Category Archives: Peace Corps

Wednesday photo: The news

Posted on October 9, 2019 by

One of my new jobs is to review the week’s news and write a summary report that is emailed to all Peace Corps staff. I immensely enjoy this task, especially because the news writing is horrifying and the editorial decisions … Continue reading →

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Wednesday photo: Jacaranda tree

Posted on October 2, 2019 by

I’m not sure which season in eSwatini is my favorite, but I do love the spring flowers. The jacarandas bloomed this month and I love looking at these flowers. Sadly, this tree is considered a pest here and it is … Continue reading →

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Wednesday photo: Frank’s Red Hot

Posted on September 11, 2019 by

While in Ohio, I have been shopping for food to take with me back to eSwatini. I also had to shop for additional kitchen storage space to hold all this food, but that’s a different story. I miss all kinds … Continue reading →

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Wednesday photo: Umhlanga

Posted on September 4, 2019 by

This year’s Umhlanga ceremony was held over the previous week, with the main day of dancing on Monday. The king showed up early, so the emakhosatana, or princesses, were able to start the parade around 2:30 p.m., rather than the … Continue reading →

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Make waSitfwatfwa

Posted on September 4, 2019 by

It is common practice for other people to call mothers: mother of child’s name. For instance, if your eldest child is named Wenzo, you would be called make waWenzo. For at least two years, one of the language instructors for … Continue reading →

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Wednesday photo: Hyena

Posted on August 28, 2019 by

I recently took a last minute, weekend trip to Kruger. It was a successful trip, with leopard, lion and elephant babies, so many hyena, a cheetah, and a honey badger, among others. Sadly, I wasn’t reunited with any of the … Continue reading →

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Wednesday photo: Bananas

Posted on August 21, 2019 by

My neighbor and I realized late into our stay at our apartment complex that the plentiful fruit growing here was ours for the taking. There’s avocado, banana, guava, orange, lemon, and mango trees. We did a bit of research to … Continue reading →

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How to survive winter in eSwatini

Posted on August 8, 2019 by

There always seems to be disbelief and confusion about how cold it gets here, especially in the mountains of Hhohho, including where I currently live in Mbabane. I admit to not knowing how serious winter is here when I was … Continue reading →

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Wednesday photo: A goose

Posted on August 7, 2019 by

My apartment complex has a menagerie of animals, including a pair of geese. These usually stay in the upper yard, seldom visiting me in the lower yard. They aren’t too noisy but when they do visit, they love to hiss … Continue reading →

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What can I buy in eSwatini?

Posted on July 25, 2019 by

I could not believe there was a frozen section at the grocery stores here. Once again, I was wildly misinformed about what kind of shopping access there would be in eSwatini. I realized pretty early on that eSwatini was not … Continue reading →

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