Thursday, June 11, 2009

Things I'm not looking forward to...


White fried ants.....Delicious!
Or maybe not....or maybe so, we'll see.

Things I'm looking forward to...


Learning how to dance the Ugandan way.
I've been taking African dance classes for the last year, and I finally get to put it into practice! If you ever get a chance to see people from eastern africa dance it is worth seeing, absolutely incredible...and crazy!

Sunday, June 7, 2009


Then said a rich man, Speak to us of Giving. And he answered....
"You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give...
There are those that give little of the much which they have...And there are those who have little and give it all.
These are the believers in life and the bounty of life, and their coffer is never empty.
It is well to give when asked, but it is better to give unasked, through understanding;
And to the open-handed the search for one who shall receive is joy greater than giving.
And is there aught you would withold? All you have shall some day be given;
You often say, "I would give, but only to the deserving."
The trees in your orchard say not so, nor the flocks in your pasture.
They give that they may live, for to withold is to perish.
Surely he who is worthy to receive his days and his nights, is worthy of all else from you.
And he who has deserved to drink from the ocean of life deserves to fill his cup from your little stream.
And what desert greater shall there be, than that which lies in the courage and the confidence, nay the charity, of receiving?
And who are you that men should rend their bosom and unveil their pride, that you may see their worth naked and their pride unabashed?
...in truth it is life that gives unto life-while you, who deem yourself a giver, are but a witness..."
-Kahlil Gibran
My house for the next few months....
The market!!
The school and students I will get the privilege to work with

My soon to be home...

This is my soon to be host mother, Esther. Behind her are her children and home.

Where and Why....?


Why go all the way across the world to be with people you don't even know....because of these guys right here. These three will be a few of my students and I am so excited to finally see their faces in person and get to know each one individually. Every child, no matter race, location or economic status deserves to receive an education and have the choice to become the person they want to be.