For
some reason I had in my head that I had two 8 hour legs to my journey and a
stopover in Amsterdam…. So discovering that both legs were actually 10 hours
was a bit of a mental shock and the fact that I only slept that weird airplane
sleep for 3 hours overall which didn't really help. But nothing uneventful happened.
I got to watch one movie on my flight to Amsterdam before my video system
crashed (and the rest of that flight was a bit painful….) and on my second flight
I had a seat mate with whom I could actually converse so we just chatted for at
least half of the flight. I would never
claim that I was organized…. But I made it on and off all of my planes without
losing anything and that is all that matters. While I was traveling (and
incredibly bored) I recorded a couple of thoughts that ran through my mind that
might share some of those airplane events; if you are really bored I’ll include
them below.
My
first day in Kampala was fun but it has been a little hard to process. I got
about 6 hours of sleep last night and that wasn't nearly enough to properly
realize that one is living in a foreign country….. This morning Don and Trina,
friends of my parents who are living here, showed me around the city. I got a
cellphone, exchanged some money and took a driving tour past all of the major
landmarks. They pointed out a couple of good restaurants here and there but if
I remember a third of what I saw I will have impressed myself. We at lunch at a
restaurant that overlooks Lake Victoria and the view was lovely. It has been a
little warm here but over all really pleasant. I’m sorry if this blog doesn't make a whole lot of sense. I’m hitting my wall for the day and I can only hope
that I am actually communicating something here! I’m excited to be here and see
what the days will continue to bring!
Airplane thoughts:
After Security
“They didn't take my knitting needles!!!!! I don’t have to start over!!!”
“Oops.
I didn't screw the water bottle lid on right…. Only like 23 more hours, the wet
spot on my jeans isn't that awkward….”
Seattle to Amsterdam
“Seriously? You wouldn't think screwing on a water bottle
lid would be that difficult. I’ll just use my jacket to mop up my seat, it’ll
dry soon. Nope that didn’t work as well as it should have, I’ll just fold up my
blanket a couple of times and sit on that for the entire flight…”
“I
forgot how much air conditioning there is on an airplane, I should put on my
jacket…. Oh wait it is still wet. But I have a blanket!!! That is even wetter….”
“I”ve
watched on movie and read a book!!! Only 7 hours till Amsterdam!!”
“I really
forgot to lock the airplane bathroom doors? That could have been way more
awkward. Maybe I messed up my med this morning.”
“My
video screen broke a half an hour ago…. Only 5 and a half more hours till I
land in Amsterdam…”
Amsterdam to Entebbe
“Finally!
A seat mate I can talk to!”
“I hate
these immigration forms…. I don’t even always know what I will be doing in
Uganda, what do I tell them?”
“My
seat mate and I just pounded out the basic logistics for an intercontinental
monkey battle… I think I need sleep…”
“This
is the flight that never ends, never ends, never ends, this is the flight that
never ends only three more hours to go!”
“Okay I
lied, I forgot the Kigali stopover. Five and a half hours to go…”
After that I was so incoherent I can’t even translate my
notes now, but the important bit is that I still made it through the airport and I found a bed to crash in :)
Thanks so much for all of your prayers!!!!
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