Okay so the blog I wrote last night to post today isn't in the right format for this computer. Something about my Word program isn't compatible with this one. So I'm gonna give you a brief run down of what we've been doing. Our first day here, we went to all the Western spots in Kampala for a nice smooth transition. So we visited Nando's and Steers, both restaurants and two supermarkets to get anything we forgot.

We are staying with our friend Winnie, who is our Ugandan mother. Our place is in an area called Luzira, and it's very nice. We walk to catch a matatu every morning, which is a public transport taxi van. On the walk we pass lots of little kids that like to wave at us and say, "Mzungu, byyyye!" Mzungu is the Lugandan word for foreigner. The kids are really adorable. We're usually referred to as mzungus here.

We've since been traveling around Kampala meeting Lindsay's old friends. We went to the Pincer Group that is an education NGO that focuses on school system strengthening and performing arts as instructive tools. They offer internships, and it's something I'm looking into for Gulu.

We also met up with members of Break Dance Uganda, which is an organization that does performances, but they get kids off the streets and teach them how to use the skills they have been given to make a career. We also found ourselves taking an African Contemporary dance class that was probably the best dance class I have ever taken. It was so fun... I'll have to show you the moves when we get home.

We also found out last night that we might be attending a traditional introduction,or engagement party, which would be amazing. We will have to buy traditional outfits and travel to a village for a celebration. We will have to shorten our stay in Gulu if we attend this, though so we aren't sure if we'll be going yet.

We're really enjoying it here in Uganda! There are only 5 of us here right now, and the other 6 members of the team get in tonight. We're so excited to see them! Hopefully I'll figure out how to do this blog thing a little better. Hope to talk to you soon!