Parents, friends, and fellow blog readers,
I have the job of catching all of you up on our weekend adventures. Saturday we spent the morning finishing up the shade garden we have been building at the Leratong community center. Although we did not completely fill up the hole with dirt, we did construct the garden with poles and nets to give the future crops plenty of shade. The second half of the evening was spent in another village but was a little more fun. We made the trip out to Neo’s house. Neo is a fellow Witt student who is originally from Lesotho and has also made this same trip to Lesotho with a previous group. Her parents graciously hosted us and gave us an amazing dinner by a bonfire. A little evening off was just what we needed.
Today was our official day off and we spent the morning on a historic hike. Dr. Rosenberg was our tour guide for the morning and took us up the mountain of Thaba Bosiu. This historic mountain was home to the first grand chief, or King of Lesotho, Moshoeshoe I. He lived there with many of his followers and guarded this mountain through invasions and attacks. The mountain was known as magical and the myth stated that the mountain grew bigger at night because invading forces never could make it up during the night. The myth went further to say that if you took sand from it and put it in a jar that it would disappear the next day. Dr. Rosenberg went on to tell us many other stories about the mountain and you could almost feel the significance that this mountain held. We also saw the houses of Moshoeshoe I and the royal cemetery.
Our afternoon was a nice relaxing afternoon and we’re about to have a nice bonfire. So as much as i would like to continue sharing out experiences with you, I have s'mores to eat!
Thanks for checking in on us everyday
-Kelsey F.