I got crazy sick so I had to come to Kampala a bit early. I went alone to the forest on a hot day. My left arm started getting numb and I began to pass out. Luckily I made it back home before collapsing. I suffered chills, headaches, eye soreness, numbness, vomiting, itchy rashes, and diarrhea. I'm pretty much better now, but I haven't been that sick for a long time.
I came to Mukono again to visit Toto. Here Silver and I are going to make preparations for a collaboration on a book. I have about 3 weeks left in Uganda. Kampala is totally different than the rest of Uganda. I was definitely too idle in the village, but I kind of miss it. Despite the fact that we only ever ate beans and cassava.
Like always, I'm just relaxing and enjoying people's company. I'll be in Mukono for most the week before I return to Muyenga for a few days.
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Friday, July 9, 2010
Life in Atura
Most days I wake up (well, every day so far I have woken up) and then wait for tea to warm. Then I read and sit and walk and ride a bike if Suzan's dad hasn't taken it to the forest where his goats are. Sometimes in the evening I play football with the teenage boys. Or watch World Cup. Football here is a religion. I mean that not in a bashing-Uganda way because I think there are many things, like business, that are also religions in America. I simply mean that people live and breath football. They know all the players' names and can play so well.
The other day I went to the trading center where the football pitch is and I got about 50 people to play a full-field game. I left early because they tired me out.
Today I woke up and began biking to Apac Town. It is about a 50 km journey on rocky dirt roads. I wanted to drink something which has been refridgerated with electricity and I wanted to check facebook, which apparently doesn't work here. So now I'm in Apac, about to eat a late lunch and bike back home. At least I haven't been idle today. Most days I am. Lack of idleness is one of things I enjoy about the US.
I've been dreaming about 2 things lately (dreams are so vivid when one takes malaria meds). In the first dream, I am back at high school and I'm always stressed trying to adjust to school and get to class on time and balance my busy schedule. In the second dream, I eat American food. When I wake up from the first, I am relieved. When I wake up from the second, I realize where I am and get upset.
Nothing much else to say as of now. Life is same-old same-old, literally.
The other day I went to the trading center where the football pitch is and I got about 50 people to play a full-field game. I left early because they tired me out.
Today I woke up and began biking to Apac Town. It is about a 50 km journey on rocky dirt roads. I wanted to drink something which has been refridgerated with electricity and I wanted to check facebook, which apparently doesn't work here. So now I'm in Apac, about to eat a late lunch and bike back home. At least I haven't been idle today. Most days I am. Lack of idleness is one of things I enjoy about the US.
I've been dreaming about 2 things lately (dreams are so vivid when one takes malaria meds). In the first dream, I am back at high school and I'm always stressed trying to adjust to school and get to class on time and balance my busy schedule. In the second dream, I eat American food. When I wake up from the first, I am relieved. When I wake up from the second, I realize where I am and get upset.
Nothing much else to say as of now. Life is same-old same-old, literally.
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