This morning was our final day of official orientation activities, and we held our meetings outside on the campus of Makerere University. We were so very distracted by the giant storks walking around that it was at times a bit difficult to focus! We went over some of the rules and policies of the program and wrote a constitution for all of us to abide by. We got lunch on our own in groups, and it took about an hour and fifteen minutes to finally receive the food we ordered. As I’ve said before, time is just different here in Uganda.


We also received some of the information concerning the host familes we will be moving in with tomorrow. Each student has their own family, and we will be staying with them for about four weeks. We’re moving out of the hotel tomorrow morning, and I’ve got to say, I’m going to miss Jeliza Hotel! However, I’m really excited to meet my host family tomorrow.


After all of our activities this afternoon, we had our own free time. I needed to purchase a cell phone and a new power converter. I ended up buying a phone for less than $30, and haggled the “non-negotiable” price of the power converter down to about $1.75. Not bad!


I ate dinner outside in the garden of Jeliza, and got to spend some time with my classmates for a little while. I’ve just basically finished packing and I’m ready to move out tomorrow morning!

til next time