I have a counterpart who is also a teacher at my school. She also teaches grade four, and helps me be a better teacher to our students. On the weekends, sometimes I go into the big town near my village to get groceries and hang out with my other volunteer friends. Usually I do my laundry, which takes a long time because I don’t have a washing machine. I also read a lot during my free time, and I have already read over 60 books this year!
My village has around 2,000 people. I live with my host mom, and I stay in a hut called a rondavel on her property. I have electricity in my house, but no running water, so every day I have to carry a five gallon bucket about half a mile from my house to get my own water! It probably sounds crazy, but I got used to it really quickly.
I hope this helped you all learn a little more about me! I can’t wait to get to share more parts of my life here in Lesotho! As we say in Sesotho, salang hantle (soll-ong hont-lay). It means stay well!
