One Year

July 21st marked my one year anniversary of returning to Uganda. Because of this, I decided I would choose a few pictures from each month of the past year as a way to walk down memory lane.


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 stairs :)









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 of the speeches that was made, students voting, and the newly elected Leadership Team.



















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?