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March, 2004
Megan KellMeg in Lesotho
Megan Kell is a student from Halesworth. Before pursuing a career as a doctor she has decided to take a year out and work in Lesotho in Africa as a volunteer for the Project Trust charity. This is her story...
Family visit: It's been six months in Lesotho for Meg and her family come for a visit...
Maletsunyane Falls.
Maletsunyane Falls.
I thought it was about time I gave you another update on what I’ve been doing as I’ve now been here SIX MONTHS already!!!!!
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A couple of weeks ago, my parents and sister came to visit for a couple of weeks, which was really nice. They spent a night here (immediately falling in love with all the kids!), before we headed into the Lesotho mountains to a place called Semonkong. It is so beautiful there and completely undeveloped, like most of Lesotho.

While there, we did a four-hour pony trek to the Maletsunyane Falls; the highest single drop falls in southern Africa. Having never ridden before, riding over mountains with no helmet was pretty scary for me - but actually it was really fun, and after a couple of hours I’d even learnt to gallop!

Pony trekking in Lesotho
Pony trekking in Lesotho
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Polly (one of my fellow Lesotho volunteers) and I then went for a long river walk. We were told we could just walk along the edge of the river easily, though after a few minutes it was pretty obvious we couldn’t. We kept going anyway as it was actually pretty fun scrambling along the edge of an almost-cliff face. Then unfortunately it started raining and hailing, so by the time we got back (having been escorted by two little Basotho boys) we looked like drowned rats!

After Semonkong we dropped the other three volunteers off in Maseru before travelling down to the Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Game Reserve in Kwa-Zulu Natal.

African Elephants
African Elephants

It was so amazing, just driving into the park took us forever, as we stopped every few hundred metres to see zebras, giraffes, rhinos (it’s apparently one of the best places in the world to see white and black rhinos) and loads of different species of antelope. The next day we did two game drives, one morning, one night, and saw so much game - more giraffes, zebras, rhinos, antelope, plus buffalos, hyenas, wild dogs, a couple of crocodiles, loads of species of birds and a porcupine.

Black Rhino
Black Rhino

Unfortunately we saw no cats. However, on the last day, we were told that we could drive for a couple of hours to see a whole herd of elephants; so we went searching for them. After maybe two or three hours we found them, babies included, and it was absolutely amazing!

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Mathesele.Lesotho
i would like to know how i can get voluteers to help my center of disabled chidren

Nonkie from Cape town
i also grew up en born in Lesotho en im proud to be a mosotho but now i live in cape town but i alway visit my family every December even now im gonna on the 22 of Dec.have a good day.

mampitla from england
i grew up in ty, though now lives in uk, still proud of been a sotho .unfortunately people here do not know lesotho at all, so am trying to tell and advertise my beloved lesotho hopefully with time they will visit and see you guys one day. god bless lesotho and basotho

B.I. Sefako Mapoteng
Hi Meg,i am doing national diploma in V.U.T. and i am happy to see that lesotho is still visible to many people. keep it up guys, that country needs you.Help Basotho children to see their future.

Meg, Leeds
Hi, I'm very happy to se all of the comments left here. I will be returning to Lesotho for 2 months from May to July this year. Kate - I will definitely try to look out for Bill Herbert if I go to Mohale's Hoek. Hannah - if you want to email me on my email address above, I will very happily answer any questions. Meg

Verney Halse
Hi, Jonathan and Armelle are still at the Semonkong Lodge, the Longest abeil in the World is now going done the face of the falls.

hannah
hiya im doing a piece of coursework on life in lesotho for children and i was just wondering if anyone could give me a few facts?

Sal, Devon
I was born and grew up in Lesotho, but now live in UK. Great to see people care about Lesotho as many people don't even seem to know such a place exists. Thank for all the help and support you provide over there, they can raelly do with some. Clad that you find the experience enjoyable too - it's a great country don't you think?

Ron Dalgliesh
I lived in Mohale's Hoek for a few years in the late 1970s and have been trying to reconnect with Bill Herbert whom I believe still lives in the area. If you know him, I would appreciate if you could pass on my email address and ask him to contact me. Thanks a lot.Ron Dalgliesh

Lynda Ireland
I am a past volunteer of Lesotho, Save the Children & o my goodness Josefa has gotten so big since that pic was taken!!

avril pascoe co.durham
my grandaughter is going to lesotho on sunday to work with the children in the orphanage she is with Durham high school for girls there will be 23of them can you give me any advice to pass on please .any thanks

David, Albany NY USA
Physician, I spent 2 months in Mokhotlong this spring getting the HIV clinic up and running at the district hospital. They face a huge uphill struggle, but the nurses are very dedicated.

Kate - Miami
Hello Meg. So glad you are enjoying Lesotho despite the cold winter. I went there for three months in 1969 and stayed for thirty years so beware - it has a way of creeping up on you! I hope you get to visit Mohales Hoek sometime. Find Bill Herbert and tell him I sent you. Khotso, Pula, Nala - Kate Fagalde

Nic, Newcastle
Hi guys, there is a website actually about the Link which we're trying to get out there. The address is http://www.durham-lesotholink.org.uk/ if you want to check it out for yourselves!

T.Mak,Mokhotlong
Thank u for going to tat mountain kingdom of Lesotho. I am doing my FormE at seeiso high school.Help me to further up my studies.

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