For our first weekend in Kyarusozi we went to Fort Portal which is one of the major cities in western Uganda. We were heading there for a going away party for Sister Mary because after spending 43 years serving the people of Uganda she is heading back to the United States and will be at the Mother House at Saint Mary's. On our way there, we first stopped in the city to buy a few things. We went to a store called Maria's to buy some souvineers. This shop was s...

I can definitely say that my favorite part about this experience has been coming home every afternoon and playing with the neighborhood kids. They are so much fun and they are always so excited to see us. I've made several friends and I know that they really love having us here. On the first day that we played with the kids, a little girl walked up to me and wanted to hold my hand, so of course I let her. Then she started walking so I followed her. We start...

As a fair warning, I'm not trying to sound like a "Debbie Downer" here, but I just thought I would share with you all a little bit about the biggest obstacle I've had to face since I've been in Uganda. No, it's not the food, the occasional cold shower, or the language barrier, instead it's actually been missing everyone back home. While this trip has been incredible so far, I'm not going to deny that being away from home has been very difficult for me. I hon...

So much has happened in these last couple weeks at Kyarusozi, so I will do my best to get everyone caught up. On our first full day in Kyarusozi all of us began our work at either the school or the clinic. Nora, Sarah, and I spent the day going to each classroom in the school and we observed all of the teachers and their classes. We did this because we wanted to find a "good fit" for ourselves. I ended up deciding to teach in the P1 class because I really lik...

Today was the day that we made our way to Kyarusozi to meet the Sisters who will become our family for the next five and a half weeks! The Sisters' driver Patrick picked us up around 9:00 am and the six of us plus our twelve bags somehow managed to fit into the small "14 passenger" van. We started off our car ride by getting to know Patrick and by jamming to some of his favorite songs. Some of which you all may recognize. I think our two favorites were "Ama...