Lumela Lesotho

these are the tales of a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer that served in Lesotho, Southern Africa THIS BLOG DOES NOT REFLECT THE VIEWS OF THE US PEACE CORPS or THE US GOVERNMENT,

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First Christmas home since 2012 #merrychristmas #merrittchristmas #actuallyhomefortheholidays

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Way too happy to be home for the holidays #merrychristmas #merrittchristmas #themerrittsons #christmascardworthy

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From east coast to west coast or the mountains to the beach, glad we'll always be there for each other @ciarjryan #SanDiego #collegeroomies #bestfriendreunion

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I've thoroughly enjoyed my San Diego Christmas with these two lovable souls @ciarjryan @alexdoesnthaveinstagram #SanDiego #Christmas #homefortheholidays #coronadobeach

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Solid evening of craft brews with this stud to celebrate my first day back home #PostCOStrip #SanDiego #realbeer

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Back on US soil! West Coast, let's see what you got! #PostCOStrip #LAX #SanDiego #Seattle #15hrsofjetlag #travel #landofthefree

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Homeward bound at last @ciarjryan @laurenatrani #COStrip #helloamerica #SanDiego #travel #endofmywanderlust #RPCVstatus #officiallyunemployed

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One last sunset on the beach to conclude a memorable day and unremarkable COS trip through SE Asia. Until next time, Indonesia! See you tomorrow, America! #sunset #Java #Indonesia #Asia #COStrip #travel #wanderlust

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Such a unique experience tubbing through caves, passing under hundreds of bats, and seeing our beautiful world from a new perspective #Java #Indonesia #Asia #COStrip #travel #nature #caves

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Spent the afternoon floating through caves in pristine, clear water #Indonesia #Java #Asia #COStrip

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Here's the entire waterfall. Much more badass and majestic #Indonesia #Java #waterfalls #Asia #COStrip

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Living up my last day in Indonesia #waterfalls #Java #Indonesia #Asia #COStrip #nature

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Crossed the final temple off our list today! Borobudur is the world's largest Buddhist temple located outside of Yogyakarta, Java #BorobudurTemple #Indonesia #Java #Asia #COStrip

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Forget about the Benjamins, I'm all about the HUNDRED THOUSAND BILL (only about $7) #waitreally #yesimserious #Indonesia #foreigncurrency #monopolymoney

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That moment when you can't hike a volcano because it decided to erupt today... just gonna have to find another one #MtBromo #Java #Indonesia #Asia #COStrip

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What you're looking at is 90kg of raw sulfur. Miners harvest the sulfur in treacherous conditions as they carrying these baskets out of Ijen's crater and slowly make their way down the steep, rocky path... twice a day. And it's all for mere chump change (around $5 per kilo) I got the chance to meet a miner who has been doing this work everyday for the past 13 years. #mylifeiswaytooeasy #icanteven #KawahIjen #MtIjen #Java #Indonesia #Asia

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The burning sulfer ignites to create the "blue, flamed, lava" for which Kawah Ijen is famous for. I managed to get mere feet before the engulfing flames for an experience I will never forget. #KawahIjen #MtIjen #Java #Indonesia #Asia #COStrip #travel #probablyshouldnthavedonethat #sorrymom