Monthly Archive: June 2015

Getting in Tune

Author: June 5, 2015

We are settled into the training compound. After the long trip without much sleep. Peace Corps took it easy on us for about half a day and now they are starting to cram our brain with so many new things. I am impressed with everything about it. Peace Corps has had a long time to develop their methods. The staff made Welcome posters for each of us.

The compound is no resort but it’s nice. It’s reminds me of the YMCA of the Rockies Camp in Estes Park. Showers have mostly been cold and I have a mosquito net on my bed. The food has been OK but is often similar meal to meal. There are too many carbs like rice, pita bread (yum) and potatoes. Lots of banana dishes. I am not giving in to the carbs, but I wish there were more veggies, and salads haven’t been available. Kale was good today. The kids of the staff peek out here and there and they are so cute. I’ll try not to keep repeating how cute the kids are, and you will get plenty of kid photos during my service. These are some random shots of the compound.

IMAG0874In a brief trip to town, we saw women in customary long skirts riding side-saddle on the back of motorcycles. Or three little kids lined up behind a parent on a cycle.IMAG0876
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IMAG0871I met with the Agriculture staff today, and interviewed a volunteer about to go home from an assignment location I am considering. We have been given Nokia phones which are used primarily to talk to staff and volunteers in an internal network. We are supposed to get new SIM cards for our smart phones too. We set up our banking and will get debit cards . Our $200 per month stipends are direct deposited and it should be enough to get by each month. The weather has been great so far, very mild, often breezy. No complaints.

 

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The Dirty Jobs

Author: June 2, 2015

My sister suggests I stick with my roommate since he was able to walk from Sudan to Uganda and I couldn’t find my way to the hotel from the airport.

Orientation is over, we leave tomorrow. This is a pretty bright and energetic group. Apparently two people of the 49 backed out and did not show up for orientation, but I don’t know which sectors.

Dirty JobsI spent most of the flight to Philadelphia and Saturday night reading about 34 job opportunities in the Agricultural Sector, given to us a few days ago. No guarantees, but we will competitively “bid” on our top three choices.

For six months, we have been warned constantly: If a volunteer is ever caught driving a car or a boda boda, he will be terminated and sent home. No problem for me, I look forward to not driving, and I never had much desire to be on a motorcycle. However, of the 34 positions in the Agricultural sector (for 25 volunteers), 26 have the following added note: “Riding on the back of a motorcycle may be needed for this position.”  As you might expect, the Health sector (24 volunteers), has one position with this note. I can’t make this motorcycle note an eliminating factor or I will have too narrow of a selection. I can learn to ride and get used to it, and eventually I will probably appreciate it.

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Author: June 1, 2015

Orientation is a series of exercises with lots of interaction among volunteers, covering a variety of issues. It’s certainly been more interesting than listening to continuing legal education lectures. We had a short language lesson in Luganda, a common Uganda language, confirming my anxiety about it. There was open discussion about our aspirations and anxieties. As a result, I now have a few more things to be anxious about. 😉

iStock_000020843196_HelloWe learned Uganda is one of the first 12 countries selected for a new foreign policy initiative “Let Girls Learn”  The Peace Corps is the lead agency. Many potential jobs in my Agricultural sector are intended to empower women.

Besides the cultural divide with Uganda, there is a cultural divide between myself and the younger volunteers. In one exercise, my group enthusiastically did a presentation based upon the theme song of the “Fresh Prince of Bel Air” a TV show from the ’80s I never watched. I only know the theme to “Gilligan’s Island”. But I did contribute a couple of good couplets.

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