African Muzungu

In my first 2 days back in Uganda, I’ve had quite the welcome and re-introduction back into life in Africa. I’ve just been at home so far, unpacking and getting things settled and in order before I jump back into work. There are so many joys and challenges about living in Africa that you mostly just get used to while you’re here. However, leaving and coming back again definitely makes the differences (both great and hard!) clearly apparent again! Such as….. I found out as soon as I got back that our washing machine had been out of commission for quite a while, so naturally I called our ‘fixer.’ And in the most typical African fashion proceded to spend the next 2 days calling him every 2-4 hours to be assured that he was ‘on his way.’ He did finally come…. but after dusk so he couldn’t do any work on it (since we don’t have a light bulb in the laundry room). Here’s hoping he comes back today when power is on (fingers crossed) and with enough time to work on it! I think Umeme (Uga

It's only 24 more hours until I'm on a plane back to Uganda again! I can't believe how fast these 3 months have flown by. Christmas with my family was definitely the highlight of this trip, especially since I wasn't sick for it this year! Christmas has always been a really big deal in my family, and really a magical time since I was young, so it was such a joy to experience it again. Especially watching it through the eyes of my 3 nephews! What I'm looking forward to the most about going back.... Giving out Christmas presents to my loved ones there! Being greeted by my 164 kids at Genesis Giving out more hugs in 1 week than I have in the past 3 months combined (most of my kids want more than one!)  Playing my piano and learning the new music that I got while I was here Driving on the newly paved roads of Mbale...after 1 1/2 years of them being completely torn up!  What I'm not so excited about.... Negotiating another year of rent w