlife at Mbuluzi and Mlawula
Rhinos at Hlane Royal National Park
Lions at Hlane Royal National Park
Elephants at Hlane Royal National Park
Mokoro ride in the Okavango Delta in Botswana.
Travel outside of eSwatini
Why I keep returning to Kruger
Wednesday photo: Okavango Delta
Wednesday photo: Okaukuejo water hole
A long and winding journey to Lesotho
Tips to plan a trip for your parents to visit eSwatini and Southern Africa
travelin' the globe 