Raining…. Glorious long, slow rain foretold by black skies and great gusts of wind, accompanied by rolling thunder. We’ve had a lot of this and at some point I will tire of it, but it takes me back to the excited anticipation of hurricanes in Louisiana and the quickening of my pulse when the … Read more
Early morning here. This one is quiet – oh so blissfully quiet. The rainy season does that. Since I was able to sleep without earplugs last night, I can awaken to these subtle sounds as slow drips become a soft patter on the tin roof. Jenna (housemate) is away and the young PCV who was … Read more
It’s been one of those “interesting” days. Just about the time the unusual (hauling water, living by candle light, smacking white ants, flushing with bath water…) becomes usual, something comes along that tweaks the senses – or the sensibilities. A little of both drifted by today. The first came after picking up a package at … Read more
“We have a mouse,” the text from my housemate says…. “Have you named it?” I reply. “Skid.” “Did you or did he – skid, that is?” I asked. At the time I was half-way through my first solo bus ride back to Gulu. I mention “solo” because I had been dreading this – we all dread travel. … Read more
It finally happened… after a pretty decent day yesterday which started with a hike across town for a Cappuccino and an apple tart (or a reasonable facsimile thereof) my trusty Mac (called a dinosaur by some – its being a 2008 version) was put on life support today and has rallied with a cable transplant … Read more
Everything around here is just different – even things that would appear somehow the same – as in the language, which is English, but different somehow. Even the word somehow takes on meaning that is uniquely Ugandan – meanings almost, about, the-same-but-not-really, sometime, maybe, your-guess-is-as-good-as-mine, makes-no-sense etc. So everyday, there’s a bit of something that just … Read more