I woke up at 4:20 a.m., excited and anxious about working on a construction project with a local contractor from my rural village in Lesotho, and his team of workers. I kept my fingers crossed there would be no glitches, and that we'd buy all the materials at the Basotho equivalent of "Home Depot." After that, I'd offer lunch to everyone at KFC Continue Reading
Cultural Differences On How We Treat Dogs
It’s tough for dog-loving people to understand why dogs are treated poorly in many parts of the world. In the comforts of our homes, we treat our pets like family. We buy them food and toys, we let them climb onto our beds, we cuddle them, we take them to parks so they can play with other dogs, we take them to the vet Continue Reading
Children in My Village in Lesotho
I am amazed to see how very young children in my rural village in Lesotho, are left to entertain themselves without toys or adult supervision. As I sat on Mary’s porch, I watched these, one to three-year-olds, playing together with stones that they lined up or rolled on the tile. This kept them busy for about two hours Continue Reading
Please Help Me Raise $5,000 to Make My School Safe
I need your help to raise $5,000 to improve the safety and education of students at my rural school in Lesotho, Africa. CLICK HERE TO DONATE TO MY PROJECT IN LESOTHO (Scroll Down Until You Reach S. Marsh) All donations are sent through the Peace Corps and are TAX DEDUCTIBLE DONATION Your donations will go through the Peace Continue Reading
The Queen of Lesotho Works Out at My Gym
Queen 'Masenate Mohato Seeiso of Lesotho I’ve never met the Queen of Lesotho, but I knew someone important had arrived at my gym when two black, official-looking cars pulled up at the back entrance to my gym in Maseru. The first car was an Audi, and the second a Mercedes. Five people climbed out; two well-dressed women in high heels, and two men Continue Reading
