Uganda

Spent 11 weeks here as a volunteer teacher.
I guess this is sort of the trip that started me going wanderlust.

It started as i worked for AIESEC. And seeing all those people going to exchanges, i want to go too. My criteria? Going to a country I've never heard of before. So there i was in Uganda (tho i did hear about Uganda once it a game "What countries start with a U" "United States of America, duhhhh!" So that was cheating a bit 5555) but anyhow i crieddddd quite a few times the first few weeks there. Like "What the heck was i thinking?!!" It was hard at first cause i feel overwhelmed by all the expectation they had toward muzungu. The locals ALWAYS want to talk to you, and as a teacher i didnt do much of a good job so it was failure on both sides.

It wasn't until after a month that I started to truly enjoyed Uganda. I just opened up. I just started hanging out with the kids more. I woke up early. I played with them before classes. I eat with them. Get water with them. I shared food with them (this point is important) and i even prayed with them (regardless of my disbelief in anything deity)

My favorite part of the day is ALWAYS getting the water. It's a ....i dont know, just beautiful process. After class, getting your jerry cans to walk 15 minutes to the back of the town with the kids. Along the ways kids would come out from their houses and joined. Some would dragged you to their house! You see their resourcefulness, their creativity, & of course their strength!! 7 yr old carrying 20L of water is no small matter!

I miss them all there... :/Read more