A Few of My Favourite Things...

-Red Dirt (I will wash my feet only after I get home).

-Paul’s great big smile (Paul is studying to become a priest & we eat supper at the parish with him and the other Fathers each night). 

-Malakwan (greens in peanut butter sauce - delicious).

-Posho (nothing like corn mush expanding in your stomach). 

-Jacob’s hearty giggle (“huh huh huh huh” - gotta love those Peace Core Volunteers). 

-Tea time (I love mundazi - fried Acholi donuts. Delicious). 

-Napping in the hammock (best naps to be had). 

-Weak North American stomachs (Cipro is my friend). 

-Pumping water at 5am (I am a very weak). 

-My bodylastics exercise routine. 

-Boda boda rides (I need to get myself a motorbike when I get home). 

-Munu hut (Where I connect to internet). 

-Long conversations at the Parish after supper. 

-Studying the world map (I need one of these at home). 

-View from our front porch (Anaka valley...)

-Ariel holding my hand while we are walking on the “snake path” after dark. 

-Collecting rain water so we don’t have to pump. 

-Hot bucket baths (The best thing ever! Better than any shower I’ve had in this country). 

-Like it or not: Natural, no maintenance hairstyle (I’ve got some “beautiful” curls when I don’t bath or brush my hair). 

-A whole new concept of cleanliness and time.

-Karaoke nights at the house in Gulu. 

-Solar electricity (let’s you know when you’ve used too much :)

-Top Up (I’m bringing a few bottles of this delicious condiment home with me).

-“Munu, hi!” (Actually, this greeting is not my favourite, but the kids who say it are). 

-Re-realizing I’m in Uganda (This happens once a week).