This week I am: Dealing with the flurry of emails about the Maseru Players Company – an amateur theatre group I established with 3 other friends last month. We are holding auditions for our first production – “Little Shop of Horrors” – on Saturday. Do any of us have theatre experience? No, but that’s what [...]
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So many exciting things going on
Posted in Everyday Life on 25/04/2012 | Leave a Comment »
Looking forward to winter
Posted in Everyday Life on 19/03/2012 | Leave a Comment »
Winter is definitely on its way in the southern hemisphere. The days are getting noticeably shorter and the mornings/evenings just a bit cool. As I walked into work the other morning I thought, “Oooh, I can’t wait to start having oatmeal for breakfast again.” Here are some other things I am looking forward to about [...]
Celebrating another Peace Corps anniversary
Posted in Everyday Life on 15/03/2012 | Leave a Comment »
Earlier this week I shared on Facebook that I used the word Savingram for the first time since I left Botswana. A Savingram is basically a memo that is sent to someone outside the organization. Maybe it’s an inter-government thing? I’m not entirely clear. In this case I was writing a “memo” effectively from the [...]
My specialties
Posted in Everyday Life on 13/03/2012 | 1 Comment »
I do not have dreams of being on Iron Chef or even just a serious foodie. In fact most days my culinary skills max out at boiling water or popping popcorn. However, I like to think that if I put my mind to it that I can pull off almost anything and follow a recipe. [...]
Bokong to Ts’ehlenyane Hike
Posted in Everyday Life on 17/02/2012 | Leave a Comment »
For those of you who are not on Facebook I wanted to share the link to pictures from my adventures last weekend hiking from Bokong Nature Reserve to Ts’ehlenyane National Park. Have I mentioned before that this is my most favorite time of year in Lesotho? The rain makes everything look better. Not to mention [...]
Songs that remind me of college debate
Posted in Everyday Life on 27/11/2011 | 3 Comments »
Nerd alert: I was on the debate team in college, and I’m still proud of it. I learned so much through participating and I credit the skills I learned with a lot of my professional success. It is questionable whether I would have made it through college without debate to keep me motivated. I went [...]
Remembering August 8th
Posted in Everyday Life on 08/08/2011 | 1 Comment »
Monday’s tend to be a high-volume day for signing documents for me. Most of my team starts the week in the office and there are always several requests for me to review and approve before they head to the field. Last week I commented on Facebook that I have to look at my watch for [...]
AfriSki Report by the Number
Posted in Everyday Life on 27/06/2011 | 1 Comment »
Number of pairs of socks, pairs of pants, shirts and jackets worn by me: 2 each High temperature for the day (with windchill): -15 degrees Celsius Total for half-day equipment rental and half-day ski pass: $67 Number of times it took me to successfully use the J-Bar: 3 Number of times I fell during my [...]
3 Things Right Now
Posted in Everyday Life on 21/06/2011 | Leave a Comment »
I am going to Afriski this weekend with a big group of friends from Maseru. Most of us are going for the novelty factor, but I’m nervous because it has been YEARS since I’ve been on skis. Plus they use a T-Bar, which I’ve never used before. Will report back on how the adventure goes, [...]
This is for my sister
Posted in Everyday Life on 03/06/2011 | 3 Comments »
When my sister, Allison, and I traveled together we had many discussions about photography, scrapbooking and all-things crafty. She said that I should share some of my digital scrapbook layouts on my blog. I told her I was afraid of outing myself as a gigantic nerd … … I know, I’m too late. So, I [...]
