The Journey

WE FINALLY MADE IT TO UGANDA!!!!!!!

     It has been a long few days.  We first started at O'Hare at the British International Check-in.  Everything started out with a great start when Remi's bag was 27lbs overweight as well as Kelley's being a tad on the heavy side.  Praise Jesus Meg saved our butts and was able to take the load off our bags and distribute the extra weight throughout her three suitcases.  We managed to get by with the help of Vicki (the British Airway clerk) and not have to pay a single fee!!
     Our flight out of O'Hare to London was at 8pm and it was about 7 hours.  The flight was long, but good food made it all the better.  Once we landed in London we had a 12 hour layover and were able to leave the airport for the day and go into the city!  We took the London Tube and got off at Covent Garden.  We walked around a while and found a cute place to have lunch and did a little shopping.  As the afternoon went on, the city started to get more and more busy because of the big soccer game against Manchester and Barcelona.  Apparently that is like the equivalent of the Super Bowl in the US.  To celebrate with the city, we made our way to four different local pubs and met many friends along the way.  They were all very interested in where we were from and our trip to Africa.  It was a great afternoon and then we made our way back to the airport.
      Once back at Heathrow, our flight to Africa took off at 9:15pm.  This was an 8 hour flight, give or take, but felt more like 20!  Once we landed in Entebbe and got all through customs, we met our driver Patrick who was patiently waiting with a Saint Mary's College sign.  We then managed to squeeze 13 suitcases, 5 purses, 4 backpacks, and 6 bodies into a minivan.  Oh and did we mention the ride was 6 hours long??!!!  Driving in Africa is very different in and of itself.  There are no yellow or white lines and it is all about weaving in and around of bikers, children, motorcycles, cows, and most of all, potholes.
    After the long bumpy ride, we finally made it to the convent and met the sisters.  Immediately after we got out of the car there were already neighborhood children just dying to play with us!  The sisters were so wonderful and helped us with all of our luggage and showed us our home for the next six weeks.  It is so beautiful!  The three of us are sleeping in a little annex right outside of the convent (you could throw a rock at it) and the two education girls are sleeping inside the convent.  The sisters had a light meal of pasta, coleslaw, papaya, bananas, and passion fruit juice prepared for us and then we just began unpacking and getting things organized.  We are now awaiting dinner time and a well needed shower!
  Well, that is all for now!!  More to come tomorrow.  Love to you all!


Remi, Kelley, and Meg