Quick update

Work has been crazy the last week and a half. I haven’t even moved into my new place yet, let alone have enough time to set up anything necessary for life (I didn’t get time to buy shampoo or toothpaste for a week – remind me to never wash my hair with bar soap again). I’ve barely been off work earlier than 10 pm these past days. So not much internet and definitely no time to blog.

This new work is challenging to say the least. It feels like it’s impossible most of the time. Problems just come one after another. No time to sort it out or re-group. I can’t wait until this crazy part of the crop/loan cycle is over so we can have some time to organize ourselves as a new team.

If it doesn’t work out, then I guess we’ll all be out of work when the scheme is shut down by the bank in 5 months. So my work is really a matter of life or death (to me and I guess to my colleagues).

But if I lose hope now, I might as well just pack my bags and go home. So no, I will fight until the bitter end. Then maybe we’ll be proven wrong. Or right. No giving up until crossing the finish line.

On the other hand, Mbale (a town close to Tororo; we’ve been staying here since it’s closer to the places we need to go to) has a great climate. There are beautiful mountains and farms everywhere. It’s really nice being back in more rural areas.

Fun fact: all four districts we work in have a different language. Just learning greetings will take forever! I miss the fact that I can at least speak some Kiswahili everywhere in Tanzania.

I miss my friends in Dar, in Vancouver, and everywhere else in the world. I miss my parents.