This is the archive blog of my Peace Corps Lesotho experience. I was a volunteer, teaching math and life skills in a secondary/high school from October 2013 – November 2015. During that time, I maintained this blog Karlys Karpool: Sharing my Commute with You. Enjoy!
Category: PC Lesotho
COS Trip
It’s been about 3 months since I finished my Peace Corps service – time has gone by so quickly. The first month after PC, I decided to travel on my way home with my friend, Kristy, for our COS Trip! 1st Stop: Swaziland! After COS, we flew to Johannesburg with all of our stuff. We… Continue reading COS Trip
COS
November 24, 2015, marked the last day of my Peace Corps service, my Close of Service (COS). Now I am an RPCV – a RETURNED Peace Corps Volunteer. The question of the moment is “What will you do after Peace Corps?” I don’t really have a straight answer. I know that I want to look… Continue reading COS
Diversity Project
Today’s sunsetIt is extremely dusty and windy but the sky was illuminated;I ran outside for a quick second to take a photo but my allergies are terrible One large part of my PCV experience has been being a part of the diversity committee – a group aimed at addressing the diversity of PCVs. In Lesotho… Continue reading Diversity Project
Cooking in Lesotho
Being in Lesotho, I have access to many fruits and vegetables but the ease at which they are accessible is greatly decreased. Everything I buy, I have to carry to the taxi rank and once I get to my site, I have to carry it up a moderately steep hill. To cook, I have a… Continue reading Cooking in Lesotho
The Sara Books
I don’t think there is any simple solution to teaching, but there is one teaching aide that has been remarkable to my life skills classes – the Sara books. In the second quarter of the school year, I focused on HIV and AIDS and after evaluating them, I was disappointed with how many students did… Continue reading The Sara Books
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… Continue reading School Break
Hitchhiking
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
Herd Boys
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
Springtime
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