Saba and savta, eema and aba, and Ronen and Liat (Maital’s grandparents, parents, and younger brother and sister) will be arriving in Uganda on Monday, February 18th. We will have many stories to share, but will probably only do so after they return to the US on February 27th. And, hopefully, they will also share [...]
Archive for February, 2008
Our family is coming!!!
Posted in Posts from Us Both on February 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Watch the Library Video
Posted in Maital's Posts on February 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OU6pLvm4b10
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milk and toilet paper
Posted in Maital's Posts on February 14, 2008 | 1 Comment »
We have been asked many times to describe what everyday life is like, which is a hard task, especially since we don’t exactly have a set routine, but I will describe the process of buying two basic items- milk and toilet paper- to try and give you a sense of life here. We arrived [...]
WWII reparations in Mbale
Posted in Adam's Posts on February 14, 2008 | 1 Comment »
“Excuse me, are you Jews?” asked a very tall, middle aged, white woman with a thick German accent one afternoon as I was walking through town with Eric, another volunteer at the Abayudaya. “Yes,” we replied, unsure exactly why she was asking us such a blunt question. I imagined that, like many bazungu, whites, in [...]
Working Hard on Nabugoye Hill
Posted in Adam's Posts on February 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The last month has been really busy. Mainly, I have been dividing my time between working at Nabugoye Hill with the Abayudaya and writing my Wexner Fellowship application. Completing the application was a pretty difficult process. Besides being at work all day, I had to find time when there was power and internet connection [...]
Fund raising has begun!!!
Posted in Maital's Posts on February 5, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Fund raising for the library has officially begun, for more details and specifics about the library see the newly created “community library” section of our blog!
Ice Cream for Breakfast
Posted in Maital's Posts on February 4, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Yesterday, we celebrated International Ice Cream for Breakfast Day (ICFB). For those of you unfortunate enough to not know about this holiday, it’s worth reading the full history at http://www.itzahckret.com/icecreamforbreakfast.html. But, in brief, on the first Saturday (or first Sunday for those who [...]
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