I have not been feeling very well again...but this time it's a sore throat, headache, head cold type thing. So around 7:20 this morning, I was dreaming about my mommy taking care of me because I was sick. Then I woke up to Jake screaming "YOU LAZY BUTTS, WHAT ARE YOU DOING STILL IN BED? GET ON DOWN THERE, YOU HAVE 10 MINUTES" And I wanted to cry. Haha....but really.
Last week, I just went to IOL training and prepared for teacher training. It wasn't SUPER exciting, but it was fun and very interesting. I absolutely love Lilian Odiero with my whole heart. She is incredible. Oh and okay this is freaking awesome. On...Wednesday I think, at training, I had to go to the bathroom in the middle of one of the lessons, so I snuck out. As I'm coming out of the bathroom (this is at the church building in Mukono), An elder (missionary) is coming out of the boys. I say, "hey elder," then keep walking. But my eye catches his nametag and it says...."ELDER ISRAELSEN: THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS"...There are not that many freakin israelsens around...well anywhere and IN THE MIDDLE OF EAST AFRICA! Wow. So I am like, "Uh...Elder Israelsen?" And he's like "Yeah???" And I point to my name tag and it says, "Dani Israelsen." He's like..."uh..." So it turns out he is my second cousin who dated my RS President from last year and (his) freshman year roomed with a bunch of my guy friends from high school in Heritage Halls. WEIRD. Oh and he goes home in 2 weeks. Paul, If you see this, welcome home haha. So randomly awesome!
4 new people came last week, Mandy & Taylor (married couple)and Catherine and Melissa. Awesome people! They're way fun! And some leave tomorrow....so we're just inm and out like crazy.
Saturday we went to Jinja to go swimming and that was sooooooooo wonderful. I just got to chill for a while. It was way nice. Then we went shopping and stuff. Awesome. I have way too many freaking souveniers so all you better be grateful when I get home :)
We also went on Friday night to Luta's comedy act in which he pulled Becca and I onto stage to dance in front of a whole bunch of Lugazians. Weird things always happen to me and becca. But it was super fun.
Then Sunday I sang in church, I know that my Redeemer Lives. I wish my sisters were there to sing with me :( But I LOVE the Mukono branch. Way cooler than the Jinja branch. My new favorite people are Christopher Mugimu, Daniel, Frank, Julius, and a guy named Ivan. A different Ivan. They rock.
Okay well I am done today.
PEACE HOMIES
Monday, June 15, 2009
Monday, June 8, 2009
I Hope They Call Me On A Mission
Friday night. Ryan and I ride a boda all the way to Mukono. BAD IDEA. I rode it to Jinja and back once...and Mukono is closer so I figured I would be fine...but it was deathly. It should be a 45-60 minute ride and it took us about25 minutes. And I quote Ryan, "This is scarier than bungee jumping."
So we finally get there and we meet up with some ofthe elders! We went to some appointments with them, then went out to dinner. It was SO FUN! And I have officially decided I will be turning in my papers in May of2010. So everyone be ready! I'm going on splits with the sisters all day saturday so I can really see what mission life is like. It's so weird cause I never really thought about going on a full-time mission. But the last couple weeks it has been constantly on my mind. After praying about it, I've decided I am going. I could leave as early as August 23, 2010!!!!!! Yay!
So, I forgot to tell a story about last sunday and I told my sisters and they were peeing their pants (by the way jess and gab, I just barely bought you THE most awesome souvenier ever. Like you guys are gonna pee your pants. You'd better love me forever and buy me good american food when I come home). So I'm walking home from church last sunday (well from the bus) and I get up my street and see about 50 of the neighborhood children standing outside my gate with a pile 30 feet long of bricks on the road. What the heck, right? Yeah. So I get closer and notice that OUR GATE ...OUR BRICK AND CEMENT GATE...IS BROKEN.....30 FREAKIN FEET OF IT. Yeah. So I move through the red sea...black sea...of children and climb up the pile of bricks ot see Shaun and Brian just chillin reading a book. My eyes are as big as they ever have been and my mouth is dropped open..."Uhhhh????" "Oh, yeah our wall fell down," Shaun says. NO???!! DID IT??!!! "Uh....?????Yeah???" "Erosion. It fell because of erosion." EROSION? I think it is safe to say that is one of the weirdest things ever. It took about 6 days to build the wall back up but it is up now.
