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About Me

I've escaped growing up yet again and have given myself over to the Peace Corps. As escape mechanisms go at least the Peace Corps looks good on a resume. S5 - ET and DIE, BITCHES!!!

My Interests

PEACE CORPS, Reading, Movies, Eating, Hiking, Being Alone, Being with Friends, NPR, Comic Books, German, Meeting New People, Potato Chips

I'd like to meet:

my mother again, Prince Harry, Nelson Mandella, my namesake and dead grandfather Ellis, President Busch, James McAvoy, I want to meet really really really cool people, really.

Music:

I own maybe...maybe 5 CDs, I just don't do them. Genre wise I'm OK with most things in moderation.

Movies:

Rocket Gibralter, Ronin, Mulan, 28 Days Later, Lord of the Rings, Sneakers, Millions, The History Boys

Television:

I shouldn't watch TV, in all seriousness I am an addict.

Books:

Bear Me Safely Over, The Scarlet Pimpernel, The Thief of Always, White Teeth, Good Omens

Heroes:

My Father, My Mother

My Blog

The day of 200,000 breasts

Sunday, I saw enough bussoms to last me a lifetime, even if that was what I wanted.Umhlanga, the Reed Dance, is a ceremony celebrating maidenhood and now more pressing for today's woman, abstaining fr...
Posted by Eli on Tue, 04 Sep 2007 02:22:00 PST

So I took a bath, already

For all my harranging about not taking a bath. It is nice to be clean. For however brief it is.
Posted by Eli on Tue, 04 Sep 2007 02:08:00 PST

Im a dirty boy.

So maybe I'm lazy or maybe I'm going native, but I haven't bathed in like 5 days.It just takes so much work to heat water and then splash around in a basin just bigger than a sink.I use my outho...
Posted by Eli on Fri, 31 Aug 2007 12:27:00 PST

A glimpse into my life

I've been reading a lot of books. It helps to pass the time. Jason Carter, grandson of former president Jimmy, wrote a book about his experiences in South Africa as a Peace Corps Volunteer. ...
Posted by Eli on Fri, 24 Aug 2007 05:36:00 PST

Ups and Downs and all Arounds

Hey! I took my Peace Corps Oath yesterday! I'm official. I swore to defend the constitution, both foreign and domestic, and all that jazz. Today I am sick with naussea and diarreaha. So in...
Posted by Eli on Fri, 17 Aug 2007 07:21:00 PST

Surrounded by death, and powerless.

My last post seems stupid and petty as I write this. I just read an email that a friend of mine from WashU, Sheena Rogers, passed away a couple days ago. I wanted info about your lives back ...
Posted by Eli on Sat, 11 Aug 2007 12:38:00 PST

If yo’re having blog problems I feel bad for you son...

I've got 99 commments but my...friends don't send me updates about their lives.
Posted by Eli on Sat, 11 Aug 2007 12:00:00 PST

Computers Available

Alright Libantfu Bahle (beautiful people) I get in front of a computer maybe...maybe once a week. I pay to ride in a minibus crammed full of people. I pay to use the internet. W...
Posted by Eli on Fri, 10 Aug 2007 05:26:00 PST

My Family and Life for 2 Years

Hey everyone!!!So I am finally back with some time and comparitively fast internet. I'm in Manzini, the largest city in the country. There is actually only two cities and the other one is ...
Posted by Eli on Wed, 01 Aug 2007 12:41:00 PST

Wierd Karma

Despite the fact that I live constantly under a patina of red African dust, my skin has never been clearer. Even my blackheads are gone.Go figure.
Posted by Eli on Wed, 01 Aug 2007 12:29:00 PST