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Check out the bush

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:59:00 +0800

(Lesotho / Jessica's Lesotho Life)
I found this bush by the cavehouse. It looks normal from a distance but get closer and look at the size of the thorns. WOW!
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Masitise Cave House

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:45:00 +0800

(Lesotho / Jessica's Lesotho Life)
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Walter Mollo

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:44:00 +0800

(Lesotho / Jessica's Lesotho Life)
Walter Mollo couldn't find a place to sleep while I packed up my house. At least he is easy to move around.
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I Moved!

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:07:00 +0800

(Lesotho / Jessica's Lesotho Life)
This has been a crazy week. Monday I moved out of the house I have been living in for the last 7 months and away from the village I learned to see as my home. I moved about an hours drive away to begi ...
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Weekend in Thaba Tseka

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:58:00 +0800

(Lesotho / Jessica's Lesotho Life)
I went to TT to visit a friend (PC approval of course) and on the way back I was instructed to catch the sprinter that left at 6 am or the Cat Cat bus that left at 7. The slow bus that left later woul ...
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Untitled

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:06:00 +0800

(Lesotho / Tsela Tsweu)
I realized that my library photos might need some explanation.One of my secondary projects here has been setting up a library at my high school. I am the third volunteer at my site and there were sack ...
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SANGOMAS WITCHCRAFT AND SPIRITS- MARCH 2010

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:18:00 +0800

(Lesotho / KAYE IN LESOTHO)
&n bsp; &nbs p; &n bsp; &nbs p; &n ...
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In Homage to Atlas Shrugged and The Matrix

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:41:00 +0800

(Lesotho / I Am Eric An African)
Why must my students walk for hours on an empty stomach to get to school? Why do they ask me for food money five times daily? Why do I get to be in this position? Why am I not the one asking? Why did ...
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Happy Moshoeshoe Day!

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:09:00 +0800

(Lesotho / Lesotho: The Kingdom in the Sky)
The Story of King Moshoeshoe I(...as told by Wikipedia)
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i'm waiting for the man

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:23:00 +0800

(Lesotho / ALW)
i'm back.crs has me working with their Savings and Internal Lending Communities project which is going ok. they're behind schedule so we're trying to get everything in order. they want to have twenty ...
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Untitled

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:18:00 +0800

(Lesotho / Tsela Tsweu)
Horsing around on a Sunday afternoon at my site...
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Untitled

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:54:00 +0800

(Lesotho / Tsela Tsweu)
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Untitled

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:25:00 +0800

(Lesotho / Tsela Tsweu)
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Untitled

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:18:00 +0800

(Lesotho / all the cool people have blogs)
Things You Didn't Know Are VicesToday one of my detectives came in and said "do you like Bon Jovi?" as he handed me a tee-shirt. It's a Bon Jovi Concert shirt that some black market vendors ...
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More anecdotes in order of increasing r ...

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:15:00 +0800

(Lesotho / I Am Eric An African)
1. Did you know? You can get sick from driving with the window open. But only the windows behind the front seats the front seats are magically alright. At least this is what Basotho believe. Somethi ...
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Where’d my kids go?

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:03:18 +0800

(Lesotho / Life and Stuff)
First I should mention the hike went great. There were four of us in all Tarsha Khotso Emile and myself. We trekked 39 km or 24.2 miles through some of the most beautiful mountains ever. ...
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Untitled

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:04:00 +0800

(Lesotho / Tsela Tsweu)
The previous and following pictures are of my library project! It's still underway but the grant for the shelves came through (THANK YOU "Friends of Lesotho" organization) and they should be going up this week!
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Untitled

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:45:00 +0800

(Lesotho / Tsela Tsweu)
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One Year of Summer

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:40:00 +0800

(Lesotho / From my hut to yours...)
It occurred to me the other day that I haven’t been in winter since about this time last year. I love summer. A clear day filled with sunshine is all I ever wanted and I would much prefer sweating i ...
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What I’ve Been Eating