So TODAY I went to do immunizations in Jinja. It has been a crazy day. I am still here in Jinja. Oh! And we saw Jackie and the Timpview soccer team! Wahoo! But Anyways...so we walk into town in Lugazi to try and find a bus to Jinja right? And we get on this bus but it's taking for4ever so we decided to just try and find one on the road. So we're out there for about 5 minutes when these TWO taxi's show up. These guys are crazy. All of the sudden...
"MZUNGU WHA AW YOU GOING?"
"MZUNGU, HERE"
"MZUNGU, MZUNGU, MZUNGU."
They start grabbing and pulling and shoving. I start pushing back. Now these african men are pretty skinny and short, so I just push with all my strengh and about three fall over. I was getting so angry. They started pushing around Hilary and Leslie and by this time I am screaming.
"GET OFF ME! STOP TOUCHING ME!"
This goes on for about three minutes. Also during this time we are discussing a price. We are yelling, "ONE FIVE." Which means 1500 shillings, which is what the africans pay. The mzungu price is 2500. So one guy is saying "NO, YOU PAY TWO." And I am screaming "WE WILL ONLY PAY ONE FIVE WHEN YOU ARE SO RUDE!" And another guy tells us we will pay one-five, so we get in. As we start driving, the conductor and I are still arguing and I am so angry...Like...I have never cared so much about a quarter in my entire life. Finally he gives up and I am just fuming. I try listening to Taylor Swift and it does NOT help. Anyways, we worked out that we would pay 2 if they would take us to the church building where we needed to go. But that is like every day here. I was so mad haha.
Then at immunizations, we all got separated and I got lost in the middle of Jinja for a while, but finally found Andrew L. Then we watched a bunch of kids get their lives saved and helped give kids polio vaccines. It was actually really cool! And we listened to kids scream and parents say, "LOOK AT THAT BABY. THAT BABY IS NOT CRYING. WHY ARE YOU CRYING? ARE YOU A BABY?" "IT IS NOT GOING TO KILL YOU. STOP SCREAMING!" Hahaha. But their lives were saved. So I'm happy. I wish we could go throughout africa and do immunizations. So awesome that two little drops and one shot can save a child's life. Apparently Uganda was a polio-free country until very recently when they discovered a few cases on the border of sudan.
I am becoming SO awesome at bargaining. Like...my friends say they're really proud of me. I have bought basically all of my souveniers so that I can spend the rest on vacations and I did so well. I argue with every store owner and get the best prices. I rock. Haha. I just get super mad when they try and charge me the "mzungu price" and then I tell them what he african price is and they give it to me...after a little arguing. I hate shopping in the US. But shopping here ...is AWESOME.
ANd I'm really really so FREAKING excited to go on a mission.
So we finally get there and we meet up with some ofthe elders! We went to some appointments with them, then went out to dinner. It was SO FUN! And I have officially decided I will be turning in my papers in May of2010. So everyone be ready! I'm going on splits with the sisters all day saturday so I can really see what mission life is like. It's so weird cause I never really thought about going on a full-time mission. But the last couple weeks it has been constantly on my mind. After praying about it, I've decided I am going. I could leave as early as August 23, 2010!!!!!! Yay!
So, I forgot to tell a story about last sunday and I told my sisters and they were peeing their pants (by the way jess and gab, I just barely bought you THE most awesome souvenier ever. Like you guys are gonna pee your pants. You'd better love me forever and buy me good american food when I come home). So I'm walking home from church last sunday (well from the bus) and I get up my street and see about 50 of the neighborhood children standing outside my gate with a pile 30 feet long of bricks on the road. What the heck, right? Yeah. So I get closer and notice that OUR GATE ...OUR BRICK AND CEMENT GATE...IS BROKEN.....30 FREAKIN FEET OF IT. Yeah. So I move through the red sea...black sea...of children and climb up the pile of bricks ot see Shaun and Brian just chillin reading a book. My eyes are as big as they ever have been and my mouth is dropped open..."Uhhhh????" "Oh, yeah our wall fell down," Shaun says. NO???!! DID IT??!!! "Uh....?????Yeah???" "Erosion. It fell because of erosion." EROSION? I think it is safe to say that is one of the weirdest things ever. It took about 6 days to build the wall back up but it is up now.
