Sunday, September 17, 2006
Intern Arrival - June 2006
Amy Naramore and I drove to Kampala Saturday June 3 to do shopping, get shots for Jon David, and then head to Entebbe to pick up interns. Lindsey (from Australia) was supposed to fly in that night. The rest would arrive early the next morning.
So Shane, Carole and I went to pick up Lindsey around 8:30 pm--with NO flight number, exact arrival time or anything. We stayed for several hours and then finally tracked down John Barton (in Mich) only to determine we had somehow gotten the wrong dates! We were a whole day early!!! Lindsey was scheduled to arrive the NEXT night and the interns weren't coming until Monday morning. WOOPS!
Carole, Amy, Jon David and I headed home to Mbarara without interns. When I got home, Terri and Amy were headed out the door with her brother and sister-in-law. So I said goodbye to them and spent the rest of the day cleaning and getting ready for the interns. Even though I was sad that they weren't here yet, I was really glad to have the extra time to clean house and prepare for them.
The next day, Jay and Shane arrived in Mbarara with 10 interns (Laura and Grant were already here). It was a cold, rainy day. Lots of luggage got wet on the way. Everyone was tired and needing showers and dry clothes. Lindsey (staying with me) had the misfortune of packing in a suitcase which was put on top of one of the trucks. Everything in her suitcase was WET! But we hung it all up on hangers in the bathroom and eventually it all dried.
All interns and teammates went to Riheka for a local lunch, so the interns could get their first taste of local food. They sure did get thrown into Uganda in a hurry! We spent most of that day just getting to know each other and trying to keep everyone awake.
Well, I have tried adding lovely pictures of the first day...everyone hugging everyone, reactions to local food, Tyler falling asleep...but it just isn't working! Oh well, this is Africa!
So Shane, Carole and I went to pick up Lindsey around 8:30 pm--with NO flight number, exact arrival time or anything. We stayed for several hours and then finally tracked down John Barton (in Mich) only to determine we had somehow gotten the wrong dates! We were a whole day early!!! Lindsey was scheduled to arrive the NEXT night and the interns weren't coming until Monday morning. WOOPS!
Carole, Amy, Jon David and I headed home to Mbarara without interns. When I got home, Terri and Amy were headed out the door with her brother and sister-in-law. So I said goodbye to them and spent the rest of the day cleaning and getting ready for the interns. Even though I was sad that they weren't here yet, I was really glad to have the extra time to clean house and prepare for them.
The next day, Jay and Shane arrived in Mbarara with 10 interns (Laura and Grant were already here). It was a cold, rainy day. Lots of luggage got wet on the way. Everyone was tired and needing showers and dry clothes. Lindsey (staying with me) had the misfortune of packing in a suitcase which was put on top of one of the trucks. Everything in her suitcase was WET! But we hung it all up on hangers in the bathroom and eventually it all dried.
All interns and teammates went to Riheka for a local lunch, so the interns could get their first taste of local food. They sure did get thrown into Uganda in a hurry! We spent most of that day just getting to know each other and trying to keep everyone awake.
Well, I have tried adding lovely pictures of the first day...everyone hugging everyone, reactions to local food, Tyler falling asleep...but it just isn't working! Oh well, this is Africa!
# posted by beth @ 10:28 PM 
