I have officially lived in Uganda for over a year. WEIRD! This blog should reflect on everything I’ve learned in the past year, how I’ve changed, and the wisdom I’ve acquired… not going to happen. End of term All I have to say about the end of the term is grading sucks. I always mark [...]
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Three weeks into the term, five more to go before exams! I had my first practical with my Senior 1′s they behaved so well, I could shed a tear of joy – nothing broke and no one was injured, yay! There are 180 girls in S1, so I divided them into 6 groups, meaning I [...]
Back to the grind in Uganda! I was welcomed back to country with a string of occupied hotels and transportation mishaps (“pardon me sir, I cannot fix an engine”). Needless to say my trip up to the North was an adventure. When I stumbled into Rachel’s house with all 70 lbs of my luggage I [...]
My vacation was sublime – I can’t express how much I enjoyed spending time with my family and friends. Whether my friends/family are working 9-5, getting their masters, planning future adventures, living abroad, preparing for their PC service, or daydreaming, I can’t help be excited for them. 2012 is going to be a great year! [...]
In a nutshell the event went very well! 39 people ran and a bunch of people came to the health fair. We had 7 booths in the health fair – effective communication/healthy relationships/coping, afripads, HIV/AIDS is what?, HIV/AIDS quiz, STDs and sexual health, prevention, and condom demonstration. PCVs Liz, Nik, Rach, Stella, Allie, Rashinda, Mary, [...]
Another month has passed, and time continues to melt away. This month has proved to be busier than others with the term ending, Thanksgiving, planning a WAD event, and trying to get in shape for Elgon, amongst other things. The term wrapped up well. Marking took an unnaturally long time, as usual, but I finished [...]
Teaching is going well this term. I had my first biology practical with the girls and they were super excited… like, CRAZY excited, which was really neat. At the end of the practical the girls wanted to eat the fruit (it was a fruit practical). I’m sorry but I couldn’t in good conscious let them [...]
Once upon a time there was a PCV princess. She lived in a tropical paradise, where the mangoes are plentiful and birds sing enchanting songs to you in the morning. This magical land was called Ugandalon. One day the princess was walking home from her local village and encountered a persistent bug. Usually the princess [...]
Post topic: top 3 things that totally irk me about Uganda; and on the contrary, 3 of my favorite things. Things that irk me 1. Ugandan-Style Driving. I am almost desensitized to the fact that absolutely no one in this country knows how to drive; rear view mirrors don’t point where they’re supposed to, blinkers [...]
So I haven’t posted anything in a while, but it’s all good because Chel and Unc took care of that for me! I’ve been up to quite a bit since their departure, but before I start babbling I’ll briefly recap their visit. First I must say there it was absolutely wonderful to see my twin [...]
Written by Doug Demko (Unc) It was midnight in a London hotel room before I bothered to look at the Uganda travel guide to prepare for our trip, which was to begin the next day around noon, when I was picking up Michelle at the airport. After three days in London I was tired and [...]
Written by Michelle Uganda is commonly known as ‘the heart of Africa’, but before coming here I was thinking it should more appropriately be called the armpit of Africa. I had formed several negative ideas about this area months before coming.. like it’s poor, dirty, and dumb. Clearly, this is one of the main reasons [...]
For the past week Chel, Unc, and I have been gallivanting around the country, our first stop was Murchison Falls. Murchison Falls National Park The Falls The falls are awesome. We hiked to the bottom in the late afternoon – it was SUPER hot. We didn’t feel that nice refreshing Nile breeze until we were [...]
This week i wrapped up my first term of teaching abroad, woohoo – four more to go! This term is ending two weeks early because my school can’t afford to buy food to feed the girls; times are rough in East Africa, espeically Uganda. I have nothing to update and no interesting news to report, [...]
Sorry I haven’t posted much this month but I find my life mundane – I don’t ride a giraffe to work or have a monkey butler, life is pretty ordinary. Actually, sometimes I even forget I live in Africa, well until I wake up with my mosquito net only covering my face meaning I have [...]
