I have three weeks left in Africa! I'm sad that I'm going to have to leave soon because I absolutely love it here, but at the same time I can't wait to get back to the States! Ah, the States. Where you can walk down the street without having someone scream "Mzungu!" at you just for the hell of it. Where you can count on food to not give you parasites. Where you can sleep easy knowing that no one is lurking outside your house waiting to throw bricks at you. Where the streets are paved with cheese. Where you can talk about your life without feeling guilty for having so much. Don't get me wrong, I love Uganda and all of my friends here. But I am an American and America beckons me home!
The parasite thing is a legitimate concern, just so you know. One of the members of my team got worms from some kind of food! She's basically debilitated by pain and exhaustion. She is on a ridiculous hardcore medication regimen to get rid of her little friends. It easily could have happened to any of us, I'm actually surprised it wasn't me. These things tend to happen to me.
Nothing too exciting to talk about. All the projects are sailing along nicely; Eye Camp is in three weeks and the AIDS Festival is in one week! All of my old people are going to the Eye Camp, and I can't wait for them to see! At least three of them have cataracts, and there are probably others that I can't recognize with my limited knowledge. It's going to be great! I love knowing these people on a personal level. It makes orchestrating the Eye Camp so much more worthwhile.
There's a song playing on a radio somewhere that is composed of baby laughter, played in different patterns. Odd.
Who's been watching the World Cup?? ME! I love the freaking World Cup. I've never been so into it before, though I've wanted to be. There's just not enough support in the US. But here, everyone is a fan and everyone watches! Watching games is basically the funniest and most exhilerating thing you can do here; the US v Ghana game was hysterical. You should watch! Give it a try. Soccer is fun.
Last weekend I went to the Ssese Islands out in the middle of Lake Victoria. It was... fun? Not really. Adventurous? Totally. The first thing you should know about the big island is that there is one ferry that leaves at 8 am and comes at 5 pm. That's all. Number two: there is no food on the island. Seriously! We had to climb a real mountain just to find simple beans and chapati. Which is delicious, so it was okay. Also, there were no mosquito nets so I was eaten alive. In 8-10 days I will more than likely have malaria; just giving you all the heads up. But we saw a lot of animals and had some enjoyable impromptu hikes, so all-in-all it was sort of mostly worth it.
Anyway, I have very little to say. My time is growing short so I'll wind it down. I love everyone who is reading this. Have a good week!
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Great post, thanks for the update! Sounds like you are having a blast over there! Hope you have another great three weeks! Who was it that got sick? Not Becca hopefully. Say hi to her for me. Stay safe and keep having fun!
ReplyDeleteAhhh Molly it is so hard to comment on your posts without writing a book. Although u love Africa I am glad the states becon you home because I would die without you. Nick is raging with jealousy because I wear our ring instead of his. He also had a dream about us, weird. So anyways my love, do not forget to e-mail about when u come home and what not. I love you!
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear things are going well for you :) Dez is doing well in the Army and is actually liking it, except gong through the gas chamber. Your adventures sound so exciting and yes, I am jealous. I am thinking I am never going to ever get to leave the US...lol. Ash said you have to wear dresses all the time, don't think I could do that; I HATE dresses!!!! Can't wait to see you! Enjoy your last few weeks, and then yes you can have that double cheeseburger, I'll even buy it for ya ;)Take care, love and miss ya, Heather
ReplyDeletecome back to us in the u s of a!!! it's the fourth of july tomorrow! well it's good that you are having fun and making a difference there. i hope you don't get worms! my cousin from france was a nurse in africa and she said everybody who went there got worms or some kind of parasite. scary! come home healthy, please?! byeee!
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