Its been 4 days and Im still alive!! :-)

Oli Otyo (how are you)?! Haha. So the drop off was quite successful. Yesterday was our first day of actually getting out there. I was expecting to have to use Lugandan a lot more but surprisingly everyone spoke English!! It was too funny, we would go out and try to use our Lugandan and the people would laugh and smile and respond in English. They were happy to hear us using it though. :- )

But you guys wouldn’t believe how western the city is though. They have all the same items available and brand names. I even have seen billboards for my ambi facewash. Pretty much I can find everything we have here, but it’s a lil more expensive. Then, surprisingly all the music that I’ve heard here has been American! Ive even seen new music videos here that I hadn’t seen there! Im kinda mad though that I haven’t even heard the “African beats”. Haha. There’s a bowling alley, ice skating rink, movie theater and our stores at the Garden City Mall which is there indoor mall. It’s pretty much straight American from what ive heard. But I guess once we get out of the city it’ll feel a little more authentic. J

Today I went to the hospital with a few friends and it def was above Haiti status. It was large and had quite a few wards. I ended up going to the pediatric ward and talked to a few of the kids. One spoke English quite well but the others just knew the basics. So I def only understood half of what they said. It was still nice though just to hang out. The families were quite nice though and it was once again surprisingly how easy it was to get in and get around there. Guess we have that muzungu (like gringo) power. Haha

I found out who was my family is but haven’t met them yet. I’ve heard that they have kids though so ill see how it goes when I move in on Sunday.

But the people here are really cool and I can’t believe that I’ve only known them for just a few days. We have lots of plans so we’ll see how they all go. Oh yeah, and you guys know how I’ve always loved my birthday and no worries we will be celebrating my birthday! J

But that’s all for now. Just know that I’m doing well (haven’t gotten sick yet), eating and showering every day. Hehe. I am def missing you all though and have “moments” of sadness but for the most part I try to keep busy. So I hang out with the others most days til it’s time to go to sleep. We’ll see how the transition goes next week though once I’m in my home. Love you guys and I’m missing you all. Keep me in your prayers and check in again next week…