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 04:15:00 +0800

(Lesotho / From my hut to yours...)
If you know me you know I like to cook. Back in the states I cook anything my mother taught me and then some. I like taking what I happen to have around and come up with something grea ...
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Notes from Your Child's Strengths Jennifer Fox

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 21:54:48 +0800

(Lesotho / alphabetmill)
To discover your child's strengths:-record observations preferences quirks choices-stimulate imagination via creative play-create rich memories by tradition and ritual-model positive attitudes app ...
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la la voca

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:37:00 +0800

(Lesotho / two star hotel)
Here are some notes I jotted down over the last two weeks. Today I had a very sentimental moment that brought several tears to my eye. The tears were filled with joy but painful in a way. Let me ...
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Hey Everybody!

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 10:09:35 +0800

(Lesotho / Lesotho)
What’s shaking everybody? I’ve been hanging out up in my village the last few weeks so I haven’t had much contact with the outside world. I had a couple of nice quiet weekends alon ...
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Today

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:33:00 +0800

(Lesotho / Jessica's Lesotho Life)
It is evening and the nightly storm is rolling in. There is always thunder and lightning at night. Some might find that scary but it is very relaxing to hear the thunder rolling around the sky every ...
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Workshop?

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:39:56 +0800

(Lesotho / Life and Stuff)
I was just informed this morning that i’m going to a teacher’s workshop in Hlotse tomorrow. Thanks for the warning guys! I had already asked for Friday off and now my kids will be missi ...
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Tour of My House

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:00:00 +0800

(Lesotho / Jessica's Lesotho Life)
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Pictures

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 11:00:00 +0800

(Lesotho / Jessica's Lesotho Life)
Two views of my house from the road into the village Here is where I wash my clothes when there is no water in the area tap
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Baby Henry

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 10:49:00 +0800

(Lesotho / Jessica's Lesotho Life)
OK I am getting attached! You would have to be a monster not to. How adorable can little he/she Henry be? (still can’t tell the sex and yes I named him/her) The other kittens have nothing on this one.
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Lesotho News

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 10:28:00 +0800

(Lesotho / Jessica's Lesotho Life)
I bought a paper for the first time since coming to Lesotho. It is really interesting for lack of a better word. Some of the major contrasts to American papers are as follows; The main story is about ...
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Shameless Gloating

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 13:43:54 +0800

(Lesotho / Enchiridion)
Dear Oscar It is my privilege to announce that the Master’s Admissions Committee of the School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA) has reviewed your application file and offered you admiss ...
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Pictures Worth a Thousand Words

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 10:11:00 +0800

(Lesotho / Jessica's Lesotho Life)
I need to have a reality check with my Lesotho attire. On this chosen day I am wearing an orange skirt teal shirt with bleach spots a red headband and broken sunglasses. Nowhere in America would th ...
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Gimme some lovin!

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:09:00 +0800

(Lesotho / Lesotho. It's pronounced leh-SOO-too.)
So many of you have said that you want to send me a package and asked what I want. As it is I have pretty much everything that I need though every once in a while I get a craving for something tha ...
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Easy as Pie

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:59:00 +0800

(Lesotho / Same Side of the Moon: Lesotho to Oregon)
February 6th 2010At about 10 am this morning (Sunday) Hlapa the youngest abuti in my host family came to my house for his weekend romp with Leslie. His whole face was covered in black/purple spots ...
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"HIV is important to people"

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 19:42:00 +0800

(Lesotho / I Am Eric An African)
I'm alive and well here in good old Masite Nek. Teaching is as it has been since day one a struggle. But it's fun. I think of it as a year-long challenge the kids start here (imagine my hand really ...
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Untitled

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:52:00 +0800

(Lesotho / all the cool people have blogs)
MESSING WITH MY ANIMALS!!!!!
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Mt. Q(click) o q(click) olosing

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:33:00 +0800

(Lesotho / Same Side of the Moon: Lesotho to Oregon)
I had another PCv at my house for a couple of days while they were in transit- not going to name names. I decided that I was feeling adventuresome so invited PCV to do something with me that I have b ...
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Pictures!

