It's been 7 months since my return from Uganda. I went through what I imagine is the typical rollercoaster of emotions from extreme happiness and delight to sadness and an acute sense of missing people and the (slow) happenings in Masaka. These feelings have mellowed into a fuzzy sense of nostalgia and sometimes even a sense of pride that I had challenged myself as much as I did. As I went back to work 3 days after I returned home, I snapped back into my "real life" pretty quickly. I imagine this happens a lot to interns, which upon reflection, is both interesting and a bit disturbing. I always knew my time in Uganda was but a short 14 weeks, but it still surprises me how quickly I transitioned back. It was like my life was on a "time out" while I got to learn a whole host of things, but back in Masaka and Kyango Bigavu, there's no time-out. Life keeps moving as it does.
I particularly miss my host family and life being what it is in Masaka, communication isn't great. I figure I'll do an overdue post on how I remember them in a bit.
A friend started up a blog and it reminded me that I also have one (I nearly forgot how to sign in). I figure it was a sign that I could maybe keep at the blogging thing. Who knows? I may have something interesting to say one day....
I decided to get motivated and created a list of things I wanted to accomplish by the end of the summer. I started with my garden today. I am not a gardener. I do not have a green thumb. I usually have a difficult time telling the difference between weeds and non-weeds. But I decided to try. And try I did. The result? A near miss with a garden stake (yes, I nearly impaled myself on one) and no noticeable difference although some of my plants (particularly those unruly lavender plants) look a bit less scraggly.
