Pineapple on Pizza and Other Random Stuff

If you don’t believe that pineapple should be on pizza, Uganda is not the place for you.  Today, I  tried “Ugandan Pizza.”  I  don’t actually think that it is a thing that most people eat, but it is really good and the place delivers. They have one kind of pizza- chicken and pineapple. It also has onions, peppers and tomatoes. It’s on flatbread type crust and it was heaven.

I’m going in backwards order, but I was/am really excited about the pizza here.

On Monday, I met my supervisor over a supper. She seemed really nice and is also a twin herself. I learned a fun bit of Ugandan culture concerning twins. If you are a twin you get a special second name. If you are the oldest, you are Waswaw (male) or Babirye (female). If you are the second born you are Kato (male) or Nakato (female). The parents also get a name that basically means mother or father of twins, but I forget what that is called. I’m not sure if my mom would get two names either since she is a twin and the mother of twins.

My first days at the office where really chill. I’m blessed at ROTOM with amazing people, including a German volunteer who is about my age. She’s showing me the ropes and helping me through the learning curve that she had recently gone through.

Today was our Faith and Action retreat. We went to a place off campus and had a class. Then we had a free afternoon. There was a pool, shops, and a cafe. It was a nice break from the business of Mukono. We got to read letters from students that went before us and it was so fun read their advice and what they valued. Honestly, one of the letters said that I’m only here for 130 something more days. It seems so far away but it’s going to fly by.

Tomorrow, I’m leaving for a two week home stay with a Ugandan family. I’m unbelievably excited to meet them, that being said I more than likely will not have internet so I’m probably going in ghost mode for awhile.