"I am working on a primary school. Our task at the beginning of the week was to paint the interior of four classrooms. We are now at the end of our third day and have completed or nearly completed all the four classrooms. At the beginning of the week this task seemed unachievable, but due to all the hard work from the City and Royston students and teachers and the Malealea students this goal has been achieved. The communication between the two different communities has become very good. If you walked into the room you would not think we had only known each other for five days." EMMA | "The first time we discussed what the children wanted on the walls their faces lit up and we were given things like animals, trees, houses and people." | | Kerry |
"When we had a tour around the village of Malealea it made me realise that the lives the people have is drastically different immediately outside the confines of the lodge."
WILLIAM Posters and murals "Lately, I have been working in the library alongside some of the Malealea students. We have been working on sorting donated books, making posters on encouraging people to read and to be aware of AIDS and HIV. Also, we have been decorating bookshelves for the primary schools. We have nearly completed these tasks due to all our efforts we have put in. It has been so fun, interesting learning about their culture and a pleasure to get to know the Besotho people." REANNE "We went around the village of Malealea led by a guide. All the young children came up to us and started walking alongside us. We saw how Besotho beer was made and I even drank some Besotho wine (but only a tiny bit!). We went in a Rondavel and saw just how little living space the people have. This made me realise how lucky we are. We saw children making popcorn over a fire, it smelled really good. The kids all had home made toys made from bit of wire. They seemed really happy with these toys this made me realise we should appreciate what we have more than what we do." ALEX "On our tour of Malealea we learnt about how Besotho people live. They have very little but is amazing to see them still smiling and sticking together inside their communities. It is very good talking to our Besotho friends. They are very interesting and kind people I even got to meet my pen pall which is brilliant." EMILY "Always work harder than yesterday"
 | | Eating dinner together in Malealea. |
"My job at Malealea is to paint murals on the walls of Malealea High School. The first time we discussed what the children wanted on the walls their faces lit up and we were given things like animals, trees, houses and people. As we started work it made me happy to see the smiles on their faces as they worked. It is a pleasure to see other people getting on really well with each other and I feel more comfortable talking to everyone as we work." KERRY "Today I started to paint my mural. The Besotho children were eager to help us out and get their hands dirty. I was amazed by how neatly they painted the pictures and how they never went over the lines. I really enjoyed today, I am proud and I feel good that I have contributed some of my skills to help the community of Malealea." MEGAN "Working to improve a building doesn't sound like a spectacular thing but when you are working together with fantastic people the feeling is indescribable. I have been inspired by the friendly attitude to always work harder than yesterday. For me working at the Primary School has been more than rewarding. I think that the effort the five Besotho students have put in has been amazing. They don't get paid hourly, but do it for their education to improve from them they have changed my view on the important things in life. At the end of my work at the school it won't just change the image but the quality of the friendships with the Besotho people." CHARLOTTE | 
