Arrival

Oh well the Lord definitely wanted to strip me of everything here in Africa. After a canceled flight, lost luggage and miscomunication with the driver, thus driving with an unknown, I finally arrived in Jinja! God did give me someone at each airport to interact with and bring a bit of comfort which was such a huge help. I've now realized that I hate travelig alone (i guess i may have known it already but it's definite now). I just need companionship and the familiarity of someone I know.It's funny because I was so on the verge of tears my entire trip and then when we started the drive to Jinja everything was lifted off of me. It was like, who cares that I don't have my luggage, I haven't slept in two days, and my driver could be a killer? I'm in Africa to do what my heart has always dreamed and it's just as I imagined it! It's everything you see in pictures and more. My driver turned out to be fantastic, really kind, he bought me water and a cooked banana for free. He pulled over on the side of the road and got out of the car and ran, I thought he was abandoning me on the side of the road in the middle of a town I had never seen before. It turned out he was getting me a hot banana to let me taste some culture. He also was a bit of a tour guide, telling me all about the aspects of Uganda and pointing out neat thing we passed e.g. the Nile. It was definitely humbling. Anyways, I've been hanging out with the cutest children ever at an orphanage here in Jinja and plan to hit the sack a little early (or really really late for me). Hopefully I'll be able to upload pictures in a few days because I took some sweet ones today! I definitely miss home already but am prepared to work through it. Oh and I'm sunburned for the lack of sunblock that was in my luggage (boo hoo).