We arrived in Uganda last Wednesday, August 20, about 8 PM. We were picked up at the airport by, Thomas, a driver from the Embassy. He was very kind and very helpful. However, there were four of our bags that did not arrive--I'll save the suspense, they arrived the next day and Thomas picked them up from the airpport and brought them to our hotel.
Thursday morning we walked to the Embassy and met a couple of other Fulbrighters we met in DC and a few staff members, including Dorothy who has been incredibly helpful so far.
In the afternoon, Paul came from Uganda Martyrs University and picked us up from the hotel. After two hours of passing buses and trucks and dodging potholes, we arrived at UMU. We were shown to our house--we have a three bedroom place. It's a duplex, the dean of Humanities and Social Sciences lives in the other half with his family. I met his wife yesterday after mass. She was very kind and helpful.
There's tons more to write, but I'm not on my own computer and I only have a few more minutes on this one. Next time, hopefully, I'll be able to post some pictures. The country is beautiful.
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Hi Judy-
Your siblings finally have the correct link to your blog (may be good news; may be bad news). You gave the blog website address to Mom? You must be joking! This is the woman who could not operate a VCR without clutching the 4x6 index card printed by her teenage sons with excruciatingly detailed step-by-step instructions. Mom, we love you dearly, but please delegate the technology responsibility to someone else! Oh wait, the only other person within earshot would be Dad. Never mind. Mom, keep up the good work!
Love,
Bob
PS - Bry'Chell: How long are your school days? Your god sisters say it sounds more like prison.
Bob,
I won't pass on your daughters' comments to Bry'Chell until she actually has had a few days of school. Her anxiety level is higher than she's willing to admit. I really need to share a picture of her "sports" uniform. It's positively Victorian.
I laughed about your comments about Mom. She has the directions written down and practiced several times while I was in Vegas. She's using the computer in the Community Center which is simpler than the computer at the library.
However, I don't think she knows how to get to the comment section.
Judy
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