Month: January 2014

Last Monday was the first day of school. On Monday, parents were still signing up their students for school. Teachers were still figuring out which students should go to which classes. One of the teachers started a medical leave of absence for a month. But even with all of the commotion, the school I teach… Continue reading The First Week of School

For the first two months of living in Lesotho, I was training to be a Peace Corps Volunteer – learning the culture, language, policies, procedures, etc. The other trainees and I lived in 3 neighboring villages with host families. My training village, HaMabekenyane, was the smallest with 7 trainees. We basically spent the entire 2… Continue reading Happy Holidays