The first days in Kampala with the Mzungu-GangBangand and Strømme Foundation !

Our first meeting with Uganda was very (as earlier mentioned) very positive ! The first days of our “new life” we have been staying together in our “mzungu-gangbang”, visiting the Norwegian embassy and the head office of Strømme Foundation in Kampala. The ten Norwegians with sun-lotion have been walking around in Kampala lighting up the streets, but as foreigners we have been feeling more than welcome ! The people seems to take good care of each other, attending that no one is a stranger (which I like very much), appreciating random talks, especially in their native language; luganda. The few words my dear Ugandan friends manage to teach us while we stayed at Hald has been really useful, and a important part of my new “hobby” to practicing my luganda, walking- or sitting in a driving car speaking to the strangers passing by.

Couches and coffins must be one of the most popular selling articles at the street in Kampala.

On our meetings with Stømme we have been talking a lot about our expectations to the internship, which seems like a very good start to keep a good communication and understanding for each other. Being “open minded” and patient is something we all have to deal with this year, and flexibility ! We really have to move out of our own comfort-zone; out of the “Norwegian bubble” (as I call it). But wow, this is really exciting. I’m not telling you that this would not be hard sometimes, but after all we will all grow as persons, which I find very interesting and a big motivation for this year; to expand my own worldview by staying abroad in a new culture the next 7 months.

Mzungu-GangBang and our contactpersons. Nice !

 

Beside our very postive meeting with the Ugandan people we have also got a introduction to the Ugandan wildlife, which was not that nice. Our first night we had visit and a introduction to the Ugandan wildlife. This beast is called "the breast-cutter”; a 15 cm green, flying insect and a lookalike to a grasshopper. We survived the attack, cause luckily for us we got saved by the one of the lady at the guesthouse ! Webale njo to that lady.

Siba bulungi, mukwano gwange !