My last week in Uganda was spent collecting our deployed systems, checking in with the midwives I had been working with for the past month and having a good time with my housemates. We had been debating whether one of the dogs that reside at the house was pregnant - and since I had retrieved our ultrasound systems, we decided the give Naomi a quick scan. Turns out that yes, she is pregnant.
My last night in the house we ate by candlelight and talked about our different projects over spaghetti and fresh pineapple.
I finally took the opportunity to have roadside roasted maize - which is similar to corn on the cob but not nearly as sweet.
One of my favorite things to come across is this medium size tree that has these wonderfully delicate blossoms.
The day before I flew from Entebbe my housemates and I spent the day in Kampala together watching Harry Potter at the Oasis Cineplex and shopping at the big mall. The next day I went solo around the city, via boda boda and met up with my new bff Mary for lunch. She is the wife of the Ecurei administrator who I spoke about my first week in Africa. She had been in both Star Wars 1 & 2 playing the Jedi Master Luminara Unduli. Not only is Mary hilarious, talented and very sweet - she is also training to become a professional runner for the upcoming Olympics.
I'm here in Bruges until Saturday when I travel back up to Amsterdam to meet up with a fellow UW grad for a night on the town. Finally, come August 2nd I fly back to the States, graduate from the University of Washington with a Masters in Engineering and 2 graduate certificates in Usability and Global Health. And then... start searching for the most amazing job e.v.e.r!
Cheers!
