hello bazungu

Oli otya? (How are you)
My blog post yesterday was pretty short, so I thought I would let you all know a little more of how life has been the last four days. In a few words... its been great!

Uganda is beautiful. The people are beautiful, Mukono is beautiful, the university is beautiful, and even the red dirt is beautiful... although it really isn't when it gets all over everything. And while I wouldn't lie to you all to say that I loved everything about it here, I will definitely say I like a lot.

My family is wonderful. I haven't exactly figured out how many people are really in my family because Ugandan homes are very open. People come in and out all the time. Its a lot of fun that way because you get to meet a lot of people, but it does make it hard to figure out what is going on. Even out of the people living in my house I have no idea who is really family. Mama Robina just always says, "this is another one of your brothers" or "this is another one of your sisters." The people that I have actually gotten to know are William, Peter, Robert, Jeffery, and my sister Silvia, but I think there are at least several others. A lot of our time is spent with our sister Silvia, who I would guess is about 16. She is reserved, like many Ugandan women, but she is great to have around. I am really looking forward to getting to know her more. A lot of Ugandans go to boarding school, and I was really sad when she said that her holiday ended at the beginning of February, but I was happy when she showed us how close her school was to our house and said that she lives at home and walks. All of the boys are also older, so there are no little kids in the house, but there are definitely plenty of kids in the streets who smile, wave, follow you, and scream "muzungu, muzungu" in the streets. The other day Laura and I played with a bunch of them in the street while we were waiting for Silvia to get done with a meeting. My favorite part is when they ramble off things in Luganda like we know what they are talking about.

I should go because this blog post is only helping me procrastinate longer on my paper thats due tomorrow (my mind is not in this whole school thing quite yet). After I finish my paper we're headed off for a scavenger hunt in Mukono before walking back home for time with my family, supper, and bed.

p.s. bazungu= the plural of muzungu, or white person :)