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Ever since we attended the Watoto concert in Ocean City there a side to Mich that I had not seen, may be I had but didn't taken note of it. Jackie was kind enough to give us one of the DVD's and ever since Mich watched it that first time, he insists that I play it for him almost every day. He watches it with such concentration it's incredible, no one is allowed to talk or sing along while it's playing. He gets really upset when there is any kind of distraction. One time Sam came home from school and found him watching it, he didn't even turn his head towards the door let alone welcome his dad back. He has learned most of the songs by now and he even dances a long. When I noticed that he liked the music so much I played for him another of the Watoto albums and you should have seen the look on his face, a mixture of awe, excitement, and wonder. I guess he couldn't believe there was more, but this time it was just playing and he couldn't see the children so th...

Remember my posts about interviews? well, Sam got invited for a couple, it was a very stressful week, we had to hold our breath each evening as we waited for the response on whether or not he had been invited to the second round. I'm certain some people loose weight because it's pressure pressure pressure! if you are not successful with the companies you applied to then it's back to the drawing board, writing applications and the like. The interviewees had to look their best, which means you had to do everything in your means to look sharp. I'm not too sure what the ladies had to go through but for the guys things were cut out. Black shoes, black or navy blue suit (limited to particular styles), white shirts and red ties, they were advised not to steer far from that. I'm glad Sam and I have our faith in God because once you depend entirely on your own efforts it can be really disappointing. I prayed for Sam everyday that he would have favour and that the Lord would ...

This week is certainly ending a lot better than I thought it would. Over the last two days I have received emails from friends that I hadn't heard from since I left Uganda. It has been really exciting, just when I begun to think, oh well I've been forgotten and I have only 2 friends left in the world. I also got an email from my former boss and a phone call from a friend wishing me a happy valentines. Monday was Mich's 3rd birthday and sadly we couldn't throw him a party because I wasn't feeling too well. However he insisted on us getting him a cake so we bought him one and sang for him, that made him happy. I really wanted to do much more for his birthday and I think he is going to celebrate for a long time because I'm not through with him yet. I had a eureka moment last Sunday when I finally found "posho flour", I had been searching for a while, got all sorts of strange powders until I found "corn flour". I remember some friends cracking on...

Phew! that was a long one, it's certainly nice to be back. I would like to thank some of my buddies who were in touch while I was under the weather (you know yourselves). Well, I've got a few updates not sure if each needs a separate posting or if I should knock them all down in one sitting. Then again it might be too much for one go so I think I will take it slow. Just before I fell sick I was part of the team involved in the "Winter Welcome", a time when some of the prospective Wharton admits come to the school for a tour and a few meetings. As usual I was with the Partners and Kids club, we had an information session where students with partners and kids get to know about our clubs and ask questions. It went really well, there was about 7 of us on the panel, 5 from the partners and 2 ( Simran and I) from the kids club. We introduce ourselves and then say something about where we are from and what we do, I'm getting used to sticking out like a sore thumb. In t...

Yayaya!!!! this past week has been absolutely crazy and quite honestly that is an understatement. I had a rough night on Monday hardly slept because my legs were almost feeling numb and very uncomfortable, it was a strange feeling and hard to explain. It like started on it's own. Tuesday morning I was still dealing with the strange feeling and still trying to figure out what was going on. As the day wore on things only got worse, now by back was in severe pain, I had to spend of the day lying down. Sam came home late that evening and we kind of talked about it, I decided to sleep early, got to bed but the pain only just intensified. I had thought of going in to see the doctor earlier in the day but I was not up to moving with Mich and all his energy. My legs were feeling numb especially from thighs up, my back was on fire, my stomach was boiling and there was no position that felt comfortable. Then I thought this is probably how people pass on, you know short illnesses and boom th...

Yeah!, watoto was in Ocean city New Jersey on Thursday and Sam and I thought it would be great to go watch them let alone meet out friends. We started our journey a little late plus we got a bit lost on the way so we were not able to catch the whole concert. My friend Jackie and her husband Joseph are leading the team so we thought we would give them a good surprise by just showing up. They have been touring since September last year and will be heading home in March, they are really looking forward to going home. It's interesting how going on a Watoto tour looks all glamorous and exciting but no one thinks about how taxing it actually is. Having a concert almost everyday, travelling and looking after over 20 children is a lot of work. Well all the effort is definitely worth it when you see the joy on the children's faces. Jackie and the whole team were certainly pleasantly surprised to see us and spent some good time talking, it was certainly worth the trip.