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.