Well it's official- I'M IN AFRICA! :) It is so incredibly beautiful here. It all seems sooo unreal.
The flight was so long. It took about 7 1/2 hours to get from DC to Amsterdam, then we had an hour layover and took off to Entebbe, which was another 7 1/2 hour plane ride. SOOO MUCH FLYING. I'm definitely thankful I won't be in an airplane for another four months. I hardly slept the entire way to Amsterdam, but I slept pretty much the entire way to Entebbe. Once we reached Entebbe, we met up with USP people and took a bus to campus (UCU) in Mukono. We got assigned our roommates and spent our first night in AFRICA :) My roommate is Brittany Smith and she is an absolute sweetheart :) Our room is pretty little but it's not too bad.
We had a power outage the first night. Quite the experience trying to unpack four months of clothing in the dark with a little flashlight. I took my first shower that night, and when they say the water is cold here- they mean ICE COLD. Oh my gosh! I survived though haha. I'm definitely looking forward to "getting used to" cold showers.
Yesterday was our first full day here on campus and we got a tour and went on a little hike up this hill called "Monkey Hill." It was sooo beautiful. And we saw 2 monkeys. It was awesome! We then went down the hill a different way and walked thru a little village and saw a lot of little kids. They were so cute and all were yelling "Hii Mzungou!!" It was pretty funny.
I think I'm gonna try out the track team here. I'll definitely just be that slow white American girl- but they're all so nice that I don't think they'd care. And a guy named Jake who is here with USP is going to do it also- so it'll be fun and a good experience. Buuutt we'll see :)
Today we got up and MB, Brittany, Lisa and I did devotions outside then had tea with a lot of Ugandan students at 10:30. And then took a little walk around campus and now are just waiting for lunch and going into the actual city of Mukono.
My mama left me a ton of sweet notes in my suitcase and they're really encouraging- so thanks mama :D It means so much to me.
Love you all :)
Hebrews 6:18- "God cant' break His word. And because His word cannot change, the promise is likewise unchangeable." <---- really comforting verse I read this morning :)
xoxoxoxoxo, Bethany Diane Joy
Journeying to Africa sounds pretty awesome!
ReplyDeleteI think that at some point you should explain the reason for this trip. There's a good chance that everyone else already knows this...so maybe this would be solely for my benefit. But I'm going to pretend like there are other people who are also curious about the details of this life-changing trip. So you should explain it to us! :D Ok thanks!
Bethany!!! I'm so glad you are journaling online so I can read about everything that you are experiencing across the world!! I miss you tons already!! I read the note you left me, thanks so much! It was super sweet but made me miss you more (and it hasn't been a week yet, yikes!) So cold showers huh? Yeah you don't always realize how nice it is to have a warm shower untill you experience ice cold showers every day. In Belize I NEVER got used to them but I was only there for a month so it might be different for you :) Anyway, I'm so glad you have met new friends, I've been praying that you would meet some good people that you can hangout with and it looks like you already have. Doesn't suprise me though, you're so much fun to be around I can see it would be very easy for you to make friends. Sounds like it is gorgeous there and I'm so happy you get to explore a whole new part of the world. Keep us posted and have a great time! Praying for you everyday! Love you seesta ;)
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading your blog post. It just seems like it was a couple months ago when you and Angela were applying to go to USP and were waiting to hear if you were accepted.....and now you're there! I look forward to more posts. ~~Kenna
ReplyDeleteBETH! I am so jealous you are in AFRICA! I loved reading about your beginnings...Keep it up! Tell the continent I said hello and that I'll see it very very soon...Be safe girl (:
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