RUHANGA Beautiful RUHANGA! Day One!

I am now back in Kampala (which all of a sudden seems noisy, boring, ugly.... erm.... Did I already give away my impressio of Ruhanga?!)

This is what I wrote in my diary on the 23rd of November once I arrived there:

So first night in the bush.. eheheh it is really in the bush…




My shower area



After a hectic bus ride from 8AM till 3PM (!!!!) I finally made it to Ruhanga and man it’s worth it… the lodge itself isn’t something spectacular, you know, just very very basic rooms (sometimes just about clean) but the rest makes the lodge a detail you quickly forget… So I arrive there to be welcomed by a really nice man called Amon (who is the IT instructor ) he takes me for a tour around the plantations (I finally saw an avocado tree!!!) and learnt a lot (I saw peanuts plants!) then we went on to the school where the kids (all between 3-7) arrive running at you (they look like little bulls charging at you!) and squeeze your knees (that’s as high as they can grab you!). I’m not a fan of kids but they are attaching!

So anyways, I get settled into my room and then get introduced to the rest of the volunteers; Tracy & Tracy who are the daughter and friend of Ann (co-founder), Wendy, Ian, Mike and Menishia (she’s leaving tomorrow morning unfortunately!). Really nice bunch, very down to earth. Wendy, Ian and Mike go on walks every evening, so I joined. Man it’s no a walk, it’s a one hour hike! What’s great is how it feels when you’re hiking around the area: the teachers paying individual visits to the students and parents and it’s great. The kids come running, the parents welcome the teachers in the house. It’s brilliant! And the view, I wont even bother to try to explain as it’s out of this world (yes, AGAIN!!) I’ve taken a few photos so I’ll see if I can attach them… for now I don’t even have internet!!





View from the top of our hill where we walk



So I’ve landed in another piece of heaven, great spot and wonderful crowd I think it’s going to be a good week… a very good week!!



By the way, while playing with a 6 year old this evening, he managed ALONE to pick me up!!! And the heights he could grab me by were the knees!! Incredible!!



Tomorrow there’s a football game between two local teams we’re going to support!!

I love this place already and already regret not staying longer……. 


Erm.. Corridor?!



My bed + shelf