Just another gringa trying to make it in Guatemala. Another Year, Another Opportunity. View from my home! Kids playing with my hammock. One of their favorite activities. The right is also a memorial for all of the missing people from the civil war in the 80s. The fireworks were amazing! There.

One other thing that is new is how green. My plans for the rest of 2016 include attending Incwala, having a Christmas party with some fellow volunteers on the 23rd, enjoying Christmas with my family.

Five days ago marked the one year of arriving in Johannesburg, expectation-less and ready for change. I think of my community in West Virginia often, especially when I hear about the devastating floods, but I still have so much to do with my community here.

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. Who is Nosmilo Mamba? Gugu Mamba this post is dedicated to you. Thanks for making me feel at home. So who is Nosmilo Mamba? I still sometimes ask myself. Shes the swazi version of Akirah.

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