Departing

July 24

Yesterday was my last day at Sir Samuel Baker. Though I experienced many frustrations while I was there, I realized when I left how much it meant to me. It really had become a place of community for me. The hardest things about leaving were knowing that it’s a good chance I’ll never see this place again and knowing the likelihood of communication with my partner teacher Christine is unlikely. I could come again next summer but I’m not at a point where I can make that decision yet. As far as communication, email and snail mail are the most likely because phone calls are expensive. Email seems unlikely because Christine rarely (the last time was three months ago) checks her email. It does require traveling into town and paying for internet usage. Snail mail seems the most likely option, but it is such a slow method of communication.

I’ll spend today packing up and doing last minute errands.

The departure plan:
Leave Gulu tomorrow morning. Stop in Kampala for the craft market before arriving in Jinga. Hangout in Jinga.
Sunday, rafting or speed boating on the Nile. Sunday night we had back to Kampala.
Monday morning we leave Uganda. Because of time change. I’ll end up spending the night in New York on Monday night. I’ll arrive in Charlotte at 12 noon on Tuesday – just in time for lunch.

Much Love and See You Soon!