So TODAY I went to do immunizations in Jinja. It has been a crazy day. I am still here in Jinja. Oh! And we saw Jackie and the Timpview soccer team! Wahoo! But Anyways...so we walk into town in Lugazi to try and find a bus to Jinja right? And we get on this bus but it's taking for4ever so we decided to just try and find one on the road. So we're out there for about 5 minutes when these TWO taxi's show up. These guys are crazy. All of the sudden...
"MZUNGU WHA AW YOU GOING?"
"MZUNGU, HERE"
"MZUNGU, MZUNGU, MZUNGU."
They start grabbing and pulling and shoving. I start pushing back. Now these african men are pretty skinny and short, so I just push with all my strengh and about three fall over. I was getting so angry. They started pushing around Hilary and Leslie and by this time I am screaming.
"GET OFF ME! STOP TOUCHING ME!"
This goes on for about three minutes. Also during this time we are discussing a price. We are yelling, "ONE FIVE." Which means 1500 shillings, which is what the africans pay. The mzungu price is 2500. So one guy is saying "NO, YOU PAY TWO." And I am screaming "WE WILL ONLY PAY ONE FIVE WHEN YOU ARE SO RUDE!" And another guy tells us we will pay one-five, so we get in. As we start driving, the conductor and I are still arguing and I am so angry...Like...I have never cared so much about a quarter in my entire life. Finally he gives up and I am just fuming. I try listening to Taylor Swift and it does NOT help. Anyways, we worked out that we would pay 2 if they would take us to the church building where we needed to go. But that is like every day here. I was so mad haha.
Then at immunizations, we all got separated and I got lost in the middle of Jinja for a while, but finally found Andrew L. Then we watched a bunch of kids get their lives saved and helped give kids polio vaccines. It was actually really cool! And we listened to kids scream and parents say, "LOOK AT THAT BABY. THAT BABY IS NOT CRYING. WHY ARE YOU CRYING? ARE YOU A BABY?" "IT IS NOT GOING TO KILL YOU. STOP SCREAMING!" Hahaha. But their lives were saved. So I'm happy. I wish we could go throughout africa and do immunizations. So awesome that two little drops and one shot can save a child's life. Apparently Uganda was a polio-free country until very recently when they discovered a few cases on the border of sudan.
I am becoming SO awesome at bargaining. Like...my friends say they're really proud of me. I have bought basically all of my souveniers so that I can spend the rest on vacations and I did so well. I argue with every store owner and get the best prices. I rock. Haha. I just get super mad when they try and charge me the "mzungu price" and then I tell them what he african price is and they give it to me...after a little arguing. I hate shopping in the US. But shopping here ...is AWESOME.
ANd I'm really really so FREAKING excited to go on a mission.
Friday, June 5, 2009
Dreaded Diseases
Malaria...Typhoid...All just a part of life here in Lugazi, Uganda.
So a few weeks ago, one of the Andrew's (there's two here) was diagnosed with Malaria. Then yesterday, three people who keep getting SUPER sick, Becca, Shaun, and Drew, went to the doctor. All three were diagnosed with Malaria, and Becca a slight case of typhoid. Ridiculous! So...Melissa and Kristen last night highly recommended each of us go to the doctor to get tested. It was a little scary because ...well...they are sticking NEEDLES into our BLOOD in the middle of Africa. I don't know if you all realize but the chances of getting HIV...very high. But, the doctor is Dr. Nyombi who is practiced in western medicine and a very trustworthy doctor, so...we all are spending an hour of our day here in the doctors office.
I went this morning and incredibly, I didn't pass out (I always pass out). I am clear of Malaria, but I have TYPHOID............................................
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BAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAH. No I'm not joking. I'm completely serious but for some reason it is so funny to me. Don't worry I'll start taking medication soon. But parents, you had better call me today. If I die while I'm here, I'd better at least get to talk to ya'll on the phone one more time.
So...I have to go. That is all I have to say. But...I love you all, and happy typhoiding!
