its been 3 days now that ive been in kampala.
its absolutely gorgeous weather and we've been taking it easy in order to acclimatize. its odd, but i havent felt this relaxed in what seems like forever.
living with this many people all at once is a bit much at time, but so far the dynamic is really positive and everyone gets along. we're a bunch with quite a good sense of humor, so there is already a ridiculous amount of inside jokes and the like.
yesterday, after a little trip downtown we went to the SOS Children's Village in Kakiri (about 45 minutes outside of kampala). it was a total blast to get out there and play with the kids. kim and i spent a good hour and a half talking to one of the adoptive mother's there about everything about the program and organization. it was really interesting to see how such a village could work, and will make for an interesting and hopefully very instrumental contrast with the SOS village in Gulu, where we will be going to tomorrow morning, and staying for 2 months.
last night was our first black-out (with many more to come im sure). it was actually kind of exciting.
today we went to the baha'i temple here in kampala, which is the only one on the african continent (there are only 9 in the world, each on a separate continent). truly amazing (even the non-religious dorks like me and katherine loved it!)

it really has been more of a "vacation" these past couple of days, which truthfully has been amazing. its enabled us as a group to figure each other out more as well as given us a bit of time to get acclimatized. none of us have gotten sick (other than from taking the doxy (malaria)). peter says that's a first! we'll see though when we get to gulu...im sure that will be a bit more rough on our systems.
i was having trouble with the doxy for the past few days but have figured out a great system to not feel sick. three cheers for no malaria!


there is so much more to say. so much experienced, felt, etc. but in all honesty, im not sure writing it in blog form would do all that much.

but i will say that the pineapples......OH THE PINEAPPLES!

once we get into gulu tomorrow, the "vacation" ends, and work begins. but im really excited. i want to get my hands dirty in it and get to it. im sure everything will start going by so fast once that happens.

oh and for those of you who are wondering..."africa hot" is not actually all that hot. the sun is something you've probably never experienced before, but its truly very manageable with water, a bit of shade and some high spf!

im off. till next time.