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 20:18:18 +0800

(Lesotho / Life and Stuff)
Hey guys! Staying up late tonight(it’s almost 10:00…i’m kind of a party animal) uploading some pictures right now. They are of the school students and the inside of my home. ...
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Dealing...

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:42:00 +0800

(Lesotho / Jessica's Lesotho Life)
There have been several staff changes in Peace Corps Lesotho since I arrived in June 2009. Since then we have gotten a new Country Director Program Director medical staff and several other position ...
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Kittens Update

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:29:00 +0800

(Lesotho / Jessica's Lesotho Life)
The kittens are 2 weeks old now. They have opened their eyes and ears and are at last starting to resemble what I assume kittens to look like. I am almost dreading them being able to leave the box and ...
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Bee On a String

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:20:00 +0800

(Lesotho / Jessica's Lesotho Life)
I was in Maseru for a Volunteer Action Committee meeting and walked in to find two other PCVs entertaining themselves with a bee on a string. You catch a bee stick it in the freezer to stun it the ...
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Lots of stuff

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:32:07 +0800

(Lesotho / Life and Stuff)
I’d like to pay respects to a lost friend Mario Jankowski who passed away this last weekend. As one of my greatest friends’ father the man played a huge role in my life taking me pla ...
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Thoughts

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:04:11 +0800

(Lesotho / tveiga's Xanga)
This was an email that I wrote prior to visiting USA for the 1st time in 2 years. November 15 2009Quiet. Alone with Ben and Chris (PCVs) strumming on the guitars rocking out beats that make m ...
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Education Africa Scholarship up date #1

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 09:56:03 +0800

(Lesotho / tveiga's Xanga)
Thanks for following and helping me with this project. As you know I have made it back to Lesotho. It’s actually already been over a month – oh how time flies. Since being back I h ...
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Random Pieces of Culture

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 23:20:00 +0800

(Lesotho / Jessica's Lesotho Life)
Some interesting things that I just take for granted as being part of my life but may be interesting to those not currently in Lesotho;Lesotho uses the Moluti as currancy but also accepts the South Af ...
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The Sacred and Profane

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 16:24:00 +0800

(Lesotho / Life in Lesotho)
I have recently been informed that the chief of my village is prohibiting “private clothes” from being put on the “wire” between 10am and 2pm. If we do indeed put our clothes (or sheets or an ...
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Statistics Lesotho VS USA

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 08:41:00 +0800

(Lesotho / Jessica's Lesotho Life)
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2009 STATISTICS FOR LESOTHOMaternal Morality Ratio (per 100 000 births)*Lesotho = 960*USA = 11HIV Infections Among Adults (per 100 000)*Lesotho = 21 548*USA = 452Contraceptiv ...
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THE REST OF THE STORY

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:29:00 +0800

(Lesotho / Adventures With Kjesten)
Apparently it’s blizzarding on the east coast. I am selling strawberries. They are not as soft and sticky-sweet was summer ones but they are poised crisp and delicious. I think I may have a l ...
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Untitled

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:17:00 +0800

(Lesotho / all the cool people have blogs)
When I take the bus to work I take the elevator at work. I justify not using the stairs because I have to walk two blocks to the stop by my house and four blocks from the stop to the Police Departmen ...
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Dear Friends and Family

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 05:29:00 +0800

(Lesotho / Lost in Lesotho)
Dear Friends and Family I am writing to inform you of a donation opportunity to African Library Project here in Lesotho. African Library Project (ALP) pairs donors in the United States with schools a ...
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Tom the Pool Boy! Oh MY!

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 17:58:00 +0800

(Lesotho / two star hotel)
Although I miss my family and friends dearly I can say without reservation that the last few weeks at site have been nothing but amazing. I am meeting new members of the community on a daily basis a ...
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