P.s. This test is legit...many people have turned up negative as well....so....yeah....BHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHA
So a few weeks ago, one of the Andrew's (there's two here) was diagnosed with Malaria. Then yesterday, three people who keep getting SUPER sick, Becca, Shaun, and Drew, went to the doctor. All three were diagnosed with Malaria, and Becca a slight case of typhoid. Ridiculous! So...Melissa and Kristen last night highly recommended each of us go to the doctor to get tested. It was a little scary because ...well...they are sticking NEEDLES into our BLOOD in the middle of Africa. I don't know if you all realize but the chances of getting HIV...very high. But, the doctor is Dr. Nyombi who is practiced in western medicine and a very trustworthy doctor, so...we all are spending an hour of our day here in the doctors office.
I went this morning and incredibly, I didn't pass out (I always pass out). I am clear of Malaria, but I have TYPHOID............................................
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BAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAH. No I'm not joking. I'm completely serious but for some reason it is so funny to me. Don't worry I'll start taking medication soon. But parents, you had better call me today. If I die while I'm here, I'd better at least get to talk to ya'll on the phone one more time.
So...I have to go. That is all I have to say. But...I love you all, and happy typhoiding!
P.s. This test is legit...many people have turned up negative as well....so....yeah....BHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHA
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Chocolate Milk
I am addicted. I love it. TOO much.
There is this store here called "Gap Co" Which is what WE call, "the Costco of Lugazi." Really it is about 10 feet by 12 feet large and has nothing...but comparatively it has EVERYTHING. It is owned by some sweet Indian men who make fun of me for getting a chocolate milk every day.
Yesterday was a national holiday. HAPPY MARTYRS DAY EVERYONE! So they celebrate this in a random place in the middle of NOWHERE that is technically in "Kampala" but like...super far from the city. In the middle. Of Nowhere. Seriously. So we drive from Lugazi to Mukono yesterday in order to go celebrate this blessed holiday. We get to Mukono and everyone says, "Oh yes, it is a forty-five minute walk." More like forty-five years. Like the pioneer children, we walked, and walked, and walked, and walked. We walked up and down these hills of orange dirt for THREE HOURS. It wasn't too bad...a few blisters but I ran part of the way, cause I'd rather run than walk. It was good excercise, that's for sure! We walked from MUKONO to KAMPALA!!! Do you people realize how far that is? Check a map. It was at LEAST 10 miles. AT LEAST is what we calculated. And by the time we got there, we were coated in red dirt. Like our eyelashes were not black anymore...they were orangey red. Our hair...my dark black braids where ORANGEY RED. Same with the rest of my body. I definitely showered last night...don't worry. So...Finally we get there and it starts POURING rain. So we have to hide under some tarp for like a half hour. We got to eat a rolex and some soda..real sprite! It was wonderful. Then we just hung out, watched this parade, then took 2 hours to drive back in a boda because of traffic. Oh in the parade it was super funny...some priest guy comes up to one of the boys in our group, Matty pants, grabs his hand, and says "Well, this young man!" And we're all like...."yeah?? what about him??" haha. Then he just starts rambling off for a while...it was funny. Guess ya had to be there :)
Then we had chicken for dinner last night. My dearest american friends...DO NOT TAKE PROTEIN FOR GRANTED. Hahaha. We got chicken..like FRESH chicken and it was sick. It was so hard, it took me like 10 minutes to chew one bite. Plus, we bought like a whole bunch and all we had was about a half inch thick by 2 inches long worth of meat. Then a lot of bone. My friends, eat protein for me. Thank you.
I love you like a mango.
There is this store here called "Gap Co" Which is what WE call, "the Costco of Lugazi." Really it is about 10 feet by 12 feet large and has nothing...but comparatively it has EVERYTHING. It is owned by some sweet Indian men who make fun of me for getting a chocolate milk every day.
