Isaac Maleafie - always smiling! Elena and Me' in Butha-Buthe
I’ve only had little access to the internet for the past few weeks so here are all my blogs – been savin’ them!
While in Lesotho I have had the chance to meet some really great people. The first was Father Tim. He’s the parish priest here in the mission and he’s Irish. He’s tried to practice his Irish with me but I’m not the right person and we end up talking pigeon bla!
I seem to spend my Fridays in TY (a village about 10miles away) with 7 Welsh teachers who have become my rock(‘s). They have been here since January and know a lot more about the place – they also have some great Basotho friends who I bump into all the time and it makes me feel at home. They throw excellent parties and try to see as much of the country as they can, so I tag along. With seven of them it’s an easy group and I don’t feel like I’m intruding. We’ve planned to go to Durban in two week as we have the Thursday and Friday of school. This will be their final weekend away because they start to head back to the UK in June – I don’t know what I’ll do with out them, Sob!
My third alloy here is an Italian volunteer, Elena. She lives next door and we have dinner together most nights as there’s not much else to do. As I’m not the best cook we have one bad dinner and one amazing feed (when Elena cooks!) She went home the first month I was here and brought back loads of great food – She even made pizza one night! She lives with a Basotho girl, Moliehi, and between them they are my new family. Elena’s very involved in the mission and knows all the gossip! The three of us we have probably analyzed everyone here!
In school my principal Ntate Isaac is a gentleman and treats me so well. All the teachers are good fun and talk in English when I’m around but let me zone out for a bit everyday while they chat in Sesotho (I’m coming along really slowly with the whole learning the language thing!)
Dee, the Irish ambassador’s wife, is my salvation when I need to get back to Irish reality. She lives in Maseru and cooks the finest Irish fry’s (with Lesotho products) after a night out! Dee knows all the Irish community in Lesotho and all the best places to have a drink! Her husband is a wonderful man and so interesting.
I also teach a group of Boys English on Sundays. I say boys but most of them are older then me, as they were once herd boys and started school very late. It has taken them a few weeks to get used to me but now they get my sarcasm and get there Basotho sense of humor….were getting on very well. They are really intelligent guys that are overly willing to learn!
While I’m talking about new friends I feel lonely for my friends. I hope you know I’m missing you a LOT!
While in Lesotho I have had the chance to meet some really great people. The first was Father Tim. He’s the parish priest here in the mission and he’s Irish. He’s tried to practice his Irish with me but I’m not the right person and we end up talking pigeon bla!
I seem to spend my Fridays in TY (a village about 10miles away) with 7 Welsh teachers who have become my rock(‘s). They have been here since January and know a lot more about the place – they also have some great Basotho friends who I bump into all the time and it makes me feel at home. They throw excellent parties and try to see as much of the country as they can, so I tag along. With seven of them it’s an easy group and I don’t feel like I’m intruding. We’ve planned to go to Durban in two week as we have the Thursday and Friday of school. This will be their final weekend away because they start to head back to the UK in June – I don’t know what I’ll do with out them, Sob!
My third alloy here is an Italian volunteer, Elena. She lives next door and we have dinner together most nights as there’s not much else to do. As I’m not the best cook we have one bad dinner and one amazing feed (when Elena cooks!) She went home the first month I was here and brought back loads of great food – She even made pizza one night! She lives with a Basotho girl, Moliehi, and between them they are my new family. Elena’s very involved in the mission and knows all the gossip! The three of us we have probably analyzed everyone here!
In school my principal Ntate Isaac is a gentleman and treats me so well. All the teachers are good fun and talk in English when I’m around but let me zone out for a bit everyday while they chat in Sesotho (I’m coming along really slowly with the whole learning the language thing!)
Dee, the Irish ambassador’s wife, is my salvation when I need to get back to Irish reality. She lives in Maseru and cooks the finest Irish fry’s (with Lesotho products) after a night out! Dee knows all the Irish community in Lesotho and all the best places to have a drink! Her husband is a wonderful man and so interesting.
I also teach a group of Boys English on Sundays. I say boys but most of them are older then me, as they were once herd boys and started school very late. It has taken them a few weeks to get used to me but now they get my sarcasm and get there Basotho sense of humor….were getting on very well. They are really intelligent guys that are overly willing to learn!
While I’m talking about new friends I feel lonely for my friends. I hope you know I’m missing you a LOT!
3 comments:
Hey Coll!!
Me and mom wer just sayin how well u rite!U luk so gud in all d pictures 2..ur hair is way longer!
We all miss u loads 2..only 7 weeks and 1 day YAY!!!
From the 1 and only, amy maria mozzerella xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I miss you soooooo much!!! Feel like crying!!! Glad to see you're getting on soo well, pictures are lovely
Hi Col,
You are amazing. I am so glad you are getting on well. I love the photographs those sundays really paid off. we all miss you lots especially ellie.
Love ya lots,
Lin
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