Well, November turned out to be a surprisingly busy month for me and my organization. We had a week long work shop on marketing and created and business plan as well as a budget for the vegetable production project they are trying to get off the ground. I think it was useful for them, but only time will tell if they actually use any of the information...
I've also been involved with the building of several keyhole gardens, cooking demonstrations to the nursing mothers of nearby communities for cheap and healthy alternatives to traditional Basotho food, and helping the primary school prepare for exams (which took place in the last two weeks.)
The weekends have also been very busy for me; my birthday, Cherry Fest in Ficksburg, South Africa, and Thanksgiving. This entire upcoming week, I’ll be back in my training village in Berea for a week long training called Phase III, where we’ll get training on topics specific to what we’ve found we need for our organizations. I’m definitely excited to see everyone again as well as see my host family!
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| Neighborhood kids! |
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| LOOK AT THE BABY! |
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| View of my part of the village from the top of the hill. Mine's the one with the metal roof! |
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| More of the village from the same hill |
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| Herd boys looking like only herd boys can... |
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| Building a seed bed! |
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| Me helping out! ....I wasn't actually of much use |
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| Building a keyhole garden |
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| Local ECCD and the flag I painted for them |
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| Tractors and farmers in our front yard. They're called the "soldiers of Lesotho". Also random Ntate with a horse. |
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| Pretty sunset. This is the top of the mountain that my village sits on. |
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