So many stories; So little time

Oli Otya??  Gyendi!!! (Hello, how are you? Good!)

Hello all! I am finally getting to writing about my first week in Uganda. We arrived on Sept 3rd, spent the night at a convent, and finally arrived on campus the evening of the 4th.  Below are a few pictures along with some stories! 

WE MADE IT TO UGANDA. The bus on the way to the convent

Rise and shine. This is the courtyard at the convent that I walked out into. "roughin' it for Jesus" as Dave says. 

Off to UCU. Here we are with all of our luggage. We got a taste of the bumpy roads of Uganda on this trip. I slept through it. 

On our second or third day Amanda, Hannah and I went to get smoothies a the campus canteen.YUM

My favorite part of the day- TEA TIME. Twice a day there is tea time where they have creamy Chi tea or normal black tea-- both with  A LOT of sugar. (I am in the open air dinning hall- not a bad view) 

Another picture of tea time. I think the US needs to take on the practice of tea time. 

My humble abode. Every night I tuck in my mosquito net. If you don't think of it as the barrier between you and something that can make you sick and kill you it is actually quite romantic and cozy. We have four people to a room: two bunks, two wardrobes, and two desks-- leaving not much room for anything else. 

THE THRONE. aka- squatty potty. If you have never used one- you are missing out. It is much like going to the restroom while camping, but this time you have to aim (graphic, yes, but you get my point) 

Story time~ While we are on bathroom talk anyway~ The other day I was in the shower, with NO hot water, and I felt something cling to my heel. my first thought was a hairball ( I live with 15 other girls). I looked down to see something move up my leg- TERROR. Then I realized it was merely a small gecko-- only three inches or so-- CUTE. I proceeded to stick my foot out of the shower to show the other girls. Then put my foot down and he jumped off. It was about eight different emotions packed into two seconds. 

Photo of the dinning center during dinner. This is where we have met many of our friends; done homework; and have eaten a lot of rice and beans. 

Breakfast- consist of bread and tea. We have started bringing peanut butter and jelly to add tot he bread. 

On Monday, some of us went out to eat for lunch. I ordered posho (corn flour made into a mash potato consistency) and goat stew. When the stew came, I had part of the small intestine and something else that was fuzzy/rough consistency. I tried all of it, but ate mostly the broth and the little bit of fleshy meat

Another picture of my goat intestine. This was a new experience for me.

My whole meal. 

You may be wondering if I am doing any school over here in Uganda. The answer is yes. I am hard at work on my online class (Public health nursing) as well as keeping up with the Ped's and OB reading for class that we have on Monday's (more information on that later). We will start clinicals and going into the villages next week.

In my next post I will introduce you to some of the amazing Ugandans I have met!

Want to know anything about what I am doing? make a comment and I will make a blog on it!