Category Swaziland

Hey everyone, I know it has been some time since I posted on here (almost 2 years, I know!) and I’m sorry I haven’t been keeping some of you updated with my life, although most of you I’ve seen at…

Thank you so much for all of your wonderful support for the “Protect me from HIV, Ngilikusasa”! Thanks to all of you who donated, the event was a huge success. We were joined by a vision team that has been…

Siyabonga kakhulu means we thank you very much in siSwati!   I am officially back in the US (that’s why I was able to post the last blog with pictures). Thank you so much for all of your support! I…

As we near the end of our trip I keep having so many conflicting emotions. At our last debrief in South Africa I remember one of our leaders, Jimmy, saying that this would happen. This past week as been somewhat…

Even though this country is ravaged by HIV/AIDS and death is seen often, it doesn’t stop the grief that comes with it or the shock of a violent death. I tried to keep this as least graphic as possible but…

I’m not really sure where to begin…in a good way. =) Sorry for the lack of communication this past week, read below and you’ll find out what I’ve been up to. [It’ Tuesday night] I find myself sitting in a…

To close out our time in here in Nsoko, we want to have a big event, an anti HIV/AIDS campaign tentatively on May 1st. The theme will be “Protect me from HIV, Ngilikusasa” (or I am the future). It will…

“What was that?” Jess asked me, slight concern in her voice. “I’m pretty sure it was the tire” I replied as I pulled to the side of the two lane highway. Yep, we stepped out of the car to see…

“How are you doing?” It’s a question we often get from Jess, sometimes we want to open up and talk other times we don’t, but we only get this question because she cares. The other day I was just having…