Oyee Uganda, Take 4

Our bags are packed, it's time to go ... that ol' jet plane will be taking us back Uganda, land of green bananas, red dirt, golden hot sun -  and the warm people we are privileged to call friends. It's been three years, we're excited, but we aren't so crazy about change, and we have some questions .   

For example, will the huge pothole at the intersection in Bugolobi still be there? What about the monkeys at Salama Springs? New shiny buildings in Kampala? Pavement Sizzles and Flames in business? Will our old friends remember us, the ladies at the market saying, "You were losed to us" as they did the last time? Will we remember how to shake hands using our thumbs and that back-and-forth thing? Is everyone okay/happy/thriving? New babies, well, we expect that!

Some other nomad told us recently that the place you went first always takes on the most romantic nostalgia, and that certainly seems true for us when it comes to Uganda. One thing we are curious about is how it seems after our more recent Africa trip - to Ghana. Certainly it will seem cooler!

This time we are going for 10 weeks, 8 of those for work training journalists. And I'll try to squeeze in some more writing work with children - as I did in Ghana. We also are very excited that daughter Kate and her husband Elliot and his sister Deborah are planning to visit in March. Safari time!

Thanks, everyone, for being excited with us about our trip and begging for the blog to be cranked back up. We'll try to post often and well. We like to know you are along for the ride!