Being a grandmother
posted over 3 years ago | 2 comments
When I discovered I was going to be a grandmother I was thrilled. The first thing I thought about when I awoke the morning after I had learned this news was that baby. I was already in love with it. The baby of my baby. Of course, my baby was near...
What to do upon full retirement....
posted over 3 years ago | 2 comments
Aside from extensive travel, after we return home to Scotland from our Uganda placement....
-learn French
-take a photo class
-courses in Kilmartin Glen (megalithic site)
-join local clubs - archaeology, other?
-try short story writing
-get back ...
-learn French
-take a photo class
-courses in Kilmartin Glen (megalithic site)
-join local clubs - archaeology, other?
-try short story writing
-get back ...
Homesickness
posted over 3 years ago, updated 6 minutes later | 3 comments
I've just made the mistake of looking at this photo of the view from our front porch in Scotland.
Although Uganda is lovely and a worthwhile adventure, I miss this view very much and wonder how I'll survive another year and half without seeing it...
Although Uganda is lovely and a worthwhile adventure, I miss this view very much and wonder how I'll survive another year and half without seeing it...
English is English, or is it?
posted over 3 years ago | 2 comments
When I moved to Scotland from America I was not aware of just how many thousands of differences there are in the language. Many books have been written on this subject. When one travels from Britain to the US or vice versa, a British/American Engl...
Taking things for granted
posted over 3 years ago | 0 comments
I've heard from returned volunteers that it doesn't take very long to slip back into taking modern conveniences for granted after returning from 'less than modern' living conditions. They never forget their experience living as a volunteer in Afri...
Very different cultures
posted over 3 years ago | 5 comments
Even after nearly 9 months in Uganda I am still astounded by the differences in our cultures. I shouldn't be, but it still stops me in my tracks when people ask questions that I don't know how to answer. Some questions/comments made by Ugandans wi...
