So...I'm in Africa

Woo! I made it! We arrived in Entebbe at about 9:30 last night and after a two-ish hour bus ride to campus, finally got in around 12:00. It's pretty much been a whirlwind since. You wouldn't believe how beautiful it is. There's no way I can describe it that doesn't sound entirely cliche...I almost don't even want to take pictures because I know there's no way I can capture the beauty of it all.

There are 6 girls in the USP program on my hall and 3 of us are Katie's. One actually goes to Eastern and I knew her before hand, and the other is my roommate who's from North Carolina.

We ended up going to sleep around 2:00 AM, after a very cold shower (they will definitely take some getting used to) and were woken up very early this morning. My roommate got up at 6:30 AM to find a chicken had gotten into our dorm and was standing outside our door. Turns out, Ugandans are up veryyyy early. We started orientation at 9 am this morning, and went on a campus tour at noon. I registered for classes and will hopefully be taking Intro to East African Politics, Africa Religions, a required class called Faith & Action, Health & Wholeness, and what I think will be my favorite- Democracy and Human Rights.

Lunch was at 1:00 PM and it consisted of rice, beans and this white stuff that I forgot the name of. It kind of looks like mashed potatoes, but is made of maize and is a a thick, pasty consistency. We went on a small hike around 4:00 PM and saw a bunch of monkeys. It was an amazing view of the town, Mukono on one side and a spectacular view of Lake Victoria on the other. There's not too much planned for the rest of the day except dinner at 7:00 PM then worship at 8:00 PM, I believe. Tomorrow, our whole day is free with the exception of church in the morning. I guess that's all for now, I'm letting Katy (from Eastern) borrow my laptop so she can use the internet. Hope to update everyone again soon!