Travel Blog 1

Happy December! I can't believe its December 16th and in only 9 days I'll be celebrating Ugandan christmas with my new found family and friends.
So far homesickness hasn't hit me at all but I still don't feel it coming for me - I'm so content and so excited for our Ugandan christmas.

It doesn't actually feel like christmas since I've never had to nurse sun burn or wear a sun hat on christmas before.

A lot has happened since I last wrote, including the fact THAT I GOT MY FIRST TICK.

I started travelling on Friday 6th of December with a long relaxing weekend in Kampala. Me and Clara spent one thunderstorm-full night at backpackers hostel where I skyped my family and friends for the first time in a good while and we just relaxed with some street food and mango juice.
The next day me and Clara left eachother as she travelled into Mityana to meet some other volunteers while I stuck around in Kampala with some Ugandan friends for a few days. Ate some street chicken, drank some more mango juice and visited the Watoto Church. (which was SO good!)

After 4 days there I headed to Masaka to rejoin with Clara and the others - we spent 2 nights in Kiwangala where we swam and I got my first Ugandan sunburn, followed by 2 nights in Nakirebe and are now in Fort Portal! So far therefore travel has consisted of dropping into eachothers projects and enjoying one anothers company - but I feel like it's been such a good way to spend the holidays so far. Since me and Clara don't get to do much of the cooking at home I've been keenly helping to cook for all of the other volunteers while we're together and having such a good time of it. In fact just this morning we went to buy tomatoes from the trading center in Kaihura and were faced with the fact that it was the first time we'd ever been to buy veg in Uganda.

After Christmas I've planned to spend my remaining holiday in a childrens home in Hoima for a month before returning home and commiting myself to being the best teacher EVER. Now that I'm settled and know what's expected of me I'm seriously looking forward to getting back into the term and doing a good job.

For now though I'm just enjoying. Spent a day sat in Kaihura girls living room with 4 other volunteers while 6 others went to a wedding in the village.
Spent a night in Fort Portal where I made best friends with a chapati man, made Lilly a rolex and got a lift home with two american volunteers!
Spent an evening at a babies home dressing freshly bathed toddlers in cute little baby grows.
Now preparing to move on to Kabable.

The volunteer community created by the PT program leaves such a platform for an incredible time with incredible friends in incredible places. I'm having so much fun.

Abrupt end based on the fact I have nothing else to say.

Forever loving Uganda.
Merry Christmas.