Saturday, April 19, 2008

Contact Information

Two days in a row I am able to post. Not as luxurius as some volunteers, but I am in town, so I have access to internet. I opened a P.O. Box with some other volunteers, and so now we have reliable post. My address from now until the end of my service will be as follows:

Adam Kelley, PCV
P.O. Box 520
Soroti, Uganda
Africa


This is the most reliable way to send mail, padded envelopes, and package goodness. I welcome any and all contributions to my new life here in Africa. Also, as my life spins more out of realistic proportion in comparison to my life pre-PC, I plan to take video of myself at night, the hours of chaos in my life, as I live by lantern. Too funny.

Lastly, my gmail accont isn't supported on Uganda's server, but yahoo is fast as bunnies, so if you would like to e-mail me (I will only check it once every few weeks), you can use seeadamgo@yahoo.com. I will respond as quickly as possible to all your e-mails. Love you all, and be in touch soon.

Adamg.

Friday, April 18, 2008

Ore

So, here I write to you, a week into my new African life in Serere, Uganda. Slowly, I rebuild my capacity to be independent in life, learning how to boil water, light lanterns, work the boar hole, etc. My patience, which I believed to already be quite developed, is growing in ways I never thought possible. My house is of great potential, and I am budgeting for the coming months to paint and have furniture made. . . Slowly by slowly. :) The rainy season in Serere is violent, and causes flooding in my home almost on a daily basis, but it gives me a great excuse to mop my floors. I battle the bugs in my home with great force, and I think the war is almost over. At least I hope it is. I will have a new P.O. Box as of this afternoon, so I will post that tomorrow. The P.O. Box I thought awaited me does not exist, or maybe it does? Not sure, but not willing to risk the chance. I must admit I haven't sent any letters for the last week or so, but I plan to start writing again soon, so watch your mailboxes. This week also brought the harsh realization of just how much I miss all the people at home. I appreciate all the comments and bits of support on my blog; they give me the extra push I need to stay motivated. I invite you all to come and stay with me in my little village. I assure you I will feed you quite well, as I live in a fishing village, where the price of fish is the equivalent of 75 cents. Yes, I gut and cook fish every day. Working in food and working with food now brings a new meaning to my life. If anyone wants to send bits of information concerning pop culture, I would greatly appreciate it, as BBC only covers so much. I am almost out of internet time, so I should wrap up. To my friends finishing their first year of teaching, graduating university, student teaching, or simply living day to day, I send best wishes from Uganda. Love you all and miss you bunches.

Thursday, April 3, 2008

April Showers

I thought it time
For a quick update
After a trip to site
To see my fate

Nine hours from Kampala
Awaits a quaint little town
A roundabout with four roads
Not much else around

I live at the school
My house is a dream
Surrounded by savanah and mango trees
It is quite the scene

The people so warm
Milk, tea, nuts they bring
To welcome me home
Oh, and I'm now known as Omoding

As I move one last time
My address does, too
So take note where to send post
So I can get mail from you

As always
I miss you all
I send many hugs
Can you feel them?
No, not the bugs!

So, take in the first days of spring
As flowers bloom
Snow melts
Trees bud
And we'll connect again soon.

Okay, friends, until I establish my own P.O. Box, please sent all post and packages to the following address:

Omoding Adam Kelley, PCV
c/o Serere Primary School
P.O. Box 2016
Serere, Uganda
AFRICA