Time Flies

How is it April already?  Time goes by so fast here I really lose track of the days...sorry its been forever since a blog post, to me I thought it had been about a week.  So, quick picture update: 


1) The weekend after rural homestays we went to visit Bridget at her boarding school because they had a visitation day.  It was a fun 4 hour drive there and back riding in the back with Alex and Megan.  I was really excited to see Jja Jja again.  I dont know if I have introduced her or not, but she is my grandmother who still lives in the village but was at our house because she was sick and needed to be close to Kampala. She is about 86 and a little ball of fire.  I wish we spoke the same language because I'm sure I would have pee-ed my pants laughing with her.  It was great to see Bridget too!  She is definitely growing up fast too. 

Me and Jja Jja

Sisters! 

2) So that was on a Saturday and then on Sunday, Rogers wanted to host all of the USP students for a "tea party".  Little did Megan and I know he meant like fried chicken and samosas, aka a big deal.  But it turned out great and everyone enjoyed it.  Kinda funny seeing that many people at my house though! 

22 Mzungus + 10 Ugandans = 1 Big Party

3) I just love Saturdays, because things like this happen: 

The Boys and Their Girls

:) 

4) Last Thursday the USP students lead community worship which was kind of hilarious because most of us really dislike community worship but it was actually great to have a comm. worship American style.  So we did all of these great songs and then Cody, who was leading asked Caitlyn Black and I to choreograph a dance to one of them... and I said yes, which right after, I wasnt sure why the heck I agreed.  But it turned out GREAT! Caitlyn and I were expecting it to take us hours to come up with something but we finished the whole dance in an hour.  And then, we never even had time to actually practice it and so we just did it up on stage and it was awesome.  I mean Ugandans dont really know/do anything close to ballet or contemporary but it was still awesome and I'm kind of proud of myself for doing it. Then I was interviewed by the school newspaper but I havent seen it come out yet... 

4) IMME had weekend travel to Luwero March 25-27.  Luwero is where the current President Museveni started his bush war to overthrow Obote II.  Basically it was just a place of death for years, and even though its been 26 years since it happened, it is very fresh in everyones minds.  The first place we went was a memorial site for all of the civilians who died in the midst of the guerrilla warfare.  It was just a big mass grave with almost 3000 people, and it was just one of 15 in Luwero.  

We also spent a day at a Compassion site (which I'll have a separate blog post about) and talked to and Anglican Bishop and Catholic Priest about the work they are doing in the area, especially in regards to HIV/AIDS because it is 7% higher than the national average (13%) in Luwero.  

Here is a picture of us with Father Gerrie: such an amazing man!  

Hes also a gentile giant.  The people who look the same height are standing on a step.  This is at his church that we went to on Sunday.  

5) We went on safari last weekend and it was awesome! Ill do a whole blog post about that one too hopefully, but here is a preview: 

He was just hanging out on the side of the road on the way into the park. Nbd. 

As for me, I have 2 hours of class left, an 8 page religion paper, a Luganda final and an discussion on simple living and then my time at UCU is donzo! 

Craziness.  At least I get a lot more down time before Rwanda....