Back in the Pearl

It was super, super, super sad to say goodbye to the family, but totally worth the tears to hug and catch up with them while in Prague.  What a wonderful vacation. Hope we can do it again sometime :)

I flew in yesterday morning to Entebbe, and it was rough. I was tired, hot and dehydrated… took a cab from the airport back to Kampala to shower, sleep and readjust. Central Uganda is green and lush, just entering the rainy season. It’s humid, but not as hot as I thought it would be at about 83 degrees. During the 1 ½ hour ride from the airport, my taxi driver insisted that we talk about my marital status, why I wasn’t married (he concluded that I was too picky and should find a husband as soon as possible), what I thought about married men having affairs (prompted by the radio program we were listening to), and how long people should date before the get married. Not exactly the conversation I’d like to have after a long day of traveling, but he was nice enough and it made the ride go by quickly.

When I got to the hostel, I went out for some airtime, gnuts and water, took a shower and a nice long nap. I woke up semi-depressed and called a few of my friends in Uganda. My counterpart’s wife was cleaning my house when I called her to say hello. Now that’s a good friend! It’ll be great to come back to a dust-free house! Luckily I have some gifts from CZ for her… a veggie peeler, oven mitt, a shirt, some sweets and some clothes for her baby. It was nice to talk to a few people from my village; it makes me more excited to get back. The suitcase full of yummy treats I’m bringing back will help too.

Last night I had a mango (purchased from a tray on a lady’s head on the street) and some chocolate chip cookies (courtesy of my wonderful sister) for dinner. Oh, and some gnuts (peanuts). Not a bad start to reintegration.