Hey all,
I'm in Kampala, Uganda until tomorrow morning. I have been here since Saturday morning. So far, I haven't had to experience the whole flavor of being here b/c I've had a European toilet and a bath/shower like the one at my grandparent's old house (the type that has a shower nozzle connected at the faucet). Also, I've been eating food such a salad, breaded fish, potatoes au gratin, etc. Nothing to rough yet. :)
Yesterday I went into town (I'm acually a little outside of town) to see a concert by the Wototo children's choir. It was very moving and beautiful. The children at Wototo were orphaned by the AIDS cisis and now live in a special village in which each house is like a family unit with a house mother who has been widowed. The choir tours around the world. If you want to check out their schedule, or add them to your church schedule check out Watoto. Afterwards I thanked the children for their performance and they were so appreciative of the praise-- you could see it in their eyes and in their smiles.
So, today, I will be going into town again-- to get supplies and $$-- and lunch. And then tomorrow is the big travel day. Whenever I get the chance I'll update again.
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- Meghan Baird
- EMAIL ME, meghanmsbaird@gmail.com
- I have just finished teaching in Ikotos, Southern Sudan, East Africa for a year. Currently, I am in Graduate school for Community Counseling, and plan to return to Africa (Kuria, Kenya) in February '09. I am quite pleased that the global community responded to the need for education in Sudan, by financially and spiritually supporting me. THANK YOU. Just a little background about myself: I am originally from Bowie, MD. I have a B.F.A. in Fine Arts from Shepherd College and a B.A. in International Studies/Africa from West Virginia University. I went to Mali, W.Africa in 2003 for a month for graduate study and that sparked my passion for the people in Africa who's voices are ignored or overshadowed in pop-culture. I spent a year in Sudan to teach, but to also do research on the mental health issues of people who are dealing with post-traumatic stress. While visiting different missionaries, one thing I realized was the need for counseling to those who work in Africa. So that's what I plan to do in Kenya upon receiving my degree; but as of late, I am the Project Manager for Education w/ Nuru International. Join me on this journey!
Kenya
Kuria is to the right of Lake Victoria (between Uganda & Tanzania
Sudan is technically North Africa
Ikotos is on the border of Uganda
AIC Luther Secondary School
AIC Luther Senior Secondary School
Students conversing
Students @ AIC Ikotos
AIC Students
Closing Day term 3 @ AIC
Getting Water
Me pumping water at the borehole well
pre-school
We Thank YOU!
Pre-school kids
@ AIC's pre-school
Playing Football
my home was the site of many a footaball game
homemade creations
kids in Africa make their own toys. This kid made a kite
Dancing hard
the kids and I dancing very silly during fellowship
Beat the drum
the drums are made from USAID oil cans and goat skin
drummin'
...sometimes they write or draw into the skins
USAID cans
these are the drums made from vegetable oil cans
The View
this is a view of the walk to the river in Ikotos
My Tuukel
this is the mud hut I lived in for a year.
Tuukel
a hut (tuukel) in the neighboring village of Lobwaya
The roads
this is the road to Lobwaya
Double Rainbow
it was so amazing in person
Watching the sun set over Sudan
monkeys on an AIM Air plane in Torit
March Against Gender Violence
We marched through town to spread awareness against violence
avoid guns in public places
marching in the market
me holding one of the signs from the march
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