First let me begin by saying that there is no such thing as a “normal” or “typical” day here, because Uganda never fails to give us fun, little surprises! However, most days follow a basic skeleton of a schedule, so I will share that with you.
My day looks something like this…
8:00 Wake up and eat breakfast
9:00 Kerry and Daniel arrive to begin recording
9:00 I begin writing educational lessons for the radio; Kerrie begins writing health lessons
12:00 Break for lunch
12:30 More writing of lessons
3:00ish Finish “work” for the day
Here’s my work area…
Daniel is recording…
Kerry is running the whole shabang…
Kerry has trained me on how to run the computer and recording program, so I have done that a few afternoons. Kerry is also training Mark to run the program…
In addition to our work time, we try to get out and do some other things. On Fridays, we have been going to the Friday Market in the mornings. I’ll take pictures next time, but the Friday Market is this marketplace that is set up on railroad tracks in the Kibuli area of Kampala. They sell all sorts of crafts, clothes, jewelry, and scarves for lower prices because they are just set up for the day and they do not have to pay rent to be there. It’s usually pretty chaotic, though, because stuff is spread everywhere and the aisles are crowded and disorganized. It’s pretty typical of Kampala itself! =)
Grocery shopping is a multi-day event, because we have to go to several different markets and stores to purchase different types of foods. We go to a produce market for our produce, a place called Quality Cuts for meats and cheeses, a supermarket (that’s not so super) for shelf items, and the Italian Supermarket for last-minute items or items that we forgot elsewhere. We had been shopping once a week, but we realized that most food will not keep for even a full week, so now we are shopping multiple times a week.
We also do two Bible studies and a church service each week, which is really good. We have attended two different churches, and I think that I am also going to try to attend a local Ugandan church, as well as a Sudanese church here. It’s good to be so surrounded by God’s Word.
Additionally, I will soon be working with a small group of South Vietnamese people here in Kampala who are trying to learn English. They have been schooled in the formalities of English, such as grammar and literacy, but they informed me that they need some tutoring in conversational English. That will be a lot of fun, I’m sure, but please be praying that God will give me wisdom!
I will definitely share stories and pictures with you as things unfold here. Some days we have time to relax and process the day(s), but most days are actually pretty busy. I definitely enjoy that because I want to make the most of my time here.
