Tuesday January 29th

On Monday, Nancy and I started working in our temporary office in the administration building. The actual office that will be Nancy's (but I will be using it also while I am here) does not have furniture yet. So, two gracious ladies offered us their office for the time being. It is kind of weird having an office and thinking "I have to go to the office today." I guess I never really thought of me ever getting that old to have to say that. But now that I'm here, it is fun to be a part of the "office" world.

Today was a really frustrating day for me. I am not quite sure why, but I think it has to do with the fact that I am a time-conscious Westerner. I value time and respect those who keep it well. Here, everything is done whenever it gets done and you are never quite sure when it will get done. And also, effective communication is very important to me. Knowing who is doing what and when it is going to be done are just things that I value to know, and also (to an extent) expect people to value as well. But life is a bit different here. I am not claiming to be the most punctual person in the world, and for those who know my family, we are not always on time. But a certain degree of time is kept. Usually we will be 15 minutes late, not an hour and a half late. "On Time" is not in the vocabulary here. But God must be teaching me patience.

Now that I have my spilled my guts to everyone, the rest of my day was really fun. I went with Nancy again to her family group (David family). The kids are so much fun and really like to laugh at how bad I pronounce their second name. Their second name is similar to our "last name."

There was a little girl and a little boy who decided they wanted to take some pictures with my camera, but ended up taking a little more than a few. I am posting some of those pictures for you all to see "Life through the eyes of a Ugandan child." I am tempted to give them my camera for a day and see what they end up taking pictures of.

Lately there have been more and more people walking around Kasana. New faces everywhere I turn. With a new school year starting on Monday, it is bound to be a bustling village by the end of this week.

I hope this gives you all a little more information about what is going on down here. Enjoy the pictures. (clicking on them makes them much larger)