How was there?

Rhoda has hardly left my side since I got back! And just loves my sunglasses

At last Teacher Ali is back ! She loves playing catch with us!

Rhoda has to carry my camera case, no one else is allowed!

So at last I am back in Uganda! And its just wonderful.

I have been made to feel so welcome since I got back, with everyone from the local shop keeper,the internet cafe owner, parents of the kids, the staff at the charity and teachers at the school, saying Oh Ali, you are most welcome back to Uganda, How was there!!!!  ???? I guess 'there' is wherever they think I have been, so I smile and say 'there' was great thank you!

The majority of the kids are still on school holidays, the boarders arrive back tomorrow and the rest on Monday, I am very excited to see them.  The few kids that are at school, mostly the kids of people who work at the school, have been so cute.  Rhoda in particular had dressed herself up specially for my return and had flowers in her hair, according to her mum she'd been up since the crack of dawn bathing herself and out looking for flowers, bless her heart.  She is now practically stuck to my side or clinging on to my legs and both days I have left to go home she has been in floods of tears - how lovely to be so wanted eh!!! :-)

Today I have been into Kampala to stock up on a few essentials that you can only buy in the city..... Pringles, Oreo cookies, Candburys chocolate, mini cheddars..... you know just the necessities in life! Of course being back in Kampala sees me returning to rides on a Boda Boda (on the back of a motobike for those who can't remember) and I guess I had forgotten just how terrifying it could be, I was clinging on for grim death this morning as the young punk boda boda driver, weaved his way through the traffic jams and madness that is Kampala on a Saturday morning, good god it was like a whie knuckle ride I was pertified, I need to choose an old bloke next time, they tend to hear my cries of Poland Poland (slowly slowly) and take a bit more care.. Ho Hum, when in Uganda.........!!!!!!!

I have so many things to do during this stay in Uganda, in particular arranging for some more children to be sponsored by some friends who have said they would like to sponsor a child here.  Also I am going to try to raise enough money to install a generator for the school, the lack of consistent power supply is a constant problem for them and I would like to leave a permanent reminder of me and all my friends, family and colleagues.  I am going to set up a charity giving website, in the hope that by clubbing together we may be able to raise enough money to give them the generator they so desparately need..... What this space for more details.

Anyway, I think thats all for now, am off to take the local bus, come taxi ,come minivan back to the volunteer house.  I am the only volunteer here this time, so have the house to myself! I may have felt a little nervous a couple of weeks ago when there was a bit of a political uprising and the leader of the opposition party was arreseted right outside the gates to the house!!!!!!!! But now there are so many police in riot vans everywhere I don't think anyone will trouble little old me in my little old house!!!! Hahahaha, nothing like being back in Africa!!!

Thats all for now :-)