We didn’t think this day would ever come, then BAM! Friday, January 17th was finally here and it was time to go meet our girl! After lots of tears on my part, picking up Nana to stay with the boys, separation anxiety for me and the kids, tons of cleaning and packing (we ended up… Continue reading Travelogue: Day One
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Travelogue: Day Two
(Continued from Day One) The air in Cairo had been cool, but even at 3:00 a.m. the Ugandan night air was warm and damp. We tiredly shuffled down the steps onto the tarmac and another 20 paces into the nearly-deserted terminal, where the air was just as humid and still inside. We got in line… Continue reading Travelogue: Day Two
Travelogue: Day Two – Meeting Pearl
(Continued from Day Two) It didn’t feel anything like the scenario I’d imagined when we finally met our girl. I imagined us being ready hours before she came, wearing the outfit I’d chosen weeks before, my hair and makeup nicely done. I pictured us pacing around the guesthouse, peeking constantly through the curtains, rushing out… Continue reading Travelogue: Day Two – Meeting Pearl
Travelogue: Day Three
I can’t recall ever having been so dehydrated. The midnight to noon hours of that January Monday are one big blurry memory of the same repetitive sequence: stomach cramps, rush to the bathroom, wash hands with terrible-smelling hotel soap, flop back in bed, try to sleep. Repeat. Repeat. Repeat. After the first couple of times,… Continue reading Travelogue: Day Three
Travelogue: Day Four – Court
Donnie woke up at sunrise again, and snapped pictures from our balcony. Kampala sunrises are beautiful, especially when they’re full of hope like ours was one month ago today. My stomach was still giving me grief, so I skipped going down for breakfast. My gourmet morning meal consisted of one pretzel, a few sips of… Continue reading Travelogue: Day Four – Court
Travelogue: Day Four – Part Two
(Continued from Day Four – Court) Nothing like having a machine-gun-toting guard giving you a once-over before being allowed entrance to a mall parking lot! Cafe Javas, the restaurant our driver Francis suggested for our after-court late afternoon meal, was located at the corner of a small shopping mall. Security is tight at these locations… Continue reading Travelogue: Day Four – Part Two
Travelogue: Day Five — Ice Cream
The funny, metallic pinging of “My Heart will Go On” filled the air as Donnie and I turned to see rural Uganda’s version of the ice cream truck. I love the ingenuity and resourcefulness I see in Ugandans. I think we’ve had such an easy life in America for so long, that we tend to… Continue reading Travelogue: Day Five — Ice Cream