Car Accident

Yep. It happened today. I got in my first car accident. It's really not a complicated story. There are these street kids who "help" you park all over Maseru, trying to get money out of you. And so this one kid, when I refused to give him money, ran in front of the car, and I had to decide whether to hit him or swerve into the parked car next to me. I hit the car. I think I made the right decision...

So we waited for the police to come. They only took an hour and a half. And no, they don't come in a car with flashing lights. They walk down from the police station. They take your statement, then one of the cops does a drawing of the accident. While that was going on, the other cop was asking me all about the States and she gave me a Sesotho name, Palesa, which is apparently really generic here. So I'm holding out for a new one.

Yeah, and now I have to wait to find out what happens with the damages to the other car (which honestly weren't all that extensive. A cracked light cover really was the only thing).

And that's that.