A New Year!

I’ve been back in Uganda for a couple weeks now and am getting back into the swing of things!  It was so great to be home for Christmas and to catch up with family and friends.  I enjoyed the cold winter weather, Christmas festivities and the comforts only home can bring.  Since it was summer break here, I didn’t miss too much, as the students and staff have been off for December and January.

A few things looked a bit different when I got back to Kibaale – one being that the new guesthouses are almost complete and they look great!  They will be completely finished by the time the first team arrives in the middle of February.  Outside is the covered dining and lounge areas, as well as an area with a fire pit for some late night bonfires!  We are set to have teams coming and going all the way until June!  It’s always great having teams here, as there’s so much happening, lots of people to meet, and every day looks different.  It also means lots of home visits and taking people to meet the children they sponsor, which is one of my favourite things to do.

January is normally one of the hotter months here in Uganda, with the start of dry season.  However, most of January has surprised us with abnormally cool weather and continued rain!  I was surprised to pull out a sweater or hoodie almost every day since I’ve been back, as I was expecting it to be very warm.  We are thankful for the extended rain though, as this past rainy season hasn’t been great and many people’s crops have not done so well.  It also helps fill up our water tanks to provide for the many teams that will be coming.  Dry season has finally arrived though at the end of January, and with it, extremely hot weather!  No more hoodies for this girl.

School begins February 4^th and we are excited to have the students back, as well as welcome the new Nursery students to school!  It’s always so quiet here over term breaks, so we welcome the noise of soccer and netball games, Monday morning assemblies and kids playing at recess and lunch.  It also means everything gets busier, as you never know what might come up that needs to get done!