Ah, the power is back (after 5 days with problems) and I will again to to write. This Sunday we tried to attend a service at a local church we found last week. We were told it started at 9. When we arrived 9.20, there was no people there… A sign outside said the service started at 9:30. Then we met someone who said that because of rain it was postponded until 10. We arrived at 10 and then there were only 5 people present… This service lasted around 4 hrs, so when I my head around half way into the meeting, most people were finally present.










Some photoes from our walk to a neighbour city, Ishaka.
This week Anne and I are participating at some seminar StrommeFoundation is holding at the 7 schools they are working together with. For me, the highlight was in the breaks, when I went into the schoolyard and practiced my few runyankole words with the children, and made them teach me some more. Before I knew it, I was surrounded by 2-300 children. So many smiles and curious faces. How strange, but what joy!

Orire gye! – A greeting we finally start to be familiar with here. I am now sitting in our livingroom in Bushenyi, looking out over the beautiful hills to be seen outside our living room.

I arrived in Uganda Tuesday last week (10.10.06). We were then 6 Act Now’ers that stayed in Kampala together for the first tree days. There we met with some of our supervisors, went to the Norwegian Embassy, and to see the Stromme Foudation Office.

Aerobic class at the rooftop for the Act Now’ers and the staff members at SF.

Then we departed to our different practice places. Anne Margrethe and I are now in Bushenyi, a smaller village about 5 hrs drive south-west from Kampala. This first week we have mainly been taking some language lessons in Ruanyankole. And just to give you a small idea of what that looks like, this is how you say “nice to meet you”: Nakushemererwa kuka reba…

Yesterday was our first day out visiting some schools. What a strange feeling to have 5-600 expectant children looking at you with curious faces. We came there with our supervisor and a reverend, to meet with the staff and children, and to hand out some new testament Bibles.
Afterwards we got to spend some time in different classrooms, where we later might do some teachings ourselves.

Sitting patiently listening, until the heavens opened, end we all had to run inside to get shelter from the rain.

Holla

Been postponding for so long, but finally there was set aside time to get this page up and running. As most of you know, I again took a year off from my studies to do something different- yes, it has somehting to do with Africa... The flight takes off on Oct 10th, and I’m heading for 6,5 months in Uganda. I will do my best to fill you in on a little of my life, and I greatly appreciate hearing from you too!