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March 23 Swaziland is far more developed than I ever would have guessed. It sort of feels ahead of South Africa, though it has its crazy, charming traditional ways that it hangs onto. I was expecting grass skirts and grass huts here. Instead, it is huge supermarkets, strip malls and restaurants that could be in Europe. Yea, in Swaziland. I know. It is weird for me too… Oh, and another weird thing for me is how people call money “bucks”...
March 22 Here, try this. Here is a handy-dandy set of helper words if you are about to arrive in Swaziland! [su_box title=”Some siSwati Phrases:” box_color=”#d2cece” title_color=”#070606″ radius=”1″] Hello – Sawubona Thank you – Ngiyabonga (I), Siyabonga (we) Goodbye – Hamba kahle (go well) Goodbye – Sala kahle (stay well) How are you ? – Kunjanl? I am well — Ngikhona How much? — Malini? Yes – Yebo No – Cha[/su_box] It was misting all day, but I really wanted...
Potosi Mine and Removing Desert Grime. April 26. We slept in a nice hostel last night and I got up at 8am to have my clothes washed in two hours, so that they will be ready when I start my day. Cleanliness! Those jeans. Science might like them as there is sure to be something useful in that grime. They should have probably been washed alone. They were last washed in Buenos Aires and I think I have worn them...
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March 15, 2014 We were up early to meet a group of three other gringos at Central station at 10am. We were early. We were tired. We…
January 30, 2015 My father was hanging out with me in the basement, and then he began getting his band equipment together to haul upstairs to load…
March 18, 2013 Want the recipe for a fascinating day? This one serves three: Step One – Get Ingredients and Heat up the Oven It started when…
May 1, 2012 I was up at 7:00am, showered, packed and caught a bus from my hotel to Hyun Jin’s place where she fed me breakfast. She…