School Break

This past week was a holiday from school – Lesotho’s Independence Day break, also a week in between the third and fourth quarter of school.

During this break, I went back to Leribe to visit my old village. It was the last time I will be able to see the people there before I finish my PC service. Going back was difficult and bittersweet. I miss my old school and host family and community so much and it was a reminder that I have not been able to feel at home or as comfortable or form the same relationships in the community I live in now. But I am glad I was able to actually say goodbye and see some of them one last time.

After travelling, I came back and explored a little bit around my current site in town close by, Morija. Morija is a town that is known as the art and cultural center of Lesotho. It is not much, but there is a museum and art studio (where I have painted and did the Roku pottery) and a couple nice lodges. As a tourist attraction, there are dinosaur footprints on a large rock up a mountain, so my friend Paula visited and we went on a hike to go see them. The summer weather has come so it was nice outside but also exhausting. A nice way to spend the vacation before school starts tomorrow.