Welaba Uganda

Today I leave. On a jet plane. Parting is bittersweet.

Jane said "We can keep going with what we have started.

Nathan said, "We shall continue."

Okumu said, "Leave well." And I said, "Remain well." This is an Acholi parting tradition.

Onzima and Monica said, "We will miss you." The feeling is mutual.


At the airport. Turning of the computer. Boarding a plane to Amsterdam. Beginning the long physical and cultural journey. Uganda is really far away from Bloomington, Indiana, but in my heart they are nearby.