Tag Archives: Africa

Wednesday photo: Mbabane bus rank

Posted on March 27, 2019 by elliewick

I walk past or through the bus rank here frequently as I go shopping. It can get busy, and transport drivers do many unpredictable things while driving. I stopped to take this aerial photo from the stairs outside the second … Continue reading →

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Wednesday photo: Mail

Posted on March 6, 2019 by elliewick

I was surprised to see three envelopes from my mom in my mailbox today. It had been only two weeks since last checking. Then I checked the postmarks: June 2018, August 2018, and February 2019. I’m not even surprised any … Continue reading →

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Wednesday photo: Work

Posted on February 6, 2019 by elliewick

When I returned to work in January, I was hoping for more tasks to keep me busier at work. I have more or less been slammed and have plenty of responsibilities for the time being, of which I am thankful. … Continue reading →

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A roundup of what you need to know before joining Peace Corps Eswatini

Posted on August 29, 2018 by elliewick

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 … Continue reading →

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Gratitude for life as it is

Posted on August 6, 2018 by elliewick

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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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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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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