Written on 12/26/14 at 5:55 PM
My last week at site was kind of nuts. We finished practice
teaching, said our goodbyes to our host families and swore in as official
volunteers at a ceremony that was filmed for TV. I actually just met a man who
said “I saw you guys on TV, but I never thought I’d actually meet one of you.”
One of the many times that being a Peace Corps volunteer in a country as small
and well-connected as Lesotho has made me feel like a celebrity.
So yeah. I miss my host family in Ha Ramonyaloe a lot, but
I’ll see them again in March when we all reconvene for a week to check in. Here’s
some photos from the going away braii (barbeque) that my fam had for me:
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| Once I put the seshoeshoe on, everyone wanted a picture. Here I am with my 'M'e, some host sibs (Mantsale wth the locks, Mphonyane on the far right and Litakom on my other side) and some neighbors. |
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| Ausi Suzan and Kabello join the fun |
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| Tlu tle san and Monyane chillin' in the back of the truck. As we do. |
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| Kb and Kabello. There was famu (the traditional music here) blasting out of the truck all afternoon and night. |
And here's some photos from swearing in, which proved to be a more emotional ceremony than I expected, but just as beautiful.
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| Neel, our resident American Masotho, and Brittany, whose Seshoeshoe came with a cape. |
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| Our beautiful LCF's (Language and Cultural facilitators) and teaching observers. |
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| Hillary and I and our wonderful observers! |
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| 'M'e Malineo, the Peace Corps OG. |
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| I'm getting this one printed and framed stat. Brittany, me and Thabo. |
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The fam.
Khotso, ya'll. |
Hey Niecey
ReplyDeletegreat to finally catch up with you blogistically-speaking. Glad you have a good teaching setting and a great attitude. I've got a stomach flu so I finally have a little time to write. So...first question: translate "khotso"? It's also the name of your friend? I can't wait to hear Sesotho. Just for fun, I translated your blog into Sesotho...couldn't understand a dang thing, go figure. I also wouldn't hang my hat on google translations either, jus sayin.
So, boys are good. Emilio will be in a play in the Spring. he will have a small part but it is an important NM play. It really tells a universal story for chicano N. Mexicans. I'm glad he'll be a part of it.
Danilo has gone through 9 girlfriends this year....and is finally slowing down (yes!). Very involved in Nat. Society of Black Engineers - it's been a lifesaver.
Cesar & me -good but tired. Might be making an addition on house. Can I email you?
take care
always good to read your incredible writing!
love
Tia Juana