Category Archives: Africa

Living allowance: April

Posted on July 13, 2018 by elliewick

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

Posted on July 8, 2018 by elliewick

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

Posted on June 24, 2018 by elliewick

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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Two years in the Peace Corps in numbers

Posted on June 16, 2018 by elliewick

Today is my second anniversary of arriving in Swaziland. Now I live in a country called eSwatini. Like the name of this country, many other things have changed. Or been broken, disappeared, or accumulated. When I first started thinking about … Continue reading →

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Wednesday photo: Drama

Posted on June 13, 2018 by elliewick

It turns out my students in English club love acting in skits.  We did some gender-themed skits last week, then again yesterday, and now today.     Yesterday’s skits were created after each student received a word and that word had … Continue reading →

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Wednesday photo: Chicken words

Posted on June 6, 2018 by elliewick

While flipping through the dictionary last night I found two new-to-me and exciting words about chickens: kukekela and kelukelwane.     Kukekela means to cackle, specifically the noise a hen makes after laying an egg. I know from living with so … Continue reading →

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Gratitude: Resting while sick

Posted on June 4, 2018 by elliewick

I have had a cold since Bushfire, and it has controlled my life. Fortunately I have been able to sleep in more than usual because my bobhuti have been playing less music. I did not get much of anything else … Continue reading →

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Wednesday photo: Euphorbia

Posted on May 30, 2018 by elliewick

In Salt Lake, one of the many plants we had was a euphorbia. I named her Euphie. She got a sunburn and recovered. We picked her branches and grew baby euphorbias. Then she got too cold and mostly died. I … Continue reading →

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Gratitude: Bushfire

Posted on May 29, 2018 by elliewick

This past week was a whirlwind. I hardly remember what happened before Bushfire, eSwatini’s incredible music festival. Before Bushfire, I spent three lessons at school preparing for a debate. My students chose an incredibly difficult topic that I believe they … Continue reading →

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Wednesday photo: I ❤️ Swaziland

Posted on May 23, 2018 by elliewick

My love for this place hasn’t changed, even though its name has.     There were a variety of photo shoots at our close of service conference earlier this month, including one with photo booth props. 

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