in uganda

hello friends!

i arrived safely in Uganda late last Saturday night after 24 hours of travelling, it was such a relief to see friendly faces when Natalie, Kristen and Nic picked me up. We stayed at a nice bakcpacker hostel the first night because its not safe to travel at night. Next day we did some shopping in Kampala and drove out to Kasana where the birth house is and where i am staying. Had to get used to sleeping under a mosquito net and i feel like i'm getting into my "cage" every night when i go to bed. We took a boda boda (motor bike) out to the site to see the birth house, had to travel through the bush and when we got there some of the women from our income generating group met us and performed a welcome song and dance. It was an honor to be on the receiving end of this presentation. the ladies got their groove on and they tie a sash around someones waist and then they have to go into the circle and shake their booty, the tie around the waist is to make their booty look bigger - love it! and yes i was a good sport and got up and danced with them when they tied the sash around my waist. I can recall doing this similar dance with my girlfriends in night clubs a few years back!!!

It was amazing to see the progress of the construction on the birth house, I'm so impressed with what Natalie and nic have been able to accomplish in the last few months. Both buildings are up and the roofs are on, there is a large water tank to collect rain water and the workers have dug a huge hole for the septic tank - the whole is 10 ft deep and 10 ft wide, its almost a perfect square and all hand dug. I guess they used up several shovels to dig it!

I'm still getting used to the time change, ive been up at 4 am and then the local mosque starts their morning prayer on the loud speaker at 6 am!!

love to you all,

wendy