Blogs from Uganda, Africa - page 133

Village life is amazing...and very busy too. Hmm where do i begin? Well we arrived last monday, so have only been here for 2 weeks, but it feels like a month! Our hut is 200m from the health clinic, which is on the grounds of the FDNC vocational school, which has about 100 students enrolled in tailoring, computing, carpentry, sustainable agriculture, nutrition and even some disability students. So as well as outpatients, i also see teachers and students (lots of headaches and period pains!!) But the outpatients are the most interesting and also challenging. The language barrier is greater than i imagined, but Juliet (the nurse i am working very closely with) does all the interpreting for us. She is a life-saver! My first patient was a suprise for me to see in Africa...an elderly ... read more

Hi Everyone, I just met with the director of the Rukararwe Partnership Workshop for Rural Development. I'm going to work with the organization in Bushenyi, Uganda for four weeks and write my practicum paper on the experience. Here is their website so you can see where I'll be: www.rukararwe.kabissa.org My work will focus on their earth architecture program and reforestation efforts. I'll let you know more in the weeks ahead. Oh, and I just changed my flight plans, I'll be back in Colorado May 13th...this will give me a few extra weeks to prepare for Peace Corps and visit family and friends. So let me know if you'll be around then. Love and miss you all!... read more

This is just a quick entry to share a few photos with you. A couple from the safari and of our new home....Natondome Village! We arrived only yesterday and are feeling at home all ready! Celeste started in the health clinic today, de-worming so many children, and Luke has been planning the purchase of a pushbike and also the planning of the inaugural FDNC Football Cup (soccer)!!!! Thank you for those who have responded in one way or another. We enjoy hearing about home!! Lots of love, Celeste and Luke xx ... read more

Hi Friends! I’m back in Kampala from a whirl-wind tour of western Uganda & Rwanda. Let me first say, the countryside is gorgeous: rolling green hills in every direction. I was looking back through the pictures I took this morning, and they just don’t do justice to the landscape. We started our trip with a stop at the equator in a little town called Masaka. This was a very touristy site; while we were there a group from China were very excited to get their picture taken with Americans! They almost wouldn’t let us leave. Then we drove on to Mbarara where we stayed the night, had some good Ugandan beer and relaxed. The next morning we split in to smaller groups (my class has 23 students!); one group visited a refugee camp, another visited a ... read more

hi everyone- so nothing too exciting to report. i mean being here is an adventure in itself, but really i've just been attending lectures durning the day and hanging out with my host family at night. this weekend my host sister and her cousin took me to Owino Market. it's a fabric and clothing market in the city. it was packed to with people and products. most of the clothes/shoes/bags are second hand and they sit in a pile in front of the vendor and you have to bend down to sort through everything to find what you want. so my sister calls it the "bend over boutique". there are narrow pathways between the vendors so you are literally cheek to cheek with the other shoppers. on sunday my family took me to their church service. ... read more