Hello Friends, How do you like the new header and video on my blog? The round hut is called a rondavel, from the Afrikaans word rondawel. It's the westernized version of an African-style hut. I love the one I selected as it has a turquoise door. I might live in a rondavel in Lesotho, while I serve as a primary education Continue Reading
Archives for September 2015
I’m Going Crazy Getting Ready For the Peace Corps
I'm Going Crazy Getting Ready For the Peace Corps as I only have three weeks left before I board a plane to Philadelphia for "staging." Staging is the word the Peace Corps uses for "meeting and training" prior to boarding our flight to our host country. I'm getting nervous, not because of leaving the U.S. for 27-months, but more to do with Continue Reading
Getting Rid of My “Stuff” For the Peace Corps
I never thought it would be this difficult to decide what to keep, what to donate, and what to throw away, before I leave for the Peace Corps. I only have one month before I leave for Lesotho, in southern Africa, and I've debated whether or not to rent a storage unit. The cheapest storage unit I found was a 5'x5' unit for $1, 950 for 28 Continue Reading