Agriculture

Next up on our photo gallery list is agriculture!  My hostess is holding a Popo (not sure on spelling) fruit next to the tree from which it came.

This calf was a cross between a "hybrid" (American breed) and the local cattle breed.  Beautiful, isn't she?

My hostess's family.

My hostess showed me around her mother's place where they had fruit trees, a garden, and livestock.

This I believe is a Mango tree.

Another fruit tree.  Boy, I have a bad memory...

Oh, I know this one: a Banana tree

Isn't my hostess gorgeous?

Hmmm, sorry, I got nothn'  Some type of fruit.  I know, brilliant, aren't I?

I think this might be tobacco.

Tiny chili peppers that apparently packed quite a punch.

Yam plant.

Hen with her chicks.

There were so many baby animals while I was in Uganda.  It was so strange considering that back home it was winter and no baby animals yet.

Here is where they keep the cattle at night.

Safely tucked in the corral for the night.

Almost like the cows back home.

Driving a herd of cattle right along the main highway. With all the lose animals around I am suprise they wasn't more animals hit by vehicles.

Cotton plants

Coffee plantation

Coffee plant

This gentleman raised bananas and other fruit to pay for his children's education.  There is no free education in Uganda although there are government schools.  Just imagine paying not just for college but for elementary, middle, and high school!  If you could afford it you would send your child away to boarding school, even child as young as 6 years old.

That's one big cluster of bananas!  You could tell he was quite proud of them.  He was very kind to me and gave me many of his produce from his gardens.

His mango tree.  I definitely would have ate more fruit there if I was given the opportunity to.

Ugandan Food

A Curious Fruit from My Favorite Climbing Tree: Inside of the Seed Pod, A Sticky, Sweet and Sour Edible Coating Surrounded 6 or 7 Seeds

 My hostess was very kind and prepare special food for me.  A typically meal for most Ugandan would be red beans and porsho, which is maize (corn) flour, water and a little salt. A typical more expensive meal would be rice, thin tomato sauce, a little bit of meat- either fish, chicken or goat, and cooked spinach.  At boarding schools children would eat porridge for breakfast, and bean and porsho for lunch and supper every day. 

Pineapple!  My Favorite!

A Fancy Breakfast. Typically, Most Breakfasts for Me Consisted of Hot Tea, Bread, & Eggs

A Fancy Lunch. That's Goat's Meat and a Fried Banana.

Another Fancy Lunch.

Jackfruit.  Like All the Food, I Tried It.  It Had a Strange Sweet Taste.  This Fruit and Red Beans I Actively Avoid.

Who I Met

Talking about my upcoming craft workshop with Sarah, my friend and interpreter.

The children loved the camera and I finally let them be in a few shots.

A very nice lady who greeted me each morning.
She made these unique baskets by hand.

Me, my hostess's mother, and Pastor Margret.

I'm going to blame how white I look on the camera...

Teaching chicken production at Bulende Liberty Christian Centre during my second week in Uganda.

Bulende again. What a wonderful group of people to work with.

One day we visited a dam. They used these boats for fishing.

I was dared to stand in the boat for pictures so I took a captive with me; a Pastor's daughter.

Inside the chicken coup that was built using the funds donated for my Uganda trip. Thank you, supporters! Behind me is one of the Pastor's daughters. She and I became friends.

This building was one of the coolest buildings around and since the weather was very hot, I spend a lot of time here while it was being constructed.

Pastor Margret, her two sons and their friends inside the chicken coup. And yes, they're twins.

Ms. Judy, my hostess. She was like a big sister to me while I was in Uganda.

This child was such a trouble maker! But I'll never forget him :)

I fell in love with the children. As Christy Huddleston said, "'I'd have given up if not for the children. I came to Cutter Gap (or Uganda) to teach. But they show me everyday that I am here to learn."

Where I Stayed

My room. That's a king size bed! I got the room to myself. My hostess was very kind to me; this was her room. — in Uganda.

I left most of my things in my luggage so I could keep it mice proof. And yes, there were cute little mice who live in my room and throughout the house. They were quite bold and almost ran over my feet on more than one occasion. — in Uganda.

Light fixture above my head. The ceiling had hardware cloth, cement and a LOT of nails. — in Uganda.

After a shower. I used the whole dump the jug over your head method while most Ugandans perferred to put the bath water in a bowl and toss it on themselves with their hands. — in Uganda.

My favorite climbing tree. A view looking down. — in Uganda.

I could climb very high up in this tree. An each time I climb up higher, and felt a little more free. This was where I went to think or if I needed alone time. — in Uganda.

A view of the place where I stayed. It was kind of like a condo with three or four families staying there each in seprete sections. There were store fronts facing the street in front of the building. See the girl in the doorway? That's my hostess's youngest. — in Uganda.

Another photo from my climbing tree. My friend, Sarah, who helped me as an interpreter is standing in the doorway to the main part of the house. The window to my room is just on the left. Every night we had to lock up our doors and windows to prevent mosquitoes -unfortunately this also made it hot. — in Uganda.

My dad is a Gideon so when I seen this Gideon Bible in my hostess's living room I had to take a picture of it.

The bathrooms and shower. Have a nice walk, don't forget the bug spray, toliet paper, and flash light.

A typically house in some parts of Buwuni, the villiage I was staying in. — in Uganda.

My friend cooked his meals in here. The kid in the picture is my hostess's younger son. He loves been in my photos. — in Uganda.

Like I said, very photo-gentic. Behind him is one of the nicer homes in Buwuni. — in Uganda.

My attempt at a landscape shot. — in Uganda.

Ah, one of my favorite rooms- the bathroom. Fairly self explanatory. Unless, of course, you're my mother- she actually had me explain this one. The hole is quite deep by the way. Maybe 30 feet down. I thought, "Boy, I would hate to lose my cell photo down there." — in Uganda.

It turns out someone already had, as I could see a cell phone stuck on a ledge down there. There was kind of a underground river down there. It was quite fascinating actually. — in Uganda.

The shower. Note the drain hole in the back left. You would bring your own water in two Jerry cans (plastic jugs) and a plastic basin and of course your shower items and flash light. Hang your clothes through a slot in the door and your set to go. — in Uganda.