My Cutie

So, I had several people ask me if I would be bringing children home with me. I wanted to pack this girl in my suitcase. She was soooo dang cute and loving. The first time she saw me, she came up and grabbed my hand and wouldn't let go. She loved being picked up and given attention. Although there are several kids I still want to help, I can not stop thinking about this little one.

P7 Class

These are the girls of the P7 class. They just finished their final examinations, so they are ready to move on to secondary school. Secondary school is very expensive, so many of them rely on sponsors to support them through school. If anyone is interested in donating, many of these kids could use sponsorship. Without the money to pay for school, they will most-likely stay at home, get married, and start having children.

Robina

This girl is one of my favorites. Her name is Robina, she's 14 and an orphan. She helps out a ton around the school. She works very hard, is very bright, capable, and well-grounded. She wants to be a pilot. She has everything it takes to be successful (oh, except the money to go on to school, or connections to get a job in the field). Robina is lucky enough to have sponsorship (for now) from a previous volunteer, but there are several others that could use help.

Old Friends

I love this picture. The lady on the left is Liz's mom--she's a really great lady. Who, although I can't communicate directly with her, is quite funny! She's always making people laugh. Here she is visiting a long-time friend. They are sitting on the ground outside her friend's mud hut.

Friends

Here is a picture of 2 friends. The boys on the left is named Joel and he's an orphan at Grace Orphange. He is one of my favorites--he works very hard and is always smiling.

Safari-Elephants

On our safari trip, I (small world) met up with a friend of a friend I work with. He had a private vehicle rented, so I tagged along with him for the safari excursion. We sat on the top of his range rover and had such a great view. Check out how close we got to these elephants (the safari vans with the guide didn't see elephants at all, so I really lucked out on this). We did a little off-road driving to find them, but it was well worth it.

Safari-Giraffe

The giraffe were my favorite on the safari--so beautiful and so graceful. And we saw many of them.

Warthog in Camp

At our safari camp, we had several warthogs--you have to be pretty careful about keeping for out, or they will fight you for it. Otherwise, they're pretty harmless and darn cute to watch.

Picture Perfect

I can't upload many pictures....it takes forever, but I had to do this one, it's one of my favorites...after a day out chasing animals, watching the sun set over the Nile, with a beer,....I needed a picture to prove I wasn't dreaming,...

Giraffe

Finally, I found a computer that will allow me to upload photos...here are a couple from our safari....

Update

Hello Friends,

I am having technical difficulties in uploading photos, but I thought I would update you anyway, that I had another good week in the village. We had a party day on Wednesday for the P7 class that had finished their final examinations. So, the kids sang, danced, then we played some football. It was a really fun day! I did have my first HUGE spider experience right before I went to bed on Wednesday, so that made for trouble sleeping the past couple nights. Luckily, Liz and Peter came to my aid and killed the thing...did I mention that it was freaking HUGE?! I also had pork served to me (that's a luxury, so it's hard to turn it down when they serve it to you). However, it is served with skin, hair and all. I ate one bite before I saw the hair. The rest had to be slyly dropped under the table to the cat. Last night I came into town to hang out with Lee Anne, and her mom, Linda, who is also in town from Montana. Although, my time here has gone quite fast, I'm getting very excited to come home and back to a routined life! Sooooo excited to see all of you!

Safari

Hello Friends,
I just returned from a weekend safari. It was really cool. We saw baboons, elephants (really close up), giraffe, hippos, crocs,....The safari itself was great, but the adventure is actually travelling to and from on the Ugandan roads....ugh,...Ants, Flies, and Speed Bumps. The 6 hour drive on Thursday (it's probably only 200 miles, but takes 6 hours on the roads), started out with a bathroom break alongside the road where I must've dropped my pants in an ant pile (biting ants) because when I got back in the van, I was covered in biting ants!!! eugh! I swatted as many as I could, then made sure I was clear at the next bathroom (that term is used loosely) stop, and was back on our way again. Next were the speed bumps, every 30 yards for about 15 miles,....bump, bump, bump,...It was a long 15 miles. Then, the vampire flies. I was told that they bite, so the first one I saw I swatted with my book. Apparently, it had already bitten because a very large amount of blood splattered on the window and book. The rest of the trip was filled with screaming girls and vampire flies. Once we reached camp, it was fantastic! Overlooking the Nile, a great sunset, and warthogs. I also had a big hippo right outside my tent. Now, back to the village for peace and quite...yeah!