Yesterday was a national holiday. HAPPY MARTYRS DAY EVERYONE! So they celebrate this in a random place in the middle of NOWHERE that is technically in "Kampala" but like...super far from the city. In the middle. Of Nowhere. Seriously. So we drive from Lugazi to Mukono yesterday in order to go celebrate this blessed holiday. We get to Mukono and everyone says, "Oh yes, it is a forty-five minute walk." More like forty-five years. Like the pioneer children, we walked, and walked, and walked, and walked. We walked up and down these hills of orange dirt for THREE HOURS. It wasn't too bad...a few blisters but I ran part of the way, cause I'd rather run than walk. It was good excercise, that's for sure! We walked from MUKONO to KAMPALA!!! Do you people realize how far that is? Check a map. It was at LEAST 10 miles. AT LEAST is what we calculated. And by the time we got there, we were coated in red dirt. Like our eyelashes were not black anymore...they were orangey red. Our hair...my dark black braids where ORANGEY RED. Same with the rest of my body. I definitely showered last night...don't worry. So...Finally we get there and it starts POURING rain. So we have to hide under some tarp for like a half hour. We got to eat a rolex and some soda..real sprite! It was wonderful. Then we just hung out, watched this parade, then took 2 hours to drive back in a boda because of traffic. Oh in the parade it was super funny...some priest guy comes up to one of the boys in our group, Matty pants, grabs his hand, and says "Well, this young man!" And we're all like...."yeah?? what about him??" haha. Then he just starts rambling off for a while...it was funny. Guess ya had to be there :)
Then we had chicken for dinner last night. My dearest american friends...DO NOT TAKE PROTEIN FOR GRANTED. Hahaha. We got chicken..like FRESH chicken and it was sick. It was so hard, it took me like 10 minutes to chew one bite. Plus, we bought like a whole bunch and all we had was about a half inch thick by 2 inches long worth of meat. Then a lot of bone. My friends, eat protein for me. Thank you.
I love you like a mango.
Monday, June 1, 2009
Ahhhhhhhh...You're My Best Friend
So...I TALKED TO BONNIE BOO YESTERDAAAAAAAAAY!!! It made me so happy and it was so good to hear her voice. Yay Bonnie! I miss her.
But now I have a little more time to write the stuff that I wanted to!
So...yesterday morning, I went to this school. It was about a 15 minute boda drive away up in the hills of Mukono district. It was Abby and I and this guy named Jefferson who has been involved with HELP for a while and is over Mamatoto's Choir! So this school is seriously made of sticks and tin. If there were to be a rainstorm, the kids would get SOAKED. It's a nursery school for 3-6 year olds. They built this school because these kids had to walk 2.5 Kilometers to get to the closest nursery school and they were getting kidnapped and sacrificed by some tribe who believes God will bless them with income if they sacrifice little children. SCARY. And people...this is like JANUARY that they built this school. This isn't 10 years ago. This is a few months ago that this happened. One of the guys over Mamatoto's choir owns this land and the mamatoto guys gathered ALL the money they could to put into this school...the structure, the school supplies, etc. The parents only pay 5000 UG shillings each semester (a little under $2.50) to send their kids to this school and that money is only to pay the teachers. The rest is funded by the good of these Mamatoto guys hearts. There are three teachers in this one "room" trying to teach and talk over each other. They do not get ANY funding for the government and are doing everything they can. They want to build a one-room schoolhouse in order to use it for the nursery school AND as a community center where women's groups can meet..english classes...etc. If ANY of you reading this have any ideas for funds, PLEASE let me know! If anyone needs a fundraising project, we would love to get started on this asap! Anyways, let me know! Of all of the projects I am doing, this is one that I am so excited about and that really really need the help. They will be providing the labor and everything...so this is not just us giving them something. Cause that would be pointless. Love you all!
But now I have a little more time to write the stuff that I wanted to!
So...yesterday morning, I went to this school. It was about a 15 minute boda drive away up in the hills of Mukono district. It was Abby and I and this guy named Jefferson who has been involved with HELP for a while and is over Mamatoto's Choir! So this school is seriously made of sticks and tin. If there were to be a rainstorm, the kids would get SOAKED. It's a nursery school for 3-6 year olds. They built this school because these kids had to walk 2.5 Kilometers to get to the closest nursery school and they were getting kidnapped and sacrificed by some tribe who believes God will bless them with income if they sacrifice little children. SCARY. And people...this is like JANUARY that they built this school. This isn't 10 years ago. This is a few months ago that this happened. One of the guys over Mamatoto's choir owns this land and the mamatoto guys gathered ALL the money they could to put into this school...the structure, the school supplies, etc. The parents only pay 5000 UG shillings each semester (a little under $2.50) to send their kids to this school and that money is only to pay the teachers. The rest is funded by the good of these Mamatoto guys hearts. There are three teachers in this one "room" trying to teach and talk over each other. They do not get ANY funding for the government and are doing everything they can. They want to build a one-room schoolhouse in order to use it for the nursery school AND as a community center where women's groups can meet..english classes...etc. If ANY of you reading this have any ideas for funds, PLEASE let me know! If anyone needs a fundraising project, we would love to get started on this asap! Anyways, let me know! Of all of the projects I am doing, this is one that I am so excited about and that really really need the help. They will be providing the labor and everything...so this is not just us giving them something. Cause that would be pointless. Love you all!
