The display table for Bukooli College Educate Group. Could’ve used a better graphics guy. Their main product is the liquid soap in the middle. Also arts and crafts using recycled materials. Judges come by and ask the team questions as part of the competition. Everything was taking so long and late, I left before it was over. Sorry.
It’s been awhile! Rainy season is starting to come back! It’s not fun avoiding mud and puddles, especially wearing open toed sandals with socks (Doctor’s orders for toe problems) The power goes out a lot more during rain storms, so I have to make sure any home cooking and boiling is finished . I have resisted using gas or coal. On the other hand, during dry season, the heat and dusty roads are not pleasant either and my community bore hole dries up. So I suppose it’s good to switch seasons for variety.
Following a four day holiday for Easter, Matthews has been gone all week due to a child’s illness. Now I have been allowed to use his nephew Faizon to help with transport. Still, we have had some cancellations of my programs due to things like burials and deaths, which usually take up the attention of the entire village. Other times there isn’t money for fuel or an available motorcycle to take me. It’s always something.These issues are common among Agri-business volunteers, because we typically travel to different villages. Most Health volunteers or Education volunteers have static hospitals or schools. I did get finished with a round about budgeting to control household expenses. I’s almost time to start a round of Gender talks with my groups.
I am also accepting referrals to give more motivational talks to parents and children at other schools.
Here is a mish-mash of topics .I’ve written a bit about some of them.before. The first two items “bug” me .
Some little bugs (not termites) are drilling pinholes in my desk, My carpenter says to use paraffin against them.
I heard constant honking outside my window. A local town ‘character’ was standing in front of the bus and wouldn’t move. Somehow it eventually got around him.
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Tiny ants– Tiny ants might be the most annoying thing about living here. We called them sugar ants back home. They attack any used dish or utensil or crumbs you leave out on a table for a few minutes. I keep my dirty dishes in a basin with another basin upside down on top to keep them sealed, but sometimes they get in there anyway. When I wash, there is a huge tiny ant drowning. I double wrap things and try to keep most food stored in my fridge but they sometimes show up anyway. Any more, I just brush or blow dozens of them off of my rolls or skim them off the surface of other food and then eat it. I can’t waste it. Fortunately they don’t bother ground nuts, so I can keep a bowl out.
Guns.. They are held by police or the hired security who screen us entering banks and certain shopping areas.. I’m no expert, but they look like old-fashioned carbine rifles to me Some police have semi-automatic weapons. Guns are rare among the general public. When you hear about weapons used in batteries or robberies here, they almost always involve knives.
A rafter of turkeys came by my office. Not a common sight.
Greetings. When I get back to America, it will be hard not to greet everyone I see on the street.. Some Ugandans have told me they don’t greet everyone, but I feel like I am insulting people if I don’t greet them, at least with a little wave when I pass by. It’s always mutual, initiated either way. Also, if you start any conversation with a merchant, you must first exchange greetings. The most common morning greeting is Watsu se otia?. (How was your night?) Then, How is your home? or I’ll get asked, How is Bugiri? You don’t just point and say “Sente amica?” (How much does this cost?) Greetings are pretty much all I retain from language learning, but it’s thrilling enough for the farmers.
Not just Queen Elizabeth, but my Mom, Katherine, is 90 years old. She lives in Thornton in the house I was raised, shovels up to 4 inches of snow, and can still drive to the library, grocery store, and church. She reads more than a book a week. Loves watching Jeopardy. Photo shows her with my daughter Blair from a nice birthday party with family last night. Happy birthday Mom, I promise to be there for your 100th birthday.
I wrapped rope around a table leg for a scratching post for Meowri. Oh why didn’t I clip his nails while I had the chance during the vet’s visit?
Lack of Time management- “African” or “Ugandan Time” is worse than “Mexican Time”. My local Rotary Club president always wants to start at 6 pm and end at 7 pm sundown, but it rarely gets underway before 6:30, or he would be speaking to two other people. The farmer groups never start on time. Today, the Bakooli College Educate Club had competition up the road against eight other Educate Clubs. I wanted to watch, and arrived on my own at 9 a.m. the supposed starting time. Seven teams came between 9:30 until 11 including my school. . I think they should penalize them.
