I'm at the VOLSET office in Ntenjeru which has power so I can charge the laptop battery and post more photos. Above is a picture of my room at the dorm the sign to the dorm on the village road and the way I'm appeasing my sweet tooth- Family Biscuits Uganda. Zach and Festus burst out laughing when I asked if there was ice cream in the village. Below is the Kampala - Nairobi road in Mukono Town and the kitchen at the VOLSET dorm. The students who live at the dorm get breakfast and lunch at school but fend for themselves at dinner- some are as young as 8 or 9 but they seem to manage just fine. They also do their own laundry and haul their water from the creek. Before dawn I saw one of the girls proceeding to school with an immaculate uniform and her books balanced on her head.
Your pictures are great! And I really enjoy hearing your narrative about VOLSET and the students and your teaching and prospective teaching assignments. Do I see several pairs of shoes in your room? Kidding!
ReplyDeleteKeep writing! Isn't it a trip that communication can be this easy (no matter how hard it really is for you)? Amazing. The Cape Cod-Mukono connection. Nothing is going on here.
OK here are some questions- what do you drink? Will you do any cooking, or are you already? And how do you get around to places outside of Mukono? Bye for now,
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Sounds like email is not an option for you right now so....here it goes. great to read your news. so much of it reminds me of my recent trip to Indonesia (which by the way was fantastic). amazing to get that "outside the US and generally western world" perspective uh? Can't wait to share stories
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