After all the students arrived, orientation, our arrival in Mukono, and more orientation at school, the students who are staying off campus, including myself, piled into multiple vans with all our stuff.
Our driver wound around town dropping people off. There were 4 of us in the car, and one by one we were dropped off with our new Ugandan families.
After the three other students in the van with me were dropped off, we continued through the town, down a busy side street, an on. I kept thinking, "will my home be here?"
We went further and further out. I was impressed with the driver's maneuvering-- the wheels balancing on the dirt road, little cliffs on either side of each wheel... Multiple times the bottom of the car rammed against the ground when a wheel rolled into a pit.
Finally, when the signs of the city were gone, we pulled over in front of a house surrounded by banana trees, and my Ugandan mama came out to greet me with a big hug! Her name is Mama Winfred. I'm to call her mama, but, for the sake of avoiding confusion with my mom, I will call her Mama Winfred.
After meeting Mama Winfred I met Jenni, she is the youngest and the only girl of the family. She is very excited to teach me the ways around the house, cooking, cleaning, laundry, everything. She also kindly warms up water for my bucket shower.
I have two brothers Samula, who is 20, and Joa who is 21. Both are very helpful and very nice.
Joa walks with me to school in the morning and home in the evening. Since I've been here we've made the trip 2.5 times (I'm just about to head home).
(This picture is taken about halfway between my house and school)
On the way to school the majority of the walk is up hill and it takes 50ish minutes. I actually find it quite enjoyable! Yesterday, my second trip there and back, I led the entire way to and from school. Joa even tried to tease and trick me by doubting my decisions to go left or right, but I stuck to my decisions and we made it home!
I'd love to write more but it is 6p here and I must make it home before dark!
Our driver wound around town dropping people off. There were 4 of us in the car, and one by one we were dropped off with our new Ugandan families.
After the three other students in the van with me were dropped off, we continued through the town, down a busy side street, an on. I kept thinking, "will my home be here?"
We went further and further out. I was impressed with the driver's maneuvering-- the wheels balancing on the dirt road, little cliffs on either side of each wheel... Multiple times the bottom of the car rammed against the ground when a wheel rolled into a pit.
Finally, when the signs of the city were gone, we pulled over in front of a house surrounded by banana trees, and my Ugandan mama came out to greet me with a big hug! Her name is Mama Winfred. I'm to call her mama, but, for the sake of avoiding confusion with my mom, I will call her Mama Winfred.
After meeting Mama Winfred I met Jenni, she is the youngest and the only girl of the family. She is very excited to teach me the ways around the house, cooking, cleaning, laundry, everything. She also kindly warms up water for my bucket shower.
I have two brothers Samula, who is 20, and Joa who is 21. Both are very helpful and very nice.
Joa walks with me to school in the morning and home in the evening. Since I've been here we've made the trip 2.5 times (I'm just about to head home).
(This picture is taken about halfway between my house and school)
On the way to school the majority of the walk is up hill and it takes 50ish minutes. I actually find it quite enjoyable! Yesterday, my second trip there and back, I led the entire way to and from school. Joa even tried to tease and trick me by doubting my decisions to go left or right, but I stuck to my decisions and we made it home!
I'd love to write more but it is 6p here and I must make it home before dark!