Ok so, somehow quite a bit has happened over the last week. Firstly, going back to stay with my family was the best decision. Arriving home was really great—everyone was there, including and especially Eddie! And it was good to see everyone and they all had questions about my time in Gulu so we just sat and talked for a while and had dinner together…and then watched Saw V to top everything off. Lovely bedtime film. Because the boys are home, I am back in Irene’s room (the housekeeper), but I know her a lot better now so I kind of enjoy it. And being back in Kampala is really nice, so different from Gulu but I'm used to it now, and I sort of relish the hecticness after the calmness of Gulu.
I guess actual life has not been that interesting, mostly just coming into town every day to work on our big papers due Monday. Mine is going really well, and it is mostly all written so now I am just fine-tuning. And it is 60 pages! Ack! But, we have been café hopping, trying different places out where ever there is a place to plug in our computers, and I have discovered a lot of nice places, including a coffee shop with wireless at the top of this HUGE skyscraper that does not feel like it is in Uganda at all, and a café in a gas station with amazing quesadillas and chocolate chip cookies (actually, there was a mouse in said café that crawled on my friends foot and I felt obliged to take it outside, at which everyone in the restaurant stared at me for about 15 minutes). I have also been hopping on boda-bodas to go home instead of the taxi, because night boda rights are just too enjoyable to pass up.
But okay, the big big news is that after a few days of complete indecision, I have decided to stay in Africa for three weeks after the program ends to travel! I have always thought of this in the back of my mind, but just never thought it would work out. But all of a sudden, the deadline for changing my flight was looming near, and I realized four of my good friends had planned a pretty awesome trip involving traveling in Uganda, Tanzania, and Zambia, and it was just too good to pass up. So, now my summer seems quite shorter, and I am going to be somewhat broke in the upcoming year, but oh well, when would I ever get to do this, especially with good friends? I am still kind of in shock that I am no staying, but it does seem like the right decision, and I am definitely excited.
PS Happy Cinco de Mayo!
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