Category Archives: Wednesday photo

Wednesday photo: My shower

Posted on August 22, 2018 by elliewick

One of my apartment stipulations when moving to town was to have a shower. Theoretically, I do have a shower. It just doesn’t really work.  The most frequent problem is that after about two minutes the cold water stops working. … Continue reading →

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Wednesday photo: The view from my table

Posted on August 15, 2018 by elliewick

Yes, the elusive, hand-me-down table has arrived.     I can now seat seven (or more if you bring your own chair!) and do 1,000 piece puzzles.  It took two tries to get it into my house, but it was eventually … Continue reading →

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Wednesday photo: The view from my desk

Posted on August 8, 2018 by elliewick

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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Wednesday photo: Delightful dinner

Posted on August 1, 2018 by elliewick

I know, I know, you all want to see apartment photos. I’ve taken a break the last couple nights after work instead of working more here. Soon I shall be finished unpacking and then there will be photos.  Instead, I … Continue reading →

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Wednesday photo: Goodbye, home

Posted on July 25, 2018 by elliewick

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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Wednesday photo: Fourth of July

Posted on July 18, 2018 by elliewick

Preparing for the Fourth, while stressful in the lead up, was much less stressful when preparing the food than I expected. I had a great team of kitchen help, with the surprise addition of another PC Swaziland staff’s wife and … 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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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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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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