From my journal: June 22 Thaba-Tseka Last night, a snow storm swept in. About 1cm or so and gusty winds- I'm amazed at how people here manage in this weather especially those in tin shacks and rustic huts. We awoke this morning to a beautiful winter scene but in Africa of course. On our way to school, I took advantage of a new discovery on my camera that I've owned for 3 years- the panorama function - to capture the beautiful snow covered scenery. ...

We are back from Thaba-Tseka. Sadly, we are abbreviating our time in Lesotho to embark on the next part of our adventure: exploring the world. On Sunday, we leave for South Africa (actually, if we stood on a tall hill in Maseru, we could see it). We spent a wonderful, but short 3 weeks in Thaba-Tseka, the location of our first month. It felt like coming home when we arrived since we knew the town and the people in it. The children were elated to see us. ...

We're back from the mountains...back to in the capital. Today my mother (or my `M`e in Sosotho speak) arrived from Canada. She will spend the next month with us up in Thaba-Tseka (the first place we were here). We are hoping to run a day camp as the students start their winter break next week. Must entertain and educate kids.... Our month in Mahlekefane, better known as the place on the cover of your calendars, was excellent. It was really the image of ...

It certainly has been awhile since we've had the opportunity to communicate outside of Thaba-Tseka. We spent the last 3-4 weeks in a small city of maybe 5-10 000 people. We rent a house from one of the teachers at the school. It's a small tin-roof hut with electric lighting! We have joined the 20th century. It's is quite nice; we get by quite fine. We are now cooking for ourselves which can be a challenge as our foods are not really available there. We make ...