Finally a Sister with a capital S.
Yesterday we went to Jinja which is one of the sources of the nile... pretty cool, but somewhat touristy. We went to a waterfall was the most deathly thing I have ever seen, basically a cliff with water going vertically strait down. We also got a tour of some of the Buganda tribes history and culture. The Buganda are the tribe of Uganda that speak Luganda... to be honest that is all I got out of the tour besides the amazing view.
Now to the more important part! Today we met our homestay families! My mother is Kate and my father is Herbert. I have two sisters who are 19 and 13 and a brother who is 14. We have running water most of the time, and if not we have what they call "behind" which is a nice tiled bathroom with a hole in the ground to do whateverr. I have a room to myself, which is very lucky. And my lunch was very delicious. I am cousins and neighbors with a member of my group named Klane from Colorado. He came to visit today, and tomorrow we will be taking the taxi into Kampala with my 19 year old sister and Klane! Outside my window I can see some local shops, as well as goats freely roaming the streets. The babies running around are the most adorable things I have ever seen! Hopefully I will get to play with them even though they are not part of my family. My mother says I eat too little on my plate, and that I need to shower twice a day. Haha, thats more than I shower at home so this should be interesting.
Anyway, I better go hang out with my new family, and get ready for my first day of school!! We have to be there 8:30 Muzungu time... (not Ugandan time)
Wish me luck!!!
Yesterday we went to Jinja which is one of the sources of the nile... pretty cool, but somewhat touristy. We went to a waterfall was the most deathly thing I have ever seen, basically a cliff with water going vertically strait down. We also got a tour of some of the Buganda tribes history and culture. The Buganda are the tribe of Uganda that speak Luganda... to be honest that is all I got out of the tour besides the amazing view.
Now to the more important part! Today we met our homestay families! My mother is Kate and my father is Herbert. I have two sisters who are 19 and 13 and a brother who is 14. We have running water most of the time, and if not we have what they call "behind" which is a nice tiled bathroom with a hole in the ground to do whateverr. I have a room to myself, which is very lucky. And my lunch was very delicious. I am cousins and neighbors with a member of my group named Klane from Colorado. He came to visit today, and tomorrow we will be taking the taxi into Kampala with my 19 year old sister and Klane! Outside my window I can see some local shops, as well as goats freely roaming the streets. The babies running around are the most adorable things I have ever seen! Hopefully I will get to play with them even though they are not part of my family. My mother says I eat too little on my plate, and that I need to shower twice a day. Haha, thats more than I shower at home so this should be interesting.
Anyway, I better go hang out with my new family, and get ready for my first day of school!! We have to be there 8:30 Muzungu time... (not Ugandan time)
Wish me luck!!!
Your family sounds great! They will love the presents you picked out for them! How long will the taxi ride take to school every day? I'm glad you have cousins and siblings to travel with. Post some pics! You look great in the pics on facebook...very colorful!
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