Chris Matthews on Swaziland

This clip is from the Chris Matthew's show Hardball.  Chris was a Peace Corps volunteer in Swaziland in the 70s.  What I love about this clip, besides the interesting facts and beautiful shots of regions in southern Africa, is the warmth and care you can hear in Matthew's voice as he speaks about the country that he served.  Logically it would follow, or one would hope, that the people that he served would speak this way of him this way.  But what I hear from him, between the lines is all the things his country of service did for him, things that have stuck with him decades later as he continues to visit, educate people in the US and teach his family about his experiences.  It is difficult to describe this feeling without being overly sentimental but there is a deep and abiding fondness for a place that gives you so much knowledge and perspective.  

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