This week I’ve been enjoying the expats lifestyle visiting two missionary families here in Kampala. The night was spent with Ken & Judith Finch, who first came to Uganda with CMS Ireland working in a rural setting in a local hospital. Now they work at the International Hospital in Namuwongo and live in a very nice, modern looking apartment block, overlooking Lake Victoria.
Being in Uganda over six weeks now, I haven’t actually seen much of the lake, except in my visit to Jinja. It’s actually a lot bigger than I thought it was. Lake to me, being from Britain is something I usually walk around in an hour, surrounded by trees and full of wild life. I was only wrong about the size (can you tell geography was never a strong gifting for me?) lake Victoria is a little (only a little) smaller than Ireland. Now if your from the U.S. Or anywhere else in the world a lake this size might not be such a strange concept, but in Britain, being small, we do most things on a smaller scale. One thing that always makes me laugh is how big everyone outside the UK thinks the UK is! They are shocked when I tell them it’s smaller than Uganda (much smaller).
After a wonderful meal, and some time in front of the television (which I’ve enjoyed not having for the past six weeks), I retired to bed. The next day I had the house to myself, I ate a very English breakfast of a tea (English tea you would be surprised how many English brands are here) and toast (I’ve only had bread for the past six weeks) with marmalade. Sitting on veranda, Lake Victoria out front, the swimming pool to my right… Ah, this is the life.
I spend the rest of the day enjoying the pool (it’s good to exercise again), reading, enjoying the BBC channel (a taste of home) and eating hobnobs!
