The Peace Corps warned us that boredom and loneliness may cause a problem at times, and asked us to think of some coping mechanisms. I came up with a new one: online dating. My days are busy with teaching, but evenings and weekends can become quite lonely, and boring in my rural village in Lesotho. It’s quite common for Peace Corps Volunteers Continue Reading
Archives for August 2016
When to Give Money and When Not To
One of the challenges I face while serving as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Lesotho, Africa, is when to give money and when not to. My views on this matter are constantly changing based on what I’ve learned during the last ten months. Today I was put in a difficult situation. My host mother, Mary, whom I truly care for, asked me to visit her Continue Reading
My Community Development Project in Lesotho
After ten months in Lesotho, I’ve finally figured out a community development project that the principal, teachers and parents at my rural school, show positive signs of being invested in. My original project of starting a community center took a 180 degree turn following the heavy snows we experienced in July. After several days Continue Reading
My First Basotho Funeral
It’s very sad but there seems to be at least one funeral every Saturday in my village in Lesotho, Africa, and I experienced my first Basotho funeral yesterday. My counterpart, the 7th grade teacher at my school, lost her husband to TB. He was only 37. Funerals are important community events in Lesotho, and I’ve become aware of Continue Reading
