Hey Soul Sister!

FINALLY! We met Sister Lillian! In our second class today, we had the pleasure of meeting one of Sisters of the Holy Cross who lives and works in our destination village: Kyarusozi. She was able to give us some insight as to what we should expect, while we entertained her with numerous questions. (Example questions: How old is this King Oyo?! Sister Lillian, is the skirt I'm wearing long enough..? So what new language are we going to learn?)

Sister Lillian also addressed the three of us as to what we should expect in the elementary school. There are 79 students (YAY! We have a number!) ranging from three-year-olds to nine-year-olds that will be broken into four levels, each in a separate classroom. We cannot wait to arrive and meet the students and other teachers with whom we will share all of our colorful and exciting lesson ideas! And we know we will learn from the lessons they will teach!

Outside the classroom, Sister Lillian told us about what life inside the complex will entail. Every morning we rise with the sun and contemplate "how to solve a problem like Maria" followed by singing and frolicking in the hills...wait, that's not right, is it?! Although we may not have the same Swiss Alps in our backdrop, we cannot wait to fall in love with the Sisters as much as the Von Trapp Family fell in love with Maria! Our breakfast is pick-up and we eat lunch at school, but we are looking forward to supper each night with all the Sisters as well as the Nursing majors. This will be our time to come together, share the events of the day, and grow in a unique sense of family. Throughout the week we will enjoy fresh fruit and vegetables from the Sisters' garden. Yum! Oh, and can't wait to meet and name all of the animals living just outside our door-chickens, and turkeys and goats, oh my! On Sundays, we will be responsible for cooking supper for the five Sisters we will be living with-any recipe suggestions?! =) After being greeted by the frantic turkeys and chickens at our new home in Uganda, we expect these animals will appear calm next to our shrieks of joy and excitement in finally arriving and finally meeting the Sisters!

Still counting the days and if anyone reading has any connections with Mother Nature, we would really appreciate if she held off a little around the world till we arrive! Mother Nature, you know what we mean...step away from Iceland!

XOXO