EJ Riggs
Volunteer: EJ Riggs
Bio:
I worked in theatre in NYC and regionally for 10 years before joining the Peace Corps.
Contributions from EJ Riggs
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Zambian flower
A beautiful flower found at the backdrop of Victoria Falls, Zambia: one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
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Marumba Market
Marumba Market in Livingstone is where locals gather to buy and sell everything -- fruit and vegetables, dried fish, oil, cloth, clothing, bicycles, soaps, games, brooms, hardware, ....
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The Crowd
The spectators for Maun's International Horse Race included locals, PCVs, expats, and Herrero women, dressed in their full Victorian garb. People hid under umbrellas, hats, and in the shade cast by trucks from the powerful sun.
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Mopane worms
Mopane worms are eaten throughout Botswana. They are named for the pane tree, whose leaves they eat. While those pictured are live; after they have been prepared, they tend to be a deep green. They are first dried, then deep-fried in oil, then cooled. They are sold by the baggieful and munched on by young and old, wealthy and less so.
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Rondoval
A traditionally-built house. Today, there are more modern concrete houses than the traditional huts in many areas of Botswana.
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Beer Bottle Decoration
Some individuals and establishments are finding creative ways to reuse and recycle. This lodge used beer bottles to decorate around plants.
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Botswana Sunset
Summer sunset in Eastern Botswana.
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Sunset Storm
The view from my kitchen window of sunset before a winter storm.
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Mokoro
A mokoro is a traditional wooden boat, usually steered by a person standing at one end with a pole or long stick/branch. They are used in the Okavango Delta and wetter areas in the north of Botswana as both transportation and tourism activity.
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Duma
My friends and I visited Mokolodi Nature Reserve outside Gabarone. There two 16-year-old male cheetahs live; they were rescued as cubs and raised in the reserve. They are quite mellow in their old age!
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Botswana Outdoor Seating
My host family's yard was spiffied-up for my host-sister's summer wedding. My host father was the kgosana, or headman, of our village. His eldest daughter's wedding was a celebration that spared no expense or nicety. Family and friends from both near and afar joined in a massive feast and dance that lasted 3 days, including the preparations that led up to the actual ceremony and post-ceremony party. This is the seating area, constructed just for the occasion; a blend of mud-earth and ...
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Cooking for the Wedding Feast
My host family's yard was spiffied-up for my host sister's summer wedding. This photo shows the cooking area -- an entire cow is in these pots! My host father was the kgosana, or headman, of our village. His eldest daughter's wedding was a celebration that spared no expense or nicety. Family and friends from both near and afar joined in a massive feast and dance that lasted several days, including the preparations that led up to the actual ceremony and post-ceremony party. Traditional fo...
