Uganda: Week 4

I cannot believe it's February already, particularly because it certainly doesn't feel like it here. I've noticed that I do not have as much to say in my updates anymore, probably because the newness of Uganda is wearing off. I'm going to try to upload photos here because I know not everyone has facebook. My host family is changing as school started yesterday. The three younger boys left and my 18 year old host brother left for boarding school. It's pretty sad, actually. Our group is trying to arrange trips to go rafting/bungee jumping on the Nile and go on a safari, which are pretty much the most expensive things to do in Uganda. I can't decide if i should go bungee jumping or not. If anyone has an opinion about it, please let me know :) One thing i've noticed about Uganda is how hospitable it is. The hardest part of my homestay is convincing my family to let me do things myself such as prepare tea, wash clothes, etc. They let us tray eggs to sell to the market, so that's good. We also learned how to make chipati, which are liked fried flour tortillas. They are one of the best snacks here. Classes are good, although the workload is overwhelming. There are lots of papers due in the next few days. My politics classes aren't as easy as I thought. I think it's because I have no background in African politics so I don't know as much as i thought I did. Anyway, I can't believe I'll be home in less than 3 months. The semester is already flying by. Looking at my schedule, I'm not even with my host family for more than 4 or 5 weekends in the next 3 months because of traveling.