Wednesday, June 18, 2008

One last look back

As we have precious few days remaining in Uganda I have decided to dedicate my last entry to a collection of sights we found interesting but have as of yet failed to post. So enjoy some of the quirks of the country as well as some shots of our recent activities. Man am I going to miss this place.

A standard street scene of central Kampala.

The Marabou Stork or what I call the Kampala pigeon. These things are everywhere in the city and wherever there are large piles of trash. As you can see they are quite attractive. I have also been told that they are so toxic that even flies refuse to land on them.

An African sunrise.

Fans at a Football (Soccer) match we attended. It was my first experience seeing Soccer-Hooligandom in action. UGANDA CRANES OYE!!

Renee with her favorite African baby Bonita, a daughter to one of the school's secretaries.

And me with my favorite African child Rose, our neighbor, the carpentry teacher David's daughter. Students performing at the Music, Dance and Drama festival the school held recently. They performed traditional music and dance, as well as original compositions developed by both staff and students.

Pink chickens! Some people dye their chickens pink here to prevent eagles and other birds of prey from flying off with them.

Kenneth and I share a romantic moment in Sese Islands.

All I can say is that this has been an incredible experience and I don't really feel ready to leave yet. It is going to be hard leaving our Ugandan friends behind and forgoing our life here for the "real world". Still, I can not imagine that at some point we won't return to Uganda and Kikaaya for a visit or even to volunteer again. It will be nice to see all our fabulous friends in the States again and catch up on life in the good ol' U.S. of A. Getting reacclimated to the latter after half a year in Africa will be an adventure in itself. See everyone soon. Take care.

-B.