{"id":1432,"date":"2011-03-19T12:54:49","date_gmt":"2011-03-19T17:54:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kickert.info\/blog\/2011\/03\/19\/swaziland-pictures-audio-and-video\/"},"modified":"2011-03-19T12:54:49","modified_gmt":"2011-03-19T17:54:49","slug":"swaziland-pictures-audio-and-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kickert.info\/blog\/2011\/03\/19\/swaziland-pictures-audio-and-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Swaziland Pictures, Audio and Video"},"content":{"rendered":"

I was able to put up a couple blog posts during my quick trip to Swaziland, but because of the lack of reliable internet, I couldn’t upload any media files.  But rather than going back and "spicing up" the previous posts, I figured I would just throw everything into this new post.  So here you go for your multi-sensory enjoyment:<\/p>\n

Let’s start with some pictures.  Most of these are pretty low quality because they were taken on either my cell phone or the video camera.<\/p>\n

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Airplane I flew in on<\/em><\/small><\/p>\n

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Dome of the church from the backside of the mission<\/em><\/small><\/p>\n

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(blurry) Swazi Sunrise<\/em><\/small><\/p>\n

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Posing with Janet, a pharmacy volunteer from Eastern Kentucky and one of the youth from the child care program<\/em><\/small><\/p>\n

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Two youth from the child care program.  The dresses they are wearing were made by a church in Auburn Kentucky.<\/em><\/small><\/p>\n

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Several kids who live on the mission.<\/em><\/small><\/p>\n

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Mural on the side of one of the child care buildings painted a few months ago by Write on Africa<\/a>.<\/em><\/small><\/p>\n

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A look at the agricultural fields on the mission.<\/em><\/small><\/p>\n

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A view of "Execution Rock" from a cafe in Mantenga<\/em><\/small><\/p>\n

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A little piece of Kentucky in the Ezulwini Valley.<\/em><\/small><\/p>\n

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I could think of a more appealing name for hair product.<\/em><\/small><\/p>\n

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A rare rain storm begins to roll in.  Even though it was the "wet" season, it hadn’t rained in over a month before this.<\/em><\/small><\/p>\n

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While the rain made things green\u2026 it also made things pretty muddy.<\/em><\/small><\/p>\n

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A look at the village center several hours after the rain.  It actually dries out really quick.<\/em><\/small><\/p>\n

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This is where the priest on the mission lives.  You can see the residual mud from rain storm.<\/em><\/small><\/p>\n

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We actually had a second storm come through a few hours later, which I happened to get stuck in. 
However, it was worth it to be able to see this rainbow over the mission.<\/em><\/small><\/p>\n

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Thanks to seatguru.com<\/a> I was able to score the best seat in economy \u2013 extra leg room because of an access panel.<\/em><\/small><\/p>\n

<\/small><\/small>One of the cool experiences I had this week was attending mass at St. Philips church.  It was all in siSwati, and despite a crowd of only about 100 people, the building resonated with the sound of the singing.  Here is a brief audio clip I recorded:<\/p>\n

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siSwati Singing<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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You can download the audio only here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Now let’s get to the videos.  Here is some wildlife I fould on my porch.  Just so you know this is a small one \u2013 I just happened to have my camera handy.  Some of these on the mission are twice as large.<\/p>\n

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Giant African Land Snail living outside our house<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Speaking of our porch, one of the great things about taking this trip was I had the opportunity to stay in the duplex where we will be living in July.  Here is a video of the house to give you a feel for what our living arrangement will be like:<\/p>\n

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Home in Swaziland<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Finally, I wanted to end with a short panoramic video from the center of the mission.  You can’t see many of the important buildings (such as the clinic, high school, hostel, offices, etc.) but you do get a feel for the place.<\/p>\n

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Quick look around St. Philips<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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