Weddings, friends, and broken things...

Hi folks, it is time for the next (eagerly anticipated, I'm sure) installment of my life in Africa blog. Last time, I promised to share with you all my plans over the next few months. So here goes...

I guess the big thing is my wedding, taking place in just under 6 months time! I'm getting very excited, but I have never realised just how much work goes into preparing a wedding! Fortunatly I have wonderful parents who are helping to organise everything, otherwise I would be planning across continents. That's right, the wedding will not be here in Uganda, but in the lovely village of Thaxted in Essex, England, where my Grandmother lives.

My fiance, Humphrey, a Ugandan man who I work with here, will be coming to England for the first time for our wedding. We are hoping to travel together to the UK after Christmas. He is currently taking a break from YWAM and has been at home with his family for a couple of months, so I don't get to see him as much as I would like!

This weekend I will be going to meet my future in-laws for the first time. They live quite far off the beaten track not far from the Kenya border in the south-east of Uganda. I'm looking forward to the visit - I will let you know how it goes soon.

Between now and my return to the UK, I will be continuing with the health promotion project. The school is not running until next year, but we are working in a nearby village, particularly with the women, to continue encouraging them to live healthily. I'm also kept busy with lots of admin work: fund raising, policy writing, and lots of meetings!

Now that I have fulfilled my promise of updating you on my plans, here are some snippets of what has been happening since my last blog...

Last week I had a week off work and my lovely friend Steph came to stay. I had planned to show her some of the sights of the Jinja area, but unfortunatly it rained almost the whole week! We did get a chance to visit some places, getting exceptionally muddy in the process. I enjoyed the chance to go into town several times and eat really good food (by which I mean western-style food) at some nice cafes.

On a less positive note, I have had a frustrating week in which both my computer and my mobile phone stopped working. I now have a new mobile, but the laptop is not so easy to replace. I'm hoping that the problem is fixable, and in the meantime I am very grateful to my roommate Penny for sharing her laptop with me.

Well, that's about it for now, thanks for reading and keep in touch!

Until next time, Farewell

PS. Sorry that there are no pictures on this one, they are all on my broken computer!