We got a new baby into the orphanage today. His name is ben. He is one week old, and weighs in a 3 pounds. He is the tiniest thing I have ever laid eyes on. Esther(the lady who runs the place) just left to go pick u another one from the hospital- apparently is a year/half old, but is so malnourished it looks like she is a week old as well. Esther was just irate as the mother was there and was apparently fat and healthy and trying to come up with excuses why her baby was sick. It is things that that that break your heart. I love the babies at the orphanage, there are defiantly a few that just capture you as favourites, even though you shouldn’t…but when little john picks me a flower and then kisses my cheek about 10 times, it’s hard not to.
I just thought I’d post a few more photos of stuff around here- like the side of the road driving into my town of jinja, and a house that we walk by every day on our way downtown. AND the famous bugigali falls, on the nile river… we rafted over them.
The girls both got a case of “the scurge” yesterday. According to the brit kids we live with, that means puking out of both ends, good ol’ travelers diahhreah. They are both really pumped im writing about it. Haha. I haven’t been hit with it yet, but assuming at some point in time I shall.
Oh yeah, the “brit kids” we live with is actually about 8 uni students from England who are here teaching at some of the local high schools. We have become quite close with them and it’s a pretty fun set up to live in a house with a load of people our age. We go out to eat, or to the local backpackers for a drink quite often..good times.
Or most evenings you can find us three crazy Canadian girls eating avocados and mangos and cans of tuna out on the porch. It’s our favourite spot.
Avocados are about 10 cents each. Mangos set you back maybe 30 cents.
It is the GOOD life!!
More random facts and stories to come.
I just thought I’d post a few more photos of stuff around here- like the side of the road driving into my town of jinja, and a house that we walk by every day on our way downtown. AND the famous bugigali falls, on the nile river… we rafted over them.
The girls both got a case of “the scurge” yesterday. According to the brit kids we live with, that means puking out of both ends, good ol’ travelers diahhreah. They are both really pumped im writing about it. Haha. I haven’t been hit with it yet, but assuming at some point in time I shall.
Oh yeah, the “brit kids” we live with is actually about 8 uni students from England who are here teaching at some of the local high schools. We have become quite close with them and it’s a pretty fun set up to live in a house with a load of people our age. We go out to eat, or to the local backpackers for a drink quite often..good times.
Or most evenings you can find us three crazy Canadian girls eating avocados and mangos and cans of tuna out on the porch. It’s our favourite spot.
Avocados are about 10 cents each. Mangos set you back maybe 30 cents.
It is the GOOD life!!
More random facts and stories to come.
1 comment:
HI Vic VIc- I love the photos. That's great we got to see a bit of where you are. What a culture shock-glad you're still well. The stories of the little kids breaks my heart- perhaps you will be coming home with some little ones then?? Just kidding...love ya. I'm off to another 9 hour shift at the beanery. "DO YOU HAVE COFFEE??"
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