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Sounds of Village Life

October 4, 2010

Juliana Fulton - America Peace Corps volunteerMy village has a kind of rhythm and sound that has begun to sound and feel like home.  It is made up of cowbells, distant women singing, children shouting and crying, dogs barking, sheep bleating, metal pots clanking and sometimes an unusual birdsong.

It might be because my village is on a steep hillside facing a mountain, but all the noises echo off the mountains and blur into a type of music.  It’s always changing and make the village feel alive.  At dusk when everything is settling down it seems beautiful and peaceful.  About half an hour after dark all the noises stop except for some insects.

It is an eerie quiet and makes me miss the village sounds until half an hour before dawn when it all starts back up again, usually children right outside my door shouting my name, then I wish I could turn it back off.

Morning in a Lesotho village

Beautiful Clear morning in Lesotho (Photo: Juliana Fulton)

The contents of this article are mine personally and do not reflect any position of the U.S. Government or the Peace Corps.

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