Village life is controlled by basic agricultural tasks, with heavy responsibilities falling on women. Craftwork is still practiced in the villages and includes pottery and grassweaving and the walls of houses are often elaborately decorated. Herders still play a orthodox instrument called the letsiba, and dances such as the “gum-boot dance” and the lefela demonstrate the determine of migrant labour on orthodox forms of cultural expression.Urban life is a blend of orthodox and Western culture. In Maseru there are shops and markets that offer regional crafts and goods, as there are modern and Western hotels, restaurants, and nightclubs; many of these were either burned or damaged by looting following the general election in 1998. Its location makes it an ideal starting point for those trekking on foot or by pony in the highlands.