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The Fighting Couple on Pinterest?

By The Fighting Couple on April 14, 2012 in General, Slideshowable

Pinterest!!??? Are you tired of seeing beautiful hair bows and amazing looking tuna casserole on Pinterest? Are you looking for something with a little more KICK? The Fighting Couple are finally on Pinterest!!! Luci and I both post our finds onto our Pinterest site. We are always on the hunt for new topics, pictures, ect, so please share if you find something that we should share. We are relative Pinterest virgins, so give us a follow and we will follow you back! We promise!

1000 Fights Pinterest Boards:

Besides our ever popular “Fighting couple” board, we have a couple more that we want to give you a background on:

Flight Fashion– One of our more popular posts was our review of the flight fashion of some of the leading airlines. Haven’t read it? You have come a long way baby!

Finding Hemingway-This is my favorite board. I am such a Hemingway fan. This is my chance to collect some quotes and unique pics of papa.

Una Historia Sin Palabras (a story without words)-We admire great photogs. Sometime one picture can tell you a novel. This is the case with this board. I stare at these pictures and they summon emotion, wonder and passion. My fave of this board is of course the Tiananmen pic.

Je Ne se Quois– This is Luci’s section. Do you ever stumble across a picture that just takes your breath away? It could the beaty of a fall scene, or a tender moment of a child. Of course George Clooney made this board! Enjoy!

So do you have a favorite board? Can we be Pinterest friends?

Swaziland-A window into Hope and Desperation

By The Fighting Couple on September 22, 2010 in Slideshowable

Sometimes what you expect to see and reality can be so dramatically different. Unknown to us, we found Swaziland is a hauntingly beautiful land of undulating mountains. Huge tracts of domesticated forests at different points of growth and harvest dominate most of the country. Amid this striking setting, people cling to life in dire poverty. Nearly a quarter of the county is infected with HIV/Aids. The living conditions and mortality rate is dire.

In prep for our visit we had done our homework on the tiny Kingdom located almost entirely in South Africa. As a part of our research we watch Without the King. A documentary on the Monarcy, and specifically the King’s eldest daughter, Princess Sikhanyiso. The movie portrays the masses as being on the verge of a overthrowing the ruling body. We did not witness any outward evidence of civil unrest. We witnessed a people eking out a meager existence. A people clinging to life in anyway possible.

So why visit Swaziland? We truly count our visit there as a blessing. Amid difficult circumstance there is hope. We met hope in the people with whom we interacted.

We stayed at the Forester Arms Hotel outside the capital, Mbabane. Roughly a 30 min. drive through the mountains and forest to an isolated tree plantation. This charming retreat is very comfortable and the food was very good. They serve both dinner and a full to order breakfast. The hostess of this impressive oasis is an amazing woman. Our interaction was limited, as we only stayed a night, but we witnessed the kindness she exhibited to her extensive staff was only exceeded by her graciousness to us as guests.

You really must visit Swaziland. The natural beauty is compelling. Swazi crafts are also impressive. But most of all, go to Swaziland to learn about yourself. So many life lessons are learned when you witness happiness and hope amid abject poverty. The Swazi situation is difficult to witness, but you will be the better human for the experience.