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Tag Archives: Swaziland
Extension life: English is confusing
When I moved from Ohio to Utah I remember having to change one word of my vocabulary. I received too many comments when I would say “pop” while working as a cashier at Target, so I forced myself to remember … Continue reading
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Wednesday photo: The view from my desk
I have been at work for two weeks. I have spent most of my time learning about social media marketing and reviewing what PSI Eswatini currently is doing. If any kind of marketing is my kind of marketing, it … Continue reading
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Gratitude for life as it is
Gratitude has been building up inside me as I have waited to make time to write. Even now, I should be sleeping, but what is one more late night. Today I came home to loads of clean laundry and a … Continue reading
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Wednesday photo: Goodbye, home
I said goodbye to my home of 23 months this morning. But I did it in siSwati, so I really said stay well. The hardest part of moving ended up being loading the car. I said we needed two vehicles. … Continue reading
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Gratitude for the last 25 months
This is the last weekend on my homestead and it is surreal. I can’t imagine my life after here. I can’t imagine not having all of my belongings nearly within arm’s reach. I can’t imagine getting up in the morning … Continue reading
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So much fabric leads to so many new clothes
I’ve been seeing other PCV posts on their locally-made fashions, and knew I wanted to do the same. Then PSIN asked for photos to share with G16, and my bhuti was looking for some money to buy a pizza, so … Continue reading
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Living allowance: May
May is a rough month. I saved money during the first half while working at GLOW camp and with attending COS conference, except that I had an expensive dress made for COS (it was worth it, though!). Then at the … Continue reading
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Living allowance: April
I spent a lot on transport and lodging, along with fabric and one of my tailors during the month of April. I managed to keep the other areas in check and not go too far over.
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Gratitude, even when crying
Explaining my life here is hard. I have three weeks left in my community, I am crazy busy, and packing is stressful. In short, I am a mess. I revisited the blog post that best sums up my Peace Corps … Continue reading
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Gratitude: Work to do
I was worried I would have a hard time filling my last few weeks at site; instead, the opposite is happening. I have a variety of paperwork and projects to tie up before I move, plus I am leading the … Continue reading
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