Beauty, Poverty, and Joy Under the Baking Swazi Sun
Last week I went to Swaziland for a freelance assignment. The assignment was with Samaritan’s Purse UK, a charitable organization that does disaster relief and community development projects around the world. I went to Swaziland to take photos and write stories...
Return to the Swazi Mountaintop
There was a time when I didn’t believe in fate. I used to think life was one big coincidence. Then I came to Africa and changed my tune. Five years ago, if I had visited a psychic and she had predicted where I would be today, I would have laughed in her face and...Land Rover on a Swazi Mountaintop
The day after Jon’s funeral, I said I wasn’t going to write about his death on my blog anymore. That was crazy talk. I currently think about Jon for about 58 of every 60 minutes. How could I stop writing about him now? Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary,...7 Links: A Blog Award That Doesn’t Suck
Periodically, “awards” (otherwise known as chain letters) circulate through the blogosphere. One blogger nominates another for, say, “The Most Fabulous Blogger” award. That blogger writes a post accepting the award, says a few witty things...Part 4 of 4: A Thanksgiving Journey From Swaziland to Joburg
We woke up on our last morning in Swaziland and it had finally stopped raining. I put on some clothes and went to complain to the manager about the water being off. He had it turned back on. Don’t ask me why it was off. I was just glad we could brush our teeth. After...
Heather Mason
I’m an American writer/blogger/photographer living a quirky life in Johannesburg. Follow along as I explore Johannesburg, South Africa, and the rest of the world.
