Hey Everyone!
All is well. I can't tell you enough how thankful I am for your prayers, letters and support- each day I am encouraged when I think of all of you. Eventually I hope to write stories and thoughts, but for now I think I will just take you through a typical day. I wrote 'Everyday an Adventure' as the title for this post not to present a false utopia of glorious excitement every waking second, but rather to share the mindset that many of my classmates and I have tried (not always successfully) to adopt- that being, that all things are to be looked at as adventure- including inconveinences.
The roosters begin crowing around 6 and my alarm goes off 45 minutes later. After tea and a piece of sweet bread I begin my 35 minute walk to school. The morning is cool and great for walking. I pass lots of small shops sellling food and clothing and try to avoid boda bodas (the town motorcycle 'taxis') while crossing the streets. I spend everyday at school from about 8 in the morning until 6:30 at night so that I only have to make the walk two times a day. I am really excited about my classes- 2 taught by Ugandan professors and 3 taught by Americans. I have chapel every Tuesday and Thursday, tea time at ten every morning and lunch at one. After lunch, more classes and homework- some journaling and hopefully the occasional blog post :). I begin my walk home between 6 and 6:30 occasionally stopping to buy a snack from one of the street vendors. At home I am greeted by two smiling girls (ages 2 and 3) who love to laugh and find enjoyment in the smallest things. They are continually teaching me. A cup of chai and a cup of porridge is consumed sometime in the first hour of arriving home. There are always household chores to be done, dishes to wash, children to look after, meals to cook, etc. The evening consists of homework, journaling and a bath- my Uganda mom is very insistent that I bathe :) Supper is eaten sometime between 10 and 11. I actually had already gone to bed the first night because I wasn't aware of the late meal and so they came and woke me up for dinner :) After dinner, its prayer time and then straight to bed- falling asleep under my misquito net.
Of course, each day is unique, but this is a good picture of my average day in Mukono.
The late meal would be hard to get used to especially when the rooster crows at 6am.
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