Here are the latest updates on my daily life as a Peace Corps trainee. Do you remember how upset I was about my laptop screen not working and my camera SD card having a virus? Well here’s the great news first. I found a wonderful young tech guy named, Tobias, in our closest camp town to fix my laptop screen and remove the virus from my camera Continue Reading
Archives for 2015
Daily Glitches in Lesotho
I'm experiencing a few glitches since I arrived in Lesotho. My camera SD card is no longer working, and for several days, it was blocked, and I couldn't take any photos. Since we cannot go to town to purchase anything, I've been stuck. Now my laptop screen is not working. It's all fuzzy and won't go to my login page. This Continue Reading
My First Experience Teaching in a Small Village in Lesotho
After two weeks of training in our village, with 36 other Peace Corps volunteers, we were finally given the opportunity to see what it's really like to teach in a small village school. We all boarded combis (taxis that can hold up to 15 people, all squished together,) and as fate would have it, ours was the oldest taxi, and it broke down on a Continue Reading
My new life: What it’s like to live in Lesotho?
My new life: What it's like to live in Lesotho? My life is so different here in Lesotho as a Peace Corps Volunteer. I have so much to share with you; I don’t know where to start. Instead of writing a super-long blog post, I’ve decided to share the basics about my new life as a Peace Corps volunteer in training. I’m sure you want to see Continue Reading
A Leatherman, Goal Zero, Gorilla Tape. Packing for Peace Corps
A Leatherman, Goal Zero solar charger, Gorilla Tape, and a Black Diamond headlamp. I never thought those would be the important items in my suitcase, but apparently so. Peace Corps packing is quite different from vacation packing. I have no idea what I truly need in Lesotho for the Peace Corps, but I'm following the advice of Continue Reading