The past seven months in Uganda has been some of the most fantastic, challenging and different months of my life. As our time in Uganda is coming to an end, I am going to allow myself to have a coupl...
I am alive! These last few weeks have been amazing. We climbed Kilimanjaro (5895m) and we went to Kenya, Nariboi where we met our Hald friends and teachers. Moreover, I met my family and spent almost...
Life has been rather busy lately. We have been preparing for the CRO Christmas party, the Christmas party with the staff, we have had visitors from Kabale (Hanne and Synne) and we have been enjoying ...
Today is the third Sunday of advent. The third verse of the Norwegian song “tenn lys” states that no one must lose hope until we are all united as one people. Moreover, it encourages us to light a ca...
We walk on the pavement every day. At night, this is where our little friends sleep. The children are trying to keep warm with a piece of paper, a plastic bag or by the warmth of a stranger. They are...
My dear teammate, Hanna Charlotte, has been rather unlucky with hospitals in Uganda. She discovered a ”thing” under her foot 1-2 weeks ago, and at Mbale Regional Hospital they said it was a “foot cor...
Today is the first Sunday of advent. It is getting colder and colder in Norway, and people are getting ready for Christmas. In Uganda the temperature is rising, and apart from the four candles Hanna ...
Hanna and I arrived in Kampala on Thursday evening, ready for another fun weekend with our friends Helene, Benedicte V, Seline, Miriam, Hanne, Synne and Scovia. We were supposed to leave at noon on F...
Lately, Hanna and I have been doing many new, fun and sad things. We have visited a village and been true Ugandan women, yet another time. We chased, cuddled, murdered and ate a chicken, we dug in th...
Last weekend Hanna, Vegard and I traveled with Re:Act Mbale to a village to see the work they do for seven children with varying disabilities. We met four of the children and their parents/guardians....
Hanna and I got on the bus to Kampala after morning devotion at CRO. We arrived safely in Kampala 4,5 hours later, eager to see our friends. Helene and Benedicte Vegge were kind enough to have four g...
Hanna Charlotte and I are starting to adjust to life in Uganda We are trying to be strict on “No mzungo price”, we are learning to cook Ugandan food (posho, mandazi, chiapatti), we are learning that ...
Today, Hanna and I experienced African time yet another time. We woke up at 4:00 am to leave for Kampala at 5:00 am. However, the car did now arrive until 6:45 am. Luckily, we made it in time to see ...
A beautiful girl is laughing. She is laughing with her entire body and her whole heart. Things are better now. She does not live in Namtala (the slum) anymore. She is living with her grandmother in ...
Technology has finally reached the blue house in half London, Mbale! Hanna Charlotte and I got Internet, and I can blog, go on facebook and be updated on the world outside! I am quite excited. Things...
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“When my father comes home he is drunk. Always. Then, he beats my mom and me. We have to hide, or run away. I do not want to be like my father”. These are the words of a five-year-old boy. A boy, tha...
Hello friends! My internett connection is limited, so I have not been able to blog (and be on facebook) as I had hoped. At least you know that I am alive! The 13th of October was my birthday. Thank y...
I have now lived in Uganda for a week – it is great, but I miss you all in Norway. Today is actually my birthday, but I will write about this day later. Now I am posting the blog post I wrote o...
Maia and I were interviewed by Østlandets blad about our stay in Peru and Uganda! Feel free to check it out here. PS: I am still loving it at Hald. Hanna Charlotte and I are leaving in 13 days –...
As mentioned in the previous blog post, I am currently at Hald International Centre. I am having a great time! As part of the Act Now-program I will be taking classes before and after I am in Uganda....
Hello! This is my first post on my new blog. This blog will focus on my exchange program, Act Now, arranged by Strømme Foundation and Fredskorpset. The Act Now-program is an exchange program for yout...
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