Dancing Queen

[Note from Justin: Sorry for the picture quality. I will try to reupload the pictures when I get home from work to fix this problem.]


View from road near orphanage


View from road near orphanage

Hello everyone! Thankfully I finally figured out a way to send pictures so hopefully you are all enjoying those. I've been doing some teaching and helping out at the orphanage this past week, including a project where I helped all the kids fabric paint t-shirts, which turned out to be pretty adorable. I will be starting some other projects in the community in the near future so I will keep you posted on those.


Bugabwe School


Bugabwe School


Bugabwe School office


T-shirt project

On Friday, a bunch of other volunteers and I went into one of the villages to see a wonderful musical group, which has been in existence in this village since 1930. They played a xylophone that was built into the ground, flutes, drums and other instruments. There were also lots of dancers and even a wrestling match. The whole thing finished off with what they called a unity dance where everyone, ourselves included, danced together in a big circle. It was mildly embarrassing and a lot of fun! I look forward to experiencing other cultural events in the future.


Musicians processing


Men dancing


Women dancing


Group dancing

On Thursday until Sunday I will be leaving with a few other volunteers to climb Mt. Elgon, located a few hours from Iganga in the Eastern part of Uganda, so I will be celebrating the 4th of July from a mountain top, which should be pretty cool. Enjoy the photos and I'll be posting more soon. Hope you're all doing well and enjoying the summer, have a happy 4th of July!

-Hilary