Also, today I spent most of my morning working on Single, Sassy and Satisfied... so that's going just fine. Coincidently, what Ninah was talking to me about is almost exactly what I am writing my talk on. I told you, relationships are a HUGE deal here. Praise the Lord for his timing.
And another also, I had my first language lesson today. We have a language tutor coming once a week just to get a little flavor of the tribal language here. I mean, the national language is English so thats great. The tribe that mostly inhabits Kampala is called the Bugandan tribe, and they speak Lugandan. So here's a little sampling.
ASKING ABOUT YOUR FAMILY - (2 people, person A and B. go ahead, give it a try)
A. Ab'eka bali batya? (how is your family?)
B. Gyebali (they're fine)
A: Mm....
B. Mpozi mmwe? (How about you?)
A. Gyetuli (we are fine)
B. Mm....
and they actually seriously say Mmmmm... all the time. I mean, I guess we do that too, but everyone here does it, its an actual response. It feels weird to force it. The tutor laughed at us a lot because he could tell we felt awkward. Good times.
And here's pictures of our house:
My Dear Kate, your house looks really nice - and you must feel really "at home" there by the looks of your bed :-). Glad to hear you have some interaction with Ninah. I'm confident there will be others. I love you sweet, and am so glad things are going well. I'm proud of you :-).
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SO fun to see pictures of your house. It looks really nice! We'll be praying for relationships to develop. We love you and grandma sends you her love too! Only 11 school days left - yipee!
ReplyDeleteHuge hugs,
Bren