Hello again! I am
back from Uganda!!! The trip was incredible, I can´t quite find the right
words to describe it, but it was unforgettable!
To give a little background
on the trip/class… it was officially called Uganda 2012 Engaged Learning
class. LeeAnn, a professor of psychology at my university, and Sister
Carla who works in the Campus Ministry department, had previously visited
Uganda. They got the idea of creating this class and through their
contacts and much, much generous support from sponsors and individuals they
were able to put it together. They put out an application, I randomly
heard about it and thinking that I had nothing to lose and that I was probably
not going to get chosen to go on this platonic trip anyway, I applied. In
December I traveled to Uruguay and there, on top of my grandmother´s terrace
(the only place where I cold find wi-fi at her house) I checked my email and
saw that I had been accepted!
So, since January, the
group of ten women selected (Sam, Brittany, Nora, Bryce, Sandy, Lianni, Monica,
Nicole, Ashley, and I) met once a month with Sister Carla and LeeAnn to plan
what we wanted to do in Uganda. The best thing about this trip was just
that… we planned it all! We chose what we wanted to do, how to do it,
everything! After some research on what was most needed in Uganda, we
broke up into groups and decided to focus on different areas that interested
us. Then, each group came up with a “lesson plan” to present at two fairs
that we organized alongside our contact, Father Kizito. The subjects were
varied and included:
Animal husbandry and raising chickens (Ashley)
Nutrition (Nicole and Brittany)
How to start a small business (Sam and Monica)
Composting (Sandy and Nora)
Feminine Hygiene (Lianni)
Clean Water (Sister Carla)
Hygiene: Washing hands and brushing teeth (Bryce and I!)
Aside from teaching
during the two fairs, which occurred on the 19th and 25th of May (my birthday!), we also visited
many villages, parishes and schools around the area of Mityana, about two hours
away from the capital Kampala. From the 22nd to the 24th we took a little break and traveled to
the northern area of the country, Murchison Falls, for some touristy glamour,
animal watching, and an incredibly immense number of mouth dropping moments!
During the journey I kept
a journal, both to obtain units for the class and for my own sake, and I will
now be posting it here for you to hopefully vicariously experience some of the
magnificent times I had there! Taking pictures, as you will soon see through my
diary entries, was a very profound and intense experience, which I am still
reflecting on now….
I hope you enjoy the
journal and the photographs!! Feedback is very welcome!!
Happy reading!!
-Magda :)
NOTE: unfortunately, on
the first day of the trip I lost all my pictures (accidently formatted my card…L) So the first few
pictures are not mine, they were taken by my wonderful journey partners!
**Para los que hispanohablantes** El diario lo tuve que escribir
en Inglés para que me den crédito en la facultad, osea, el viaje fue como una
clase y mi deber era mantener un diario durante el viaje. Por eso es que
estas entradas van a ser en inglés. Perdonen por la molestia, pero es que
traducir todo me llevaría bastante tiempo! Si tienen alguna pregunta ó
quieren que clarifique algo díganme y con gusto les mando un email! :)
Don´t forget to Like my Facebook page to all of the pictures!
No se olviden de ir a mi página de Facebook, ahí están todas las fotos!
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