Hello everyone!
Just sending a quick note to say that I have arrived safely in Uganda, where as most of you know I will be spending the next 8 months working at an HIV center for my internship through Smith College. (For those of you that don't know this, well, here's the update :)
My fellow student Neil and I have spent the past couple days in the capital of Kampala, and we're taking a bus up to Gulu tomorrow, where we'll settle into our new home. This evening we met a local from Gulu who filled us in on the district (it's about 4 hours north of Kampala), and gave us the contacts of his family members who still live there. I am reminded of the generosity of spirit that I've encountered so often in the past here, that's often lacking in the U.S.. It's pretty refreshing, to say the least.
Keeping it short for now - more to come later once we're settled. My head and heart already feel surprisingly settled here - maybe settled isn't quite the right word (we haven't even gotten to our homes yet!), but comfortable. The transition feels surprisingly less tumultuous than I expected, coming from such a fast-paced summer of Smith classes. I expect this year to be challenging in ways I haven't even anticipated (and plenty of ways I have), but I'm encouraged to feel so at home already. I didn't quite realize how much I had missed it until the airplane landed Tuesday night.
Lots of love and hope this finds you all well - especially all my cohorts starting their internships this week! Please feel free to email - I'd love to hear news from all of you :)
Hugs,
Scout
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| Busy streets of Kampala |
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| Backpacker's Hostel |
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| Neil and I flying over the Atlantic |
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