My latest news...

So, it's been a while since I've said anything of substance. I only come into Maseru for short amounts of time, and chances are when I'm here, many other volunteers are here for the same reason...and we ALL want to use the internet...and we only have 4 computers! So, that means my time is limited!

Anyhow, the whole past 6 weeks (or more) have been holiday time in Lesotho. All of the kids at my center left back in the beginning of December and they are returning tomorrow -- thank goodness!! I didn't realize how much I miss them!! Also, school starts back up on Tuesday (or Wednesday?), so there will be the daily buzz of students and teachers and parents meetings. Of course the garden workers are there every day, and there is a group of men at the project right now finishing up the other school building. We also have a rotation of men building a pig house, as well as re-modeling the kitchen so some of the older disabled youth have a larger area to live in. My latest activities have involved planning a CPA visit (and possible employment opportunity for the project), setting up an HIV testing day for all the residents of my center, still thinking about that playground, and (on a personal note) teaching myself to play my newly purchased guitar. Pretty soon, thanks to CF Kidd and my mother, I will have MCAT study books and materials, so they will occupy some of my down time as well...I've thought A LOT about my future in the recent past. So just thought I'd update you all. I'll try to do it more often. If anyone would be interested in donating to my playground project for my disabled center, let me know! I know many of you have asked about ways to contribute while I'm here...just an idea...

I think of home quite often, but I am truly having a satisfying experience here in Lesotho. The other day another PCV told me that she could tell my work is satisfying here, and I never verbalized that to her. So it's obviously the truth. But I'll never forget my roots! =)

<3 Am