correction.

so, i still feel that words cannot describe my time in soroti and at sipi falls, but i would like to clarify that neither can the sigur ros music video i recently posted. just listen to the song with your eyes closed, because i was meaning to emphasize the music, not the video. sorry for the confusion!

short story of the week: just a few days ago i had an oddly comforting moment. for the first time, i was feeling very homesick. and on top of being homesick, i was feeling trapped and needed to get off campus. so i decided to go on a walk to the post office to mail a few letters. this short walk to the post office then turned into a 50 minute walk to my homestay. i had not told them i was coming to visit, so they were all surprised and thrilled to see me. and i did not realize how thrilled i would be to see them. the entire family was home, cooking, playing cards, and cleaning. and they all greeted me with the largest hugs, kisses, and smiles. i was not at all expecting my mukono family to ease my homesickness. although i could only stay at their house (although they insisted i have tea, spend the night, and stay for the next few weeks...) for twenty minutes, becaue i had to get back to school before dark, i walked home completely revitalized. who would of thought that an african family could temporarily replace the love and comfort of my family at home? i am planning on living with the kagolos all of next week and possibly longer...
this week has been one of the roughest so far. coming back from an absolutely AMAZING ten days in soroti to tons of homework, little sleep, and rice and beans was a lot harder than i had imagined it to be. it is hard not to look at the rest of my time here as a countdown, considering i only have five more weeks, but i have been praying that God will help me to continue to live in the present and make the most of my final weeks here.
sorry to be so short on the blogs lately. we have not had internet in over a week and i am currently using an off campus computer in order to write this... hopefully i will be able to update more soon!
THANK YOU ALL OF THE PACKAGES AND LETTERS!!! oh. my. goodness. i feel so LOVED. and it is sooo wonderful to 'hear your voices' and see your handwriting!
missing you all more and more every day. from uganda, kelly.