I have, a few times over the past two or three weeks, attempted to get a box at the local post office. This is important both because many people (thousands) have expressed interest in sending me care packages and also because I recently received my match for the Worldwise schools program.
However, the post office has been closed each time I've gone. Occasionally, there's a woman lying on a blanket out front who tells me that the post office will be closed until next week. Or the week after that, she's not sure.
Today I went to the post office. It was closed in the sense that there were no staff there, but open in the sense that the front door was propped wide open with a brick. I had a fun time performing an impromptu one-man show inside the post office, depicting to myself what might happen if I could actually rent out a box. Here's the stage!
But the good news is that once I do get a box, they will be easily accessible outside.
However, the post office has been closed each time I've gone. Occasionally, there's a woman lying on a blanket out front who tells me that the post office will be closed until next week. Or the week after that, she's not sure.
Today I went to the post office. It was closed in the sense that there were no staff there, but open in the sense that the front door was propped wide open with a brick. I had a fun time performing an impromptu one-man show inside the post office, depicting to myself what might happen if I could actually rent out a box. Here's the stage!
But the good news is that once I do get a box, they will be easily accessible outside.
Also, could one of the many Sesotho experts who read my blog (I know you're out there!) provide us with a translation of this notice which I believe pertains to P.O. boxes?
Well, I suppose that's enough pictures of an abandoned post office (if it's not, please contact me for more pictures of abandoned post offices).
In other news, before coming to Lesotho I signed up with World Wise Schools, a program that pairs Peace Corps Volunteers with U. S. teachers in order to promote cross-cultural learning. I did not put down any regional preference, so I was very surprised to get a match less than a quarter of a mile from my childhood home. I will be working with Mrs. Susan Thompson and her students at The Winston School, and am very excited to begin corresponding with them via post.
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