Exploring Kamuli

This afternoon Angie and Liz left Kamuli to start their two day journey back to Vermont. They will be traveling from Jinja to Kampala to London to JFK and finally to BTV! This morning Simone got her hair braided and it was quite the adventure. She pulls off the braids very well. Simone and I spent the afternoon touring Kamuli with our trusty tour guide Prossy. She is the sister of Mariam, one of the 52 Kids. We explored local stores and went to a vegetables, meat and fruit market. We stopped at a few fabric stores and were amazed by the variety of designs and rich colors. We met many of Prossy's family members and introduced ourselves in their native language. Our introductions always get quite the reaction- many laughs and surpised looks. One man today said "You are so close to becoming pure." Ha. Later we went to Prossy's house and spent time with her family. We took some family photos and spent time talking with their neighbors (a group of children ages 9 mo. to 8). Franco stopped by to say hello which was a great surpise. Prossy then took us to a restaurant for dinner and we had chicken & chips (french fries) with ketchup- what a treat! It was a spendid day in Kamuli. We feel so lucky to be here in Uganda and are thankful for our time here. Best wishes to Liz and Angie on their travels back to the states.