tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28996089616323285482023-11-15T23:42:53.518-08:00CHRIS SERIKCHRIS SERIKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13028808757547184160noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899608961632328548.post-49578917750216610782010-09-29T08:50:00.000-07:002010-10-04T05:45:32.501-07:00I finally started a photo blog!I am not exactly sure what to include in this blog. I think I am just going to start with some of my favorite pictures from my last trip to Swaziland... Eventually I'll figure out how to make this thing flow....<div><br /><div><div><div></div></div></div><div><div>Here are some pictures of the Madudula site. (Madudula is a site that <a href="http://www.swazilandrelief.org/">Swaziland Relief</a> has been visiting for almost 4 years now. This is a test site that we are using as a model to move forward. Currently, we have been working on establishing a clinic, kitchen, community center,school, and water pump. It has been many years of trial, but we are finally starting to see progress.)</div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZlTcrdwg3q6wupcqRSxtXuG7mo2l_Bl3KbdAqyvfzZuPeoa-JyVRezPPh0C-gk9CgQmlE9in6cX9A4fKhe50u5F_Pi_u6k1uMaZLsZf6ARFcnrT7HCEaHqc4c-HamY2_CSL0GoFwmDr4/s320/IMG_7535.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522371521198477106" border="0" /></div><div>The picture above is one of my favorite pictures that I took this past trip. The low sun gave an awesome shadow effect.</div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj-izrEofzjBrqrys-rG24iozEIUn2ffm2UktjwAyr-UZuVvE_DALt-ow2fxJo9bvUswYQjLIyaXrYNBsuDosdrQOBTbhRhm99AQ9kieHtx1aUgQMpQhJR_ExOPNr2EJUjjhvZU3ZZ2v4/s320/IMG_7556.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522372415612887186" border="0" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwLsNUJOOsSWiUetUNdiXht-pW_N2g5cUGyXtnR_CDs0wbdwFqXphag-Pz6hpFnA66HcgoNIijaCEZP2xKVxEYwjffoSFtIsUBM8AA3Bq_uJdRGAqA-ida_1qKc8SS2lvguV7-EKGFGn8/s320/IMG_8412.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522372775664930258" border="0" /></div><div>In these pictures you can see the clinic building (top picture), the water pump house (left side in the bottom picture), and the school buildings (right side in the bottom picture). </div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLh4PfdKfDiEruikQ9fSh37F6NkKdQWyxVPRUNKhuQcVNAa9W_aSr5yHqrW1r3hUzxYLkDgE5ReCB8rNcgKYMRlHxnCcOx7_En8w5Y6Wu14TuUpIGOcG9mQAXww6ueQL3q_GbcL0-FJUI/s320/IMG_7867+2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522373618288180866" border="0" /></div><div>This kid is about 3 years old... and can dance better than 95% of the people I've ever known. </div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGpPBuiyFCFCvi0fsJDmOpOs9-ahVXORG9STQlLxuAgsfO3-K5jRnrNtoDcyyNIaHSTwPweVHhWLsffM994drXu3SEyMtwOb2fOn-IGcBKQvt7dGEVUbUh4Pr11-2aVsr10cGz6QKUCbM/s320/IMG_7725+2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522374035208672546" border="0" /></div><div>It's had to imagine that all of the kids here are orphans. </div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaIaFCXueJHFMO9DegkFIQDDadVHjehvxCB8VBNwOc-w0QhVKJcGEOzr153uMQgIil8_ZIuq2CdNMJYT9PZyx42lvZYz5I8PNnnsx_pquuitzSp3-IsU1dvZREL0ZUB3SHZr5MthyphenhyphendKPg/s320/IMG_8142.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522374571685917890" border="0" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZQtHDl9MTP-2fV0DhxCLV8HK1o9-5gFDsVwXT-rAcIHFIfer4PhhStGAWRFtr5x__yxtZYz1P22ymjWMOoqyuXctUcUkFiB6ggE16i73zIc-WHouojST-R9GfW759CfyT6ffkFMzbHE8/s320/IMG_8170.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522374742282388274" border="0" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiegs5hd-bq_j2i7Ve0cz67pAURLJ-ab-67YYDZTA5vOFi9VIg9a8Hkw2AocpgEkF1L0qV4lBMgguFlZ_C_B56Z6tHnx2cqvWN569Ahw9cBG2NS4W2obTDB3mC5ZD3xptkeJuc7WXkaTYw/s320/IMG_8121.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522377190076734322" border="0" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUJAYDQlJc2ReXNTzEe7ietvmzsHdRbuzzhA3L0HMfQBNAJiDrnYJ5PKBSuubzy5ECA5weJv334u9ziJIvczwAqdJ1tKJRusQP_sJKIyYniiK6sjgzN0z1Igpgj5jNDFZDHP5-PQ68NOU/s320/IMG_8205.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522375193354735410" border="0" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyJoEOzLkcdVFFSylcY87HVVJfhpDKxm4POWM4jgw4yi03cJ8GiycLDQfMdS2F26oMpm2dYQ6gfrqt1SaPnbky5zPoL6lw_VabUo2JFszCQdPeSiZCe3LZOeYyEwqWrlKXjJnWotzzk_E/s320/IMG_8227.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522374969015300770" border="0" /></div><div>I've been on 5 Safaris... Still not tired of it. </div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwpNGXJ_vBthQZqISQlDN6WA7Pia3JxljN0NScVdtT9lXIESqeUMYyOWAlE6T42MXk3XlRms59MrpqBvHzmRja0amanTNL5dlHCtSP3dHexpTutu3q6uYrs04ymNUI-3OKe_sAVyaLFBc/s320/IMG_8180.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522375667490579794" border="0" /></div><div>For those who do not know: This is termite mound... Well, sort of... Most termite mounds aren't smoothed over like this one is. This termite mound has been destroyed and abandoned, because a rhino had to scratch his butt and decided that the termite mound was at perfect height. (Imagine explaining that scenario to a home insurance agent.) </div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsO8Oyzbvp_2pI6_oVEUrAZ3BItjPaugwtaE_qbQy97jl5PC9bZ5znFc7I1Jh-5ykwqEOjdsc2oCJn2iYFIbOSP1ccP6_j4hVEmB1VxJr17Db9xZINDqLmjEwC73c4KRafvzTT05AG2zg/s320/IMG_8536.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522377447531478914" border="0" /></div><div>Now here is a story: Meet Tandzille (ahn-zel-ee). This little girl was extremely close to death last year... But thanks to some caring, and compassionate hands (and an amazing nursing team!), this child was given a second chance at life. This year she's alive and well... all of us couldn't be happier! <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;" > </span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div>CHRIS SERIKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13028808757547184160noreply@blogger.com1