One of my all time favourite movies. Hugh Grant, Julia Roberts. Ordinary guy, famous girl. And a quirky Welsh guy with doubtful hygiene habits.
So this week I can identify with Hugh Grant's 'surreal but nice' sentiment. Two weeks ago my mum and sister descended into my Uganda life and this morning they flew out again after a 4am wakeup and early morning drive to Entebbe.
Last week you left us arriving in Mbarara after our time in Kampala. This week was more touristing exploring Mbarara, checking out some of our Australia HOPE International projects in the area and generally relaxing.
I'm hoping that next week after Nat sends me her photos I'll have some good ones to show you, after borrowing dad's camera, she forgot to put in the card reader and the USB connection which means she'll have to send them to me once she's home.
In the meantime you will have to make do with mum's and mine. While they are immensely inferior camera's we never the less managed to get some pretty good shots between us. I think it's also the quantity as well as the quality that makes dad's camera attractive. Snap, snap, snap…
the Trust boys home next to HOPE Trust Primary School at Kakoba
checking out the farming project
mum meeting her sponsor child
learning how to cook on a charcoal stove
found some coffee… and a cow
making new friends and going grocery shopping
at the older boys home with a few new instruments for their band – all the way from Australia
trying out the new instruments
another lunch at Ritah’s place
the view from home and walking back up the hill is hard
saying goodbye to everyone at home
So they’re gone. It was lovely having them here, if slightly bizarre. Surreal but nice does sum it up I guess. I’ll see them in another six months or so. The year of my year to indefinite is half over. It’s gone quickly and I have a feeling that the next six months will also fly by. Have to say though that it’s been the best six months, looking forward to the adventures of the next six. Got to make the most of it.
Blessings
bron
Don’t forget to check out the Australia HOPE International website for more info about what I’m doing here.
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