Fur Elise
I just want to say one more thing. Cell Phones. Everyone here has way ghetto Cell phones and like the ghetto rings like fur elise or the entertainer...it's just really funny. Love it. And you know the chicken man from 33 chickens? Emma was his name. He had the same phone that I have at home and that's like the nicest phone that they have here...and it really made me miss my phone. That's all.
Mucaga
Okay, so I always hear this word when people are talking...and I think to myself, WHAT THE HECK IS MUCAGA and my co-volunteer told me today it is "six"...so...Six. Mucaga. Yeeeeeep. This weekend was SUPER crazy.
First, an update on my pal Ivan Koretta. He's now just chillin in Lugazi, the police could not keep him any longer. No one's stuff was recovered except for an mp3 player. It just breaks my heart. I know I keep saying that...but it's true. No matter what has happened or what he did or didn't do, I still want the best for him and hope he can see how much we all still love him. He's our friend. He is not allowed to communicate with us, but my prayers are always with him.
Secondly, HOLY CRAP IT'S JUNE!! DO YOU KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS? SEVENTEEN DAYS FROM NOW, CHRISTIAN DEE PAGE WILL HAVE BEEN OUT FOR ONE FREAKIN YEAR! YEAAAAAAAAAAAH AND ONE WEEK LATER...ANDRES ANTONIO GONZALEZ!!!!!!!!!!! BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH. I love June. I especially love June 2010. GAH. Okay....
Let's see...I have to remember what happened on Friday. Oh...nothing super exciting. We worked with my favorite Youth Outreach peeps to make a soccer game...after we taught them about HIV/AIDS. Oh AND I got my hair braided.
Wow. Okay so I'm sitting here at the internet cafe and the sweetest woman next to me just started talking to me and she offered me a necklace as a gift that usually costs 8000 shillings...that is a LOT of money for these people. But she runs a women's group and I told her I want to help her with teaching the women English and with generating income. She told me they will be so excited to meet me! YAY! I'm so excited! Okay so...I have so much to say. So friday...hair braided. It's awesome. People keep calling me, "African Queen" or saying "You look smart!" Which is kind of like saying you look cool. So...I like it :)
Saturday was the weirdest and funnest day of my life. A bunch of people stayed at Sipi falls for the weekend, but I decided to stay with some people here. So we went to Kampala for the day. We left in teh morning...OH and we went with the Youth Outreach people. I LOVE THEM! Robert, Wilson, Luta, Godfrey, Patrick, the whole bunch. I LOOOOOOOOOVE them. They're such good wholesome boys. None are mormon, but we're hoping they will be. ;) So...we went to Kampala and to this MALL. Guys, it was like...AMERICA. God bless America. Seriously. There was a mini Wal-Mart in there.....like everything you could ever imagine to be in Africa was there. I even got cold cereal and milk. Blessed blessed cold cereal. Yum. So then we hugn out in Kampala and went to the "pentagon of Uganda"...parliament...beautiful building and really cool. Then we Just walked around and got DOMINOS. It started to rain when we were like a half mile from it and we thought What the heck, we are running. The africans looked at us like yeah right, but we dragged them along. It wasn't just raining my friends it was a freakin Hurricane. Okaynot really, but it felt like it. We wereSOAKED but the pizza was worth it. And a chocolate milkshake. yuuuuuuuuuuum.
Just a sidenote mostly for Bonnie, Mal, Jess, and Gabaroo...I know how to braid hair now, so if you want me to when i get home, I will. Letr me kknow cause you have to buy extensions. Also, for anyone, if anyone wants to buy me billy joel/elton john tickets for my birthday...I'm definitely fine with that.
Geez, I have no time. I will write more tomorrow probably, but yeah...Saturday was crazy...danced at African Paradise with the Youth Outreach guys. Then...Sunday I sang Todd's song and eveyrone LOVED it. They all want to learn it. And they all said I have a voice of an angel, thank you Kyle Hanson.
