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.

Toy

I love this toy. It makes me laugh when I see the kids so happy to be pushing this "car" down the path. Not sure if you can tell, but it's an old plastic can, with wood sticks and wood "wheels" attached. I tried to take a picture of the boy pushing it, but he ran away crying. His mother laughed. The kids don't see Mizuno's (white people) much, so we're a little scary.

School

These are the classrooms. They are made of cement with Wood dividers and Tin Roofs. Needless to say, it is very loud. There are 5 teachers for 7 classes. But, the kids love school. In fact, they usually come at 7 (class starts at 8), and come back after dinner to study under the lantern light. I made the mistake of showing up early to class to write on the board, and the kids were already there and ready for me to start.....so I had to turn a 2-hour lesson into a 3-hour lesson. I don't go to class early anymore.

Landscape

This is the beautiful landscape of my village--it's very thick of trees/bushes/gardens. Although, I stay on the path because I am scared of snakes .

Food

Ugandan food is very good. They can grow anything here. People really do not go hungry because they all have gardens full of vegetables and fruit. This is a typical meal of potatoes, rice, vegetables, cabbage, and avocado. I haven't had any problems not getting enough to eat--in fact, they usually take the portions down for me. I discovered something fantastic called Jack Fruit--it is a tropical flavor-oh so good!

Although, I have to admit, yesterday, I snuck into the city with other "Westerners" and had NY Pizza.

Proud Artist

This is my contribution to science class--diagram drawing. This is the first of many. Liz, the school director, is smiling in the background. I never fail to look VERY white--in more ways than one--always caking on sunscreen, wearing sunglasses, and this lovely sunhat.