WEll! Things have calmed down a bit here; health is on the rise, welcomed a new short term team, and we are now preparing for our last full week in Lira. We leave next tuesday for Eastern Uganda, to a place called Sipi Falls in Mbale district. Its a very beautiful mountain rage near Kenya and our team is going to have our debrief there. Im excited but not really ready to think about leaving Lira yet. Its a strange reality that we have only 9 days left in Lira with the COTN kids and staff. Then I land in LA on August 15th. Gah!
Anyways. Weve had some beautiful storms this past week. You know its going to come when the sky becomes an eerie haze and the gray settles in covering my favorite blue sky. The wind runs away quickly, off to gather the new dark clouds and then back to us in a mighty gust. The mosquitos vanish and you wonder where they have gone. And then the lightening shows off its brightest lights for all of Lira to see. Its fun.
This weekend I spend alot of time at the childrens home, helping them with their chores, taking pictures for COTN's website, killing chickens (well... i watched the kids do it at least haha), playing soccer, the usual. We have all developed such a bond with them and we have seen more and more of their funny and silly selves come out. At first they are very formal for the "visitors" and take some time to get them out of their shell. They also felt embarrassed to speak English at first, thinking they weren't very good at it. But alot of them are to hard on themselves, they speak pretty well. My little Prosesco always speaks Luo to me without fail and I rarely know what he is saying except for greetings and goodbyes. Its hilarious. So I find an older kid, usually Solomon or Samuel cause they are always close by and they tell me what he is asking or saying. Its fun.
So here we go. Last full week. Here is what weve got planned. Teaching and loving the kids at the village, visiting the hospital once or twice, preparing our fair well gifts for the children, celebrating Elena's birthday tomorrow, going to Jimmies (our driver/my ugandan father) village, finishing up interviews for COTNs DVD project, getting another uganda outfit made at the tailors, hanging out with the kids before dinner, and cooking a meal to appreciate the staff. Those are a few of the things that come to mind. Ill let you know how it goes. :)
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