2summers - An American in quirky Johannesburg
2summers - An American in quirky Johannesburg

Part 3 of 4: A Swazi Reunion

by | Dec 2, 2010 | Swaziland

We awoke, soggy and groggy, on the morning after the flood (see Part 2). It was still raining. We picked up Zandi, our Swazi colleague from the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, and headed out of town. We were going to see Zanele and her two-year-old...

Final Thoughts on Lesotho

by | Sep 12, 2010 | Lesotho

This trip ended more than a week ago but I still have a few more things to say about it. Driving to Mokhotlong The drive from Maseru to Mokhotlong was about 300 kilometers (168 miles). It took six hours. An hour after leaving Maseru, we reached a police checkpoint....
Horse-riding for Health in Mokhotlong

Horse-riding for Health in Mokhotlong

by | Sep 7, 2010 | Lesotho

Let me back-track and explain the purpose of our trip to Lesotho. Bear with me because this will take time. On a map, Lesotho looks like a small dot in the middle of South Africa. It’s nick-named “the Kingdom in the Sky” and is one of the few places in Africa where it...