Some photos of my stay in Bukuumi

3 weeks gone by

So three weeks went by already and finally i did all what i wanted to do..and that was stay with the children. Shortly after my arrival in Kakumiro - a very small village with just one road of shops and probably more cows than inhabitants-  I joined a German team who i met in Kakumiro where we were both residing on their orphanage project in Bukuumi.
Their orphanage project aims to help abandoned, poor children through their years of growing up by helping in school fees, accommodation, food, teaching them social skills and so on. This was perfect for me and from the first day i felt like i found what i came here to do.
I spent my days playing, singing, dancing, chatting, cleaning etc with the children and each day i aimed at bringing the children more and more love and affection and slowly slowly our relationship grew. from the begining where the children were just in awe of me but yet whenever i spoke to them they got so shy and nearly ran away to now where they come running to hug me to say hello, are always around me whatever am up to and even the boys are all cuddled up with me. These days have been very special!

So no till now i didnt see any animals, go to any falls, do any adventurous things, stayed in nice hotels, i played with the children, met people, worked with them and ate their food, i went in their house and met their families, i lived what africa is about!

1 week

So here i am in Kampala and already a week has passed by since my arrival here. Tomorrow I will be traveling to Kakumiro which is where I will be stationed.
the highlights(including negative things) of this week where:
- meeting the people of the mission office here
- going to kampala city and trying to fit in with all the craziness
- already suffering from chest pain due to the dust
- meeting matthew and going with him to the beach on his bike
- lovely dinner at the priests family
- seeing the abandoned children on the pavement and in the middle of the road
- being called muzunga constantly
- drive to mbarara
- meeting the priests of mbarara and making friends with them
- being invited to spend the whole day with a very nice family
- child running across the road just to see me
- getting used to nsambja, kampala, enough to walk around alone and being recognized by the natives


till now it is all good.. it a very different country, i cannot really compare it to anything we know! it is sad but nice at the same time...

Cairo Airport

So my journey begins... I am not at Cairo airport waiting for my next flight to Uganda... Already made friends and am in good company. Had very very kind barmen helping me out with the adapter for my laptop and after over an hour they manage to make my laptop work! so im here only thanks to them :)


even by just being in the airport one can notice the difference in culture..and im pretty sure i heard on of the guards tell me "money in hand please quick!" whilst walking through security check..but i just played dumb and got through obviously not paying anything!


hopefully i will be able to update you soon

Packing - all ready with my backpack!

 Changing the layout of my room..to be ready for me when i come back

Still Back Home

So, here I am still in Malta but all ready to go...I only have 3days left before I leave on yet another volunteering experience. This time my destination is Kibale, Uganda. I am going to be staying with the sisters and teaching in a vocational school.
Keep you update from there. 

Erika