We don’t yet know the dates for our summer visit to the USA but get ready for us! While we love Uganda and have adjusted well, we are starving for those American things that call to us from our memories.Surviving the Omicron! or as the Ugandans say, "we survived the Omicroni." (which is the same word for Macaroni)The lockdown is lifting in Uganda. And instructors and students alike are returning to campus. And now I am beginning to hear some of the stories.When I first came to Uganda, I thought I had come too late to be of help. Their first lockdown started in March 2020, but now their 2nd lockdown is in effect. Online education is the only way thousands of students can continue to study. Otherwise, there are and will be huge gaps/losses and forced gap years in students' education years. This happens again and again in Africa.When I first came to Uganda, I thought I had come too late to be of help. Their first lockdown started in March 2020, but now their 2nd lockdown is in effect. Online education is the only way thousands of students can continue to study. Otherwise, there are and will be huge gaps/losses and forced gap years in students' education years. This happens again and again in Africa.
The above photo is of the uncle who raised my husband after his father died at a young age. He is pictured with a number of his grandchild, including Glory and Gracie. They call him Jaja.
Relocating across continents is a grueling affair and takes months and months to prepare for and once on location it will take even more time to organize all of our family affairs. 
Shared Frontiers, Uganda 