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Even though this blog is supposed to be me, “sharing my commute with you”, I may have left out one detail about my travel logistics – mostly because I didn’t want my parents to be worried but mainly because I didn’t want them to be bugging me with their worrying.  This way of getting around… Continue reading Hitchhiking

A “herd boy” is a term in Lesotho used for a boy or man whose job is to take after the animal herds – mostly cattle, but also sheep and goats. They go out in the fields and mountains, sometimes for days at a time, with the animals and watch over them as they graze.… Continue reading Herd Boys

For the past few weeks, it has been pretty warm and it feels like winter is finally over. It is still very dry and windy, but the spring has slowly been adding colors to the village. My rondeval A distant view of the neighborhood. Peach trees are blooming! They are so pretty and everywhere in… Continue reading Springtime

Last weekend was my Close of Service (COS) conference. This conference was designed for the outgoing volunteers to celebrate what we have done as volunteers, prepare us to look towards our future – what we want to do after Peace Corps, and finish our work here and say goodbye. We spent a day and a… Continue reading COS Conference

After school ended, I visited some friends (Zeke, Sarah, and Brendan) and we went to Katse Dam – the largest dam in Lesotho and a tourist location. We stayed at the Katse Lodge (more like dorm rooms) where the big draw is their trout burgers (the smoked trout and poached trout were also amazing). We… Continue reading Mini Vaca: Katse Dam

One of the places that I like to visit near my site is Linotseng Studio. A professional artist, Patrick Rorke, opened a studio for locals and visitors alike to come paint and do pottery alongside him. I have enjoyed the opportunity to be one of those people. Last weekend, Patrick conducted a Raku firing. This… Continue reading Raku Firing

Yesterday, I woke up to snow! Being from California, it was so exciting. I’m at a higher elevation than I was last year, still in the lowlands of Lesotho, but it snows maybe once a year here. Also, I live on a plateau so the snow just fell right in my front yard and was… Continue reading Snow!!

 This year for Easter break, I went back to Semongkong with my friends Paula, Sarah, Robby and Gloria. We went hiking, hung out, played board games and cards and just relaxed. But the absolutely best part of the trip was abseiling. Abseiling (also called repelling) is kind of like going down after rock climbing –… Continue reading Easter Break: Semongkong

I moved to my new site about a month ago. I have been asked a lot of similar questions about my new life – it is pretty boring information, but here are the basic details:  I am still teaching math(s) and life skills, but now at a high school instead of a secondary school. A… Continue reading My New Site