During my first week at Yale, someone asked my Tanzanian friend if she lived with lions in her backyard. Three days ago, I might have been closer to this stereotype
The VAGH group went to church service this morning. Though Christian, the service was very representative of Swazi culture. Unlike in the First Baptist church services I attended growing up,
“Nee-oo-bon-ga.” As I butcher the phrase for the second time, Mrs. Mkoko and the man bagging my fabric laugh. Stumbling my way over the last two syllables, I train my
“Mr. Cheap’s Fabric Shop” was filled with beautiful colors, patterns, and accessories, the only shop of its kind in the city of Mbabane. From buttons and zippers to every material
As you most likely already know, our class visited the Apartheid Museum last week. There was one name that seemed to persist throughout the exhibits: Nelson Mandela. While walking down
