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Part 4 of 4: A Thanksgiving Journey From Swaziland to Joburg

4 December 2010

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 …
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Joe taking photos in Swaziland

Part 3 of 4: A Swazi Reunion

2 December 2010

We awoke, soggy and groggy, on the morning after the flood (see Part 2). It was still raining. We picked up Zandi, our Swazi colleague from the Elizabeth Glaser …
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Bulembu, Swaziland

Part 2 of 4: Trying to Stay Dry in Swaziland

30 November 2010

I was ambitious in thinking I could tell this story in three parts. I’m expanding it to four. Our stay in Swaziland began peacefully. We crossed the …
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Giraffes in Mpumalanga

Part 1 of 3: On the Road to Swaziland

29 November 2010

Joe and I recently returned from a trip to Swaziland, where we worked on a story for World AIDS Day. It was an eventful trip so I’m dividing my account of it …
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The Mielie Lady in Melville

Two Posts for the Price of One: Apartheid Photography and Corn

20 November 2010

Part 1 The weather shifted while Joe and I were away. Instead of the endless string of sunny, dry days we had before, we’re yo-yo-ing erratically between …
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The U.S. Capitol Building

Joe Goes to Washington

14 November 2010

Joe and I just returned from a two-week trip to Washington D.C. I really intended to blog while we were there but I didn’t have much time to spare. We’re both …
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Rat on the birdfeeder

A Birthday Celebration with Hats and Rats

26 October 2010

Sunday was Joe’s birthday. We spent the afternoon at the Johannesburg Botanical Gardens (not to be confused with the Walter Sisulu National Botanical Gardens), …
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Simon, a Melville car guard, with a math book

An Honest Living, Part 2

22 October 2010

My shopping adventures continued this week. (Read about last week’s shopping adventures in An Honest Living, Part 1.) Beadwork is a specialty craft in South …
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Heather with a tortoise at Walter Sisulu Botanical Garden

Tortoises, Birds, Locusts, and One Fantastic Sunset

18 October 2010

Joe and I spent Sunday afternoon at the Walter Sisulu Botanical Garden, a national botanical garden northwest of downtown Joburg. Technically it’s within the …
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Horse-drawn rubbish collection cart

An Honest Living

16 October 2010

This post was originally going to be about rain. It rained this week, for the first time in six months, and everything is crisp and green and beautiful. Here …
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View of Maseru, Lesotho

Lesotho Redux

10 October 2010

2summers has been on hiatus for the last week, as Joe and I were holed up at the Lesotho Sun Hotel in Maseru working on a photo exhibition for the Elizabeth …
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Jacarandas in Pretoria

A Week on the Commune

2 October 2010

Sandwiched between a week in Durban and a week in Lesotho, Joe and I are wrapping up one hectic (but fun) week at home. We’re leaving again tomorrow morning and …
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