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.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Friday, November 6, 2009
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!
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!
Sunday, November 1, 2009
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!
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!
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Mirako
This is Mirako. She's the youngest of the orphans and she's so cute!! She's the girl we took to the hospital last week, but she's doing much better!Kids on the Camera
This is a [not so] lovely picture of me while the kids were playing with my camera. The light in the background is kids who have come back to the school to study more in the evenings.
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