JULY 2009
Here I am newly arrived in Uganda. This is my first day at the Head Office. After greeting everyone, they proudly showed me to my "new" office - under the

Staff Fun day at our house.

AUGUST 2009
Celebrations for my 30th birthday:
-Eating dinner in town with Dorothy, Sarah, and Lonnah
- Kate, Kate, and Cate
-Learning to dance :)


Trip to Murchison Falls with Calista, Catharine, Sarah, and Stephen


SEPTEMBER 2009
Making samosas!


OCTOBER 2009
Hanging out at Saturday Club & Puppet practice


Sarah's birthday

NOVEMBER 2009
Plaiting my hair...9 hours of sitting and having my hair yanked this way and that...still, I liked the result!


DECEMBER 2009
Talent Show in Masaka...these guys are amazing dancers!



Christmas Puppet Show & Puppet Team


Christmas morning...Kacie and I with our lovely ficus tree!

JANUARY 2010
Laura, Kacie and I atop Mt. Sabinyo

Recovering on Bushara Island

Celebrating Kacie's Birthday

My friends and I also sang a special in church
"The Revelation Song"

FEBRUARY 2010
Gulu Trip:
playing basketball

hanging out

Shem and I

Fun times with the students:


MARCH 2010
Saturday Club: Kacie's hand washing lesson



Mid-Termer Retreat in Jinja

APRIL 2010
Visit to the States!!!! Time with family and good friends.









MAY 2010
Students were on a holiday break between terms one and two. During that time, the secondary students campaigned for the chance to be elected to the student Leadership Team. Here you see one o



I won a contest!

Sarah, Richard, and I

I ran my first 10K race with Kacie

JUNE 2010
Fun at the zoo and beach



Health Checks in Gulu



Staff Fun/Work Day



JULY 2010
Teacher training & coaching classes



Wow, it has been quite the year! I wonder what adventures are in store in the years to come?