That should read, joy in a box store – as in Uchumi. Uchumi is the closest thing there is here to a department store – kind of a mini-walmart. OK, I know what you’re going to say… but let me tell you, it was positively orgasmic walking in. It’s been months in the teasing … Read more
OK – a new adventure everyday here. Today we (my supervisor and I) went to check out the progress on the house and found them painting, replacing window locks, installing wire mesh over the open wall vents that every Ugandan house has, etc. The screens are a big deal because the Mosquitoes are a big … Read more
I cherish the first bit of hope I have felt since arriving in Gulu and Hallelujah the light at the end of the tunnel is not a train! Peace Corps Medical has agreed to fund a motel room for a few days to get me away from the fumes that have made me so ill. … Read more