Today was full of adventures. I suppose it started when we got off the plane around midnight. We drove through the capital city, Kampala, and arrived at our campus in Mukono around 2am. To our dismay breakfast was at 8am.
Breakfast was very good. It consisted of some fancy fried bread, triangle things that tasted like vegetable egg rolls, sausage, and plenty of fresh fruit. There was also instant coffee, which I’m pretty sure is expensive, so they must’ve been giving us a treat to keep us on our best behavior. Caffeine only lasts so long, however, and it was only a few hours before we were just as tired as sleep-deprived, jet-lagged, college students ought to be.
After breakfast was our review of Ugandan etiquette, followed by class registration, IMME overview (aka- homestay do’s and don’ts), and a tour of campus. CAMPUS IS HUGE- at least compared to Eastern. I doubt that I’ll ever see all of it because over half of it seems to be hidden away in random tropical forests. It’s gated the whole way around though, so they say we can’t get too lost.
For lunch we had rice, potatoes, and beans.
For dinner we had rice, potatoes, and peas.
We get dropped off at our host families’ houses tomorrow, and they say that our families will provide more variety in our meals. As it stands tonight, I’m about to go to sleep under my sexy mosquito net that hangs above me like a canopy of clouds. Everything seems to be going well so far… I can’t wait to get some real sleep.
TODAY
1)
USP Student - “Ladies first.”
INTERN - “Not in Uganda. Men go first as a sign of respect.”
2)
IMME Advisor - “Squatty Potty” – quite literal description of my future toilet
3)
MISSIONARY Brian – “Once you’ve been here for awhile you’ll start to pick up a Ugandan accent. Well not a true Ugandan accent, but what I like to call the “American trying to speak to Ugandans” accent.”
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