Today, I had the chance to visit with a women's group, Iki-ki Widows and Orphan Initiative Association. We gathered under a mango tree, and everyone sat on the ground, but first they gathered leaves from the tree to sit on... make-shift seat, ha, good use of local resources. I tried to see what I can do to help, most of the women are HIV positive, and the main concerns are what will happen to their children they leave behind. They have established themselves as an official group recognized by the sub-county, and there are about 70 women and 50 OVCs (orphans and vulnerable children). They have fields to grow crops, few cattle and some goats to get started. The Chairperson led the meeting, and I know only some Lugwere, so most of what I said had to be translated. The woman that sat next to me told me her name was Sarah and that she was HIV positive. I told her that I have a best friend from home named Sarah, so it is a nice name. She looked at me and said, "That's fine, I love her." ha, this was funny for me to hear, so Sarah, you now have at least 2 people that love you in Uganda. For some reason when she said this to me, it hit me weird, just made me be like, "huh, you love my friend Sarah" haha.
Anyways, I think the women and children were really happy I was there to visit with them, I just hope they don't think I am God and will be able to answer all their prayers, maybe only some. We shall see.

Black boogars
Every time I blow my nose in Uganda, what comes out, but lovely black boogars. haha, this is actually true. It is usually worse when I travel, but I was talking with another volunteer that says this is not good. (haha, I will agree, no, it's not good). Now, it's not just me either, so don't think I am this extremely dirty, it happens to everyone. (If you are a person in Uganda reading this, don't write any comments about how this doesn't happen to you) haha, because I'm sure it does, maybe you just don't blow your nose often enough, and that's even grosser. So, my thoughts on this are, let's clean up our world, and get rid of these black boogars, I'm ready for clear or even greenish will be fine. Dad, I hope you like this post, it's mainly for you, so you can think of me. Smile, cheese.

Country music
Ugandans love country music! Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson, Shania Twain, and many more always on the radio. This is also funny to me, but good, because I love listening to country music very much too.

Kneeling
Girls kneel here, it is something they do as a part of their culture, but then I'm like, well why don't boys? Yesturday I was at a school, and a little girl walked by me, but as she got near to me, she kneeled. Most girls and even women kneel when they greet me. At first, I was not too comfortable only because I want them to know they are equal with me, so they shouldn't have to kneel, but mostly it's just out of respect (according to their culture). I don't kneel because it's not a part of my culture.

Before this,
Lately life had been a little down, just because I haven't really known what in the world I am supposed to be doing here in Uganda, ha, soon though, soon I see some light shining somewhere sometimes, so for now, I guess that's enough. Sometimes I want to do a hundred billion things, but I need to really just focus on a few. I know this anyways.