I had the most amazing visit to Uganda. I took over 2,200 photographs so this is just a small sampling :) I miss the heat, the fresh fruit, the music but most of all the people. I can't wait to return to Kamuli!...
Friday, January 22, 2010
Monday, January 18, 2010
Jinja + The Journey Home
Right now John, Rita, Simone and I are staying at Two Friends B&B in Jinja (which has a superb internet connection!). This morning we picked up Rita from her grandmother's house and are bringing her all the way to Kampala for boarding school. We spent the afternoon walking around Jinja. The town is much larger than Kamuli and we have seen many white (mzungu) tourists. Yesterday Simone, Kaiso and I taught 15 kids a school lesson. Together we created a solution tree that tackled many of the...
Friday, January 15, 2010
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...
Thursday, January 14, 2010
52 Kids Celebration
This afternoon we celebrated all the work the 52 Kids Foundation has accomplished. When we drove up to Tony and George's house we were greeted by a couple hundred smiling faces. They were drumming and cheering for us. It was amazing to feel so welcomed. The kids were all in their pink and purple schools uniforms and looked adorable as always. We sat down and then the show began. The drummers and dancers were phenomenal and were dressed in feathers, grass skirts and vibrant African fabric....
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Common Phrases!
We have all been learning some common phrases so that we are able to better communicate with the people we meet. You will often hear "Osibyotya"-How are you? You reply by saying "Bulungi"- fine. Thank you is "Webale." Ok= "Kale" If you want to refer to someone as beautiful you would say "Oli mulungi." Another thing we have learned is that people do not eat at the same times as we do in the states. Breakfast is served around 10am, lunch is served around 2pm and dinner can be anywhere from 10pm...
Jambo from Kamuli
Simone, John & I arrived in Kamuli on the 9th. Since then we have done a variety of activities including: going to a Catholic mass, writing pen pal letters with the 52 kids, taking traditional dance lessons, learning the native language and we just completed a home stay. We are having an incredible trip! The people here are very kind and have warmly welcomed us into their community and culture. We have been sampling native foods such as jackfruit and kasava. As well as local delicious...
Saturday, January 9, 2010
Soccer in Kamuli
We just played soccer with the kids at a local primary school and had so much fun! Liz and I were team captains and got to each have a team to play with. My team won 3-0! Right now, we are back at the dormitory enjoying a fanta and waiting to begin the health assessments of the 52 kids this afternoon. John is arriving today so we are all looking forward to seeing him.Yesterday liz and I visited the Kamuli district hospital in the morning and got a tour from Ms. Monica who is the head of the nurses....
Thursday, January 7, 2010
kamuli day 1
Hi everyone! Liz and I are finally in Kamuli and so excited to be here! It took us a few days because we got held up on our travels, but it only made us more excited to get here. We stayed in Kampala for one night then took the public transport here to Kamuli last night and got in around 8. (We have been so exhausted after traveling for almost one whole week to get here!)Today, we walked around a lot of Kamuli with Frank, Franco and Mosas and met a lot of people. We spent some time in Franco's village...
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