Two more weeks of teaching have passed. Not many interesting things have happened since my last post. Last week I ended up teaching one lesson because Thursday was a holiday and the time table changed. Who changes the time table three weeks into the term?! Teaching has been going well for the most part, with [...]
Most of my friends and family know that I’m a bit of a health freak. When I stay with my parents we only eat fruits, vegetables, whole wheat pasta, and brown rice. As one might expect my diet has drastically changed now that I live in Africa. Part of the reason is because of availability. [...]
Warning: this post is extremely boring. Today I attended my first ugandan staff meeting! You know that classic scene in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off when the teacher is calling roll and he keeps saying bueller…bueller….? Yeah, well that’s kind of what the ENTIRE meeting was like. I don’t mean to say someone called roll for [...]
Every morning I wake up, I don’t put on make up; (sorry, Aretha) however, I do clean my house! Everyday I manage to find a spider creepily lurking in a dark corner, but I’m convinced that if I keep cleaning they will give up and leave. There is one rule in my house, if you’re [...]
VICTORY! The day after my horrific cleaning experience I walked into my house and was pleasantly surprised because the spider webs were gone! THANKALLAH! Sister informed me that guests were coming that day, so regardless of the condition of my house I’d be living in there starting that night. Knowing that, I got right to [...]
Over two weeks after swearing in I made it to site. I don’t know why I was so eager to arrive because I almost instantly became bored. Yesterday I received news that I could move into my house today, two days earlier than planned! For the past two nights I’ve been staying in the guesthouse, [...]
Saturday morning we left for Kanungu, the grooms hometown. We piled into a matatu and drove on the worst road I have ever seen for over two hours. The road was narrow, steep, curvy, uneven, and there were big ass rocks all over the place. The driver didn’t seem to mind; we literally got airborne [...]
Yesterday I attended my first Ugandan introduction and give away ceremony – definitely one of the coolest cultural events I’ve ever experienced. I’d like to begin this post with a (one question) quiz. What music is played before a Ugandan introduction ceremony? A) Traditional Ugandan music B) Elevator music C) Hokey American Country music If [...]
The day finally came, April 21, 2011 my training class swore in as volunteers, yay! The ten weeks of training lasted half an eternity, but it’s all good. April 22 we all split up and went our separate ways to our sites. I made plans to go to Rukungiri in the south west with my [...]
So training is officially over with. On Saturday we had a Homestay Thank you event. I said goodbye to my wonderful family and it was sad, but I’ll be back to visit them in three months for IST and once I’ve settled in at home they are coming to visit! Currently the trainees are posted [...]
Day 1 Rachel and I took the posta bus. Best decision ever. It took a long time to get to Kimdini because they stopped to deliver mail, but the bus was much nicer and it actually left on time. When we reached Kimdini we taxied to our final destinations. At one of the stops I [...]
This past Friday PCVs, PCTs, and PC Staff celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Peace Corps with various service activities at St. Gyavira Primary School (water sanitation, waste management, tree planting, life skills, physical education, classroom paining, and a peace mural). I worked with the life skills group; we played different games with the kids. [...]
Day 1: Stella and I left Kitiko at 7:30 a.m. to meet the rest of the group at Lweza. We taxied from Lweza to Kampa and rolled in just before 9. The bus for lira was supposed to leave at 9 but ended up leaving at 10. We stopped twice because apparently there was a [...]
(28 February 2011) My homestay is really nice! I have running water, electricity, a toilet, and a refrigerator. Also my family has a garden and chickens! Their house is lovely, it sits on a hill that looks over Lweza and Kajjansi. MY family is great and I love their company! They speak Acholi which is [...]
(19 February 2011) We had 3 Luganda language sessions this week to prepare us for our homestays. If everything goes well with the election we will be out of Lweza and in our homestays in one week! I have been using my Luganda as much as I can with the staff and locals outside of [...]
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