After twenty hours of travel and 48 hours without sleep, I have landed in what feels like a parallel universe. It looks like a place I remember: there are people, cars, paved roads – places I recall. I’m supposed to know this place, but it feels alien. Describing this sense of disconnected-ness, a friend related … Read more
It’s the last day in Uganda. “How to spend it,” was my first question – now beginning to be fully aware and a little panicked that I’ve missed something! Well – of course I have – but most of it is too late to capture now – so I’ll have t be satisfied with small … Read more
Well – I’m almost there – relatively speaking. After 28 months, what’s another two days? Right? Left Gulu amid a flurry of last minute activity – two days of goodbyes, giving things away, packing and re-packing. Had a small congratulations party for Peter for finishing his PLE exams and blessedly got a ride to Kampala … Read more
It’s 4:30 AM on the next to last night in Gulu. I’ve been awake since 1:30 – the pre-leaving middle of the night “what-ifs” have jolted me awake. Last night I dreamed I was at the airport and not one, but two groups of little Ugandan school kids had taken all the seats available on … Read more