Homeward Bound- hobo.

2.4.10

Going back to the States was an extremely refreshing trip. I didn’t realize a person could miss chipotle so much. In some ways being home was encouraging but it was hard to face the change. While in Uganda I can easily deny how much my world at home is changing without me. But going home really showed me whose important in my life.

I flew back to Uganda with my friend and Musana volunteer, Pete. It was nice not to be traveling alone. The flights were long but my excitement kept me going. We made it to Uganda safely with all our bags. Pete and I spent the night in Entebbee and the next morning we were picked up by Haril and Pipih (close friends and Musana staff). We made, what could have been an uneventful three hour drive to Iganga, a lot of fun. Almost the entire car ride Pete, Pipih and I were standing up with our heads out the sun roof. I loved watching Pete who had never left the country observe what was around him. It hit me how different my life here really is. I don’t stop to think twice about 100 chickens strapped to the top of a taxi or how motorcycles, cars and people are practically playing frogger on the roads. Has this all really become normal to me? It still blows my mind how much life can change in a single year. I forced everyone to stop in Kampala to get me a mango from the market. At the time I would have told you it was the best mango I had ever had. After we left the market, we continued on the journey to Iganga. On the way to Jinja, right before Mabira forest, is what can most easily be described as a Ugandan drive thru. The drive thru is one of my favorite parts about going to Kampala. You pull over on the side of the road and about twenty people swarm your car selling passion fruit, mangos, juice, water, roasted bananas, goat meat on a stick, chicken on a stick, and fried sweet bread. The second you roll down the window, all the food and bottles are shoved through the window. What makes the drive thru so incredible is the chicken on a stick. The salt and spice flavor is out of this world. I would get a taxi to kampala anyday just to get them! We made a quick stop in Jinja at Sonrise Babies Home and I got to see an old friend, Amy Washington. Amy and I meet in Uganda last June while she was at Musana. Since leaving Uganda, Amy became co directors of Sonrise. They are doing awesome work in Jinja. Finally we made it to Iganga! I was thrilled to be back in my other home J