Well, the start to my last week in Kyarusozi didn't exactly start off the way I had planned. On Monday I stayed home from school because I got sick in the middle of the night and I wasn't feeling well. I was really bummed to miss school, but I'm glad I stayed home because I felt much better after spending a day in bed. Tuesday was a great day for all of us in Kyarusozi because Sister Edith finally came back!!!! I really missed her while she was gone, but she...

Yesterday was our last Sunday mass here in Kyarusozi. It was really weird because it was the first time that I actually realized that we're leaving to go home very soon. When I first arrived in Uganda I felt like I was going to be here forever, but boy was I wrong. I can't believe we have less than a week left here because I still feel like there is so much that I want to experience. My goal for the rest of this week is to enjoy every minute that I have left ...

This past weekend was the ordination of two Ugandan men to the priesthood. It was really neat to be a part of the celebration and see what ordinations are like in Africa. I have been to a hand full of ordinations back home, but none of them were like this. On Friday, the day before the ordination, there were a lot of people traveling to Kyarusozi and they were staying all over the place. All of the rooms across the street with the Brothers were taken and the...

Well, as many of you know, this week was pretty tough for my family. On Wednesday we said goodbye to my little brother as he left for the United States Naval Academy. I know this really doesn't have to do with my time spent over here in Africa, but it is something that has been on my mind every day since I've been gone. My brother and I are very close, and it's been very hard on me knowing that I wasn't going to be home with him before he left for the academy...

After returning from our amazing weekend of travel across Uganda we jumped back into the school mode. Unfortunately, on Tuesday Sarah was sick and had to stay home from school. We think it was from sitting in wet clothes on the bus all day Monday. To be honest, we've all been feeling a little under the weather this week. Thank God I brought a z-pack with me to knock my own runny nose and congestion. I don't want to be sick with only one more week left in Uga...