I miss

A year ago this time I was gearing up for and adventure. I didn't know what to expect going to Uganda but I didn't know it would be so life changing.
Masaka was home base and it is where I fell in love with these sweet faces.
We were able to travel all over Uganda doing eye testing, AIDS education, woman's health education, natural family planning, nutrition education, we built dormitories, latrines and ponds. We taught classes for village women, supplied mosquito nets, shoes, and sewing machines. wanted
One of my favorite trips was to the refugee camp in Gulu which is right on the boarder of the Sudan, Uganda and the Congo. It was an emotional trip, but the people from Gulu were very inspiring.
Toward the end of the trip we were able to go to a national park where we went on a jeep safari and saw the most stunning animals. we camped in a flimsy tent right in the park. We took a boat tour on the Nile and got feet away from hippos and crocodiles. The next day we were rafting in the same river.
This was an amazing adventure, I remember coming home and feeling way over privileged. All of a sudden I had WAY too many shoes, getting my hair done was very unnecessary, ridiculous even. I flew into Vegas to meet my family and was very annoyed at the lush lifestyle I had left a few months ago. I remember waking up in the middle of the night and missing the mosquito net over my face and the loud noises of the discos in Kampala. I remember missing ice cold showers with a bucket. Alas, all these feelings slowly fade, so it is completely necessary for me to remember back to my summer in Africa with amazing people who have showed me what really matters in life.