So I’ve been thinking a lot lately about some things I’ve learned here in Uganda…It’s all coming to a close so soon….too soon actually. I only have 2 more weeks left here in Uganda, then our group leaves for Rwanda to finish off the program. I feel like I have adjusted to a lot of things…(like how to interact with my friends, how classes are run so differently here, and how nothing is on time…)yet I have also learned to be myself. In certain ways it’s good to adjust, but not when it comes to being who you are. I have learned to enjoy who I am in another culture. I think that’s part of the process though. I tried to accommodate too much of myself until I realized that being who I am is how I can learn best in another culture here in Africa.

I have also learned to enjoy people and strangers and random conversations…it happens so often here because people do not have a time schedule. You walk in town and you don’t see people like in America walking with a mission on their minds and no time to talk. No, you see people laughing and conversing. You see boda boda (motorcycle) drivers lined up in the same place every day, waiting to ride someone, but enjoying each other in the meantime. You see that everyone knows each other, cause that’s where they buy their food. In a typical day, I usually talk to at least a few strangers, and God teaches me every time through what they are willing to share. The other day I got to know the security guard, some people in the computer lab, some random professor on the road, and my cab driver. Each of them have such unique stories to tell and I love learning from them and being able to enjoy their company. Although it’s been hard at times to get used to not having a schedule, I also find such a joy in life in not knowing what will happen next. You may be going to do some work and suddenly run into someone, learn about their life, and have a chance to bless and encourage them. I can see how easy it is to miss out on life and the small joys or opportunities God places in our paths when we have our mind so focused on what we will do next. Well, that is some of the things that I have learned....I will write more later and try to bring this time to a close in my blogs and in my mind as I prepare to go home. Re-entry shock is coming soon. Mwa hahahaha. uh-oh

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!
I know it's belated, but here's a message for the both of you. If I forgot anyone else's birthday, please forgive me. This is for you guys, and I hope you had a wonderful birthday!!!!