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
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
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
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
It’s been waaaay too long since I posted, that is if you’re interested in what’s happening. If you’re getting bored with this – maybe not 😉 As I’ve said before, the odd and unusual has become the mundane, though one never completely gets used to things. Just about the time you think you’ve adapted, … Read more
A few blogs ago I mentioned that I am helping a young man go back to school. What started as an acquaintance on the street has turned into a pulling at the heart strings as I learn more about Peter and his story. So I’d like to introduce you to this young man who has … Read more
A choking fog of malaise has drifted and settled over Gulu sifting into the nooks and crannies of the psyche like the cloud of fine red silt that is beginning to blow down the streets. Permeating hair, skin, nostrils, computers, clothes, sheets, mosquito net and shoes I am constantly covered in a rust-colored veneer. I’m … Read more