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
As I began writing this, the power was off and I sat in an almost empty house in the soft glow of candlelight. It’s a memory I’ll have forever. To keep it from getting spooky, I spaced tea-candles in the hall offering little puddles of light from living room to bedroom. I loved it! And … Read more
The Broken Digit: Ordinarily, one wouldn’t bother to write a blog about a broken finger. There are plenty of worse things and more interesting, but I think you’ll enjoy or possibly gasp some of this. let me say though – up front – that the actual doctors involved in this were excellent: professional, caring and … Read more
The following is the truth – nothing but the truth – so help me Gulu: It’s going on two weeks without eggs in Gulu and it will be another week before egg delivery. Somewhere I suppose there were eggs hiding out in small clutches – there are certainly chickens. Perhaps they are on strike. … Read more
After the gloom and doom of the last blog, I thought I’d send along some lighter fare and in the way that the universe sometimes colludes with humans, a story delivered itself as I walked to work this morning. Gulu in the morning – no that is not a song title – is filled with … Read more
Fortunately, some time has passed and some of this has leveled out; but this is real life in Uganda. It’s been a couple of weeks of reality checks. These are not pleasant, but things are improving – or I am adjusting. It started the week after my return from Zanzibar when I got a … Read more
I’ve been sleeping around…. Now that I have your attention, I’m baaack from “sleeping around,” the Ugandan expression for having been traveling and sleeping somewhere else…So yes, I’m happy to say I’ve been “sleeping around” in the wonderful world of sand and sea, blue waters, seafood, fresh breezes, pina-coladas, shopping and reading under the … Read more
Aaaah – the Roller Coaster Ride of Emotions is always right at the back door waiting for – no – grabbing – passengers. Just about the time you think you’ve acclimated to a new way of doing things, of living, of thinking the weird has become normal and you’ve become somewhat inured to heartbreaking sights … Read more
Well hallelujah! I am homeless – in a good way. My house in Austin sold and to tell you the truth it took a village and the inhabitants of that virtual village know who they are. I thank each and every one of you who went far beyond friendship to make this happen. A … Read more
2013 is a different year – the planet feels tilted a bit more than usual. During most of my life I recall transiting the shift from one year to the next without so much as a blink. Life merged seamlessly from one year to the next, punctuated by Christmas and New Year’s Celebrations; then the … Read more