Home again!

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Please click the above link to watch a poignant video about fundraising to help Buseese Primary school

I arrived home on Sunday at 10:30.  Helen, my wife, picked me up at the airport in Birmingham.  I worked out that since I had got up on Saturday at 8:30, I had been on the go for 40 hours!  The only sleep I had to my name were little power naps along the way!  I had been worried about culture shock of arriving in Uganda but truth be known, I actually feel more culture shock now in that I must adjust back to a society where on the whole, we have everything on tap!  I am sitting at home looking at an impressive horde of gifts that I have been presented with from a variety of amazing people.

I have had an incredible time and have learn lots about Ugandan culture, school and society.  I wish to thank everyone who has been involved in my trip.  Mary, Maria, Jimmy and Andrew in Uganda for making me so welcome and giving me the most incredible time ever, Sue and the staff at Priory for allowing me to go on this adventure of a lifetime, my followers of this blog for showing a keen interest and Helen, my wife, for providing moral support along the way.  The most important people I wish to thank are the people of Nkozi (the school's surrounding area) who bust a gut to make a basic living.... which is nowhere enough and the children at Buseese and Mary's village - you are so special it is unbelievable!! I sign off this Blog with a poem from Julius, who is the happiest 12 year old boy I have ever met.  Julius lives in Mary's village and he lives in a 2 bedroom, cramped hut.  His mother is a primary school teacher.

POEM TO HELEN AND THE CHILDREN AND LEE - By Julius (Uganda)

God is wonderful in his creation
He created tall and short people
Black and brown people
Fat and thin people
Strong and weak people
All look beautiful!

God is wonderful in his creation
He created strong and rough animals
Big and strong animals
Black and brown animals
Gentle and fierce animals
All look beautiful!

God is wonderful in his creation
He created high mountains with beautiful peaks
Long rivers and white water
Thick forests with wild animals
Wide lakes with fish
All look beautiful!

God is wonderful in his creation
He created the sky with beautiful shining
Twinkling in the night sky
The sky with thick clouds and bright sun
And the moon with thick clouds bright
and the moon round and yellow
All look beautiful!!

Here are the children in the village - Julius is the child bending over on the right as you look at the picture with his hand near his mouth.

Some other sighseeing photos

Roadside shop selling stools - very popular in Uganda

Kampala streets - busy and bustling...

My last Ugandan meal... Beans, Matooke, Greens, Rice and Chapatti - delicious!

A huge bird wandering around the picnic tables