And this morning I went to this nursery school (like kindergarten) and it was made of a bunch of sticks and tin basically. I really hope we can do something for them! GAH! I just am so excited about all of the projects! I walked into this school and said to the 70+ kids, "Hey guys! How are you?" and they all stood up and responded in unison, "I am fine, Thank you Madame!" SOOOOOOOOOO cute. Okay. I love you all. And African men love white girls. Peace out Mzungus.
First, an update on my pal Ivan Koretta. He's now just chillin in Lugazi, the police could not keep him any longer. No one's stuff was recovered except for an mp3 player. It just breaks my heart. I know I keep saying that...but it's true. No matter what has happened or what he did or didn't do, I still want the best for him and hope he can see how much we all still love him. He's our friend. He is not allowed to communicate with us, but my prayers are always with him.
Secondly, HOLY CRAP IT'S JUNE!! DO YOU KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS? SEVENTEEN DAYS FROM NOW, CHRISTIAN DEE PAGE WILL HAVE BEEN OUT FOR ONE FREAKIN YEAR! YEAAAAAAAAAAAH AND ONE WEEK LATER...ANDRES ANTONIO GONZALEZ!!!!!!!!!!! BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH. I love June. I especially love June 2010. GAH. Okay....
Let's see...I have to remember what happened on Friday. Oh...nothing super exciting. We worked with my favorite Youth Outreach peeps to make a soccer game...after we taught them about HIV/AIDS. Oh AND I got my hair braided.
Wow. Okay so I'm sitting here at the internet cafe and the sweetest woman next to me just started talking to me and she offered me a necklace as a gift that usually costs 8000 shillings...that is a LOT of money for these people. But she runs a women's group and I told her I want to help her with teaching the women English and with generating income. She told me they will be so excited to meet me! YAY! I'm so excited! Okay so...I have so much to say. So friday...hair braided. It's awesome. People keep calling me, "African Queen" or saying "You look smart!" Which is kind of like saying you look cool. So...I like it :)
Saturday was the weirdest and funnest day of my life. A bunch of people stayed at Sipi falls for the weekend, but I decided to stay with some people here. So we went to Kampala for the day. We left in teh morning...OH and we went with the Youth Outreach people. I LOVE THEM! Robert, Wilson, Luta, Godfrey, Patrick, the whole bunch. I LOOOOOOOOOVE them. They're such good wholesome boys. None are mormon, but we're hoping they will be. ;) So...we went to Kampala and to this MALL. Guys, it was like...AMERICA. God bless America. Seriously. There was a mini Wal-Mart in there.....like everything you could ever imagine to be in Africa was there. I even got cold cereal and milk. Blessed blessed cold cereal. Yum. So then we hugn out in Kampala and went to the "pentagon of Uganda"...parliament...beautiful building and really cool. Then we Just walked around and got DOMINOS. It started to rain when we were like a half mile from it and we thought What the heck, we are running. The africans looked at us like yeah right, but we dragged them along. It wasn't just raining my friends it was a freakin Hurricane. Okaynot really, but it felt like it. We wereSOAKED but the pizza was worth it. And a chocolate milkshake. yuuuuuuuuuuum.
Just a sidenote mostly for Bonnie, Mal, Jess, and Gabaroo...I know how to braid hair now, so if you want me to when i get home, I will. Letr me kknow cause you have to buy extensions. Also, for anyone, if anyone wants to buy me billy joel/elton john tickets for my birthday...I'm definitely fine with that.
Geez, I have no time. I will write more tomorrow probably, but yeah...Saturday was crazy...danced at African Paradise with the Youth Outreach guys. Then...Sunday I sang Todd's song and eveyrone LOVED it. They all want to learn it. And they all said I have a voice of an angel, thank you Kyle Hanson.
And this morning I went to this nursery school (like kindergarten) and it was made of a bunch of sticks and tin basically. I really hope we can do something for them! GAH! I just am so excited about all of the projects! I walked into this school and said to the 70+ kids, "Hey guys! How are you?" and they all stood up and responded in unison, "I am fine, Thank you Madame!" SOOOOOOOOOO cute. Okay. I love you all. And African men love white girls. Peace out Mzungus.
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