March 15 – Manzini, Swaziland (The Mantenga Cultural Village) Today we had the opportunity to immerse ourselves into the history and culture of the people of Swaziland. We visited the Mantenga Cultural Village and Nature Preserve which is located just outside of Manzini, Swaziland. Today is our last day in the country. Tomorrow we head [...]
Continue Reading →March 14, 2011 – Hlane National Wildlife Park, Swaziland (At the entrance of the game park, there is a large length of what we thought was fence. Turns out, all the wire shown [and much much more that isn't shown in this picture] is wire that was collected from poachers. The backpacks and clothing items [...]
Continue Reading →March 13, 2011 – Piggs Peak, Swaziland (Here is a view of Piggs Peak; we’re about 1 mile from the farm.) Wow. All I can say right now is wow. We just had the most amazing yet exhausting day. And its only 5pm! (I have a feeling most of us won’t be doing more than [...]
Continue Reading →March 12, 2011 – Manzini, Swaziland (being silly with the boys while waiting for church to start) Exciting day three! Although us horticulture nerds on the trip have been examining plants (trees, grasses, flowers – you name it!) everywhere we go, we were all very excited about our visit today to a local botanical garden [...]
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