So I found a photo that a friend took of our crocodile friend that we met, so if you look very carefully in the left hand corner you can see him.
Most exciting thing that has happened in the past couple of weeks = BUSHFIRE. Last weekend the 5 of us SWANNEPHA volunteers went to the biggest Swaziland music festival in Mbabane. It was rather awesome. The music festival supports Young Heros, an organization that helps orphans pay for school, clothing and textbooks so that they can get an education here in Swaziland. The event was really well done, and we were able to listen to some pretty cool Swazi bands and DJs. The musician in the photo is Bholoja, and he was the main entertainer for the evening with his 'Swazi Soul' style of music.
There was also a great poetry reading that we went to by an award winning Jamaican/Canadian artist named D'Bi Young. She made me miss Canada just a little bit…
Things are picking up a bit in the work department, just trying to keep busy! We are working with Primary Schools in the area about basic hygiene and hand-washing techniques. Hopefully next week we will attend Health Clubs at High Schools and talk more about HIV and the stigma and discrimination that accompanies an HIV positive lifestyle.
Your Siswati word for today is “Mnganiwami" meaning friend. :)
Love and hugs and roaming cattle,
Gina
There is a serious lack of pictures of me on here. I mean, come on, I tried to sell stuff to you guys for like *hours*. I deserve at least a picture.
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