Day one... actually more like pre-day one so -1?
Uganda is already a fruitful experience filled with unimaginable highs, a negative (-1) is nonexistent.
This is all for now, a video of our remake of a Taylor Swift song coming soon!!
Living in a Culture of Violence I often wonder what type of person I have become through the experiences I’ve had in Uganda. I am afraid I’ve become someone who is continually dubious of intentions, presumptuous of actions and judgmental of people. I have tried asking myself why I often find myself falling into these easy responses. Why it is that without cause I presume intentions and react defiantly. My easy answer is that violence in Uganda has led me to be more violent. This is false. Uganda is not more violent than the U.S. Ugandans are not more inclined to be violent, quite the opposite Ugandans are compassionate, king-hearted people who will first invite a stranger into their home to share a meal and tea before asking for their name or background. Why then, if the lifestyle and culture in Uganda is not more violent than the U.S. and other places in the world, do I and so many others feel more inclined to be reactive instead of reflective when interacting with other...
Peace Corps Blog 5 Safe Space Guidelines/ Acknowledgements: My blog, my reflections, my words are my own, informed by my experiences, perspectives and ideologies, they do not and should not be taken to represent peace corps, peace corps volunteers or Uganda and Ugandans. I am being vulnerable in sharing my reflections and experiences, however I would like to acknowledge that some of the things I write, and share can come from a place of judgement, privilege and ignorance. I ask you to take everything with a grain of salt and to give me compassionate and constructive feedback to help me understand and realize these things. I would also like to say this blog is not a place for me to lecture, educate or inform the world or a people from. This blog is truly a safe space for me to deconstruct and digest my peace corps experience, solely. Thank you, Wakanda, Uganda Ugandan proverb: “It takes a village to raise a child.” I think European, white colonialist would also agr...
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