Jinja
On Sunday, me, Per, Aina and Ingrid went with Jeb to Jinja, around to hours driving from Kampala. First of all this is a really a lovely little town comepared to Kampala, much more peaceful, cleaner and much more greener. The first thing we did there, was to visit the Source of the Nile, it is here where the River Nile starts. After that we went into the town to eat lunsj, before we went to another place, where we saw falls. Both of these places was so lovely to see, and also when we drove from Kampala to Jinja, the land was so green and open.If am lucky, I will get to put out some pictures to show you, that is much better than me telling you how it looks.

Wedding
On Saturday I was in my first wedding here in Uganda, for Nicolas, one that works for FOCUS, and also stay with Sam (Where me and Per lived before), so we have gotten to now him. Weddings in Africa is bigger than in Norway, they had invited up to 400-500 people, in Uganda you invited everyone you now. So of course everyone is going to get server food. It was a nice wedding, of course some different compeard to Norwegian weddings. There where a lot of speeches, but neither the groom, bride or the best man spook, something that I am used to from home.
Ingrid, per og Aina

National Leadership Summit

Last weekend we where attending Focus’s national Leadership Summit. There was between 150-200 participants, mostly student’s leaders, but also some that works with FOCUS in different ways. The camp lied around an hour outside Kampala, along with the Victoria Lake. It was so nice to go out of the city, to stay near the lake and where there is open land. Our responsibility were to lead a bible group each every day, I think we did ok there. And we was also in the planning comity, so we helped if there were something and attended planning meeting every night, but the rest of the time we were ordinary participants.I had a very good weekend, good meetings, preachers, workshops groups and of course the people there. It was nice to spent time with so many youths. For me personal it was also good to play football again, I have misted it the last six weeks.

Every day me and Per took a morning bath at six a clock in the morning, it was lovely and much warmer than what we are used too :p

On Saturday Eivind, Anne Margrethe and Kathrine came and visited us at the camp, they where spending there weekend in Kampala, they where there for some hours before they went back. On Sunday we eat dinner with them in the city before they went home to Mbale and Bunsjeni. It’s was so nice to see them again. And we have started making plans to visit them. Eivind and Thomas I think we have to wait to after the Infield Course, but Anne Margrethe and Kathrine, we maybe can visit next week, for we are planning on going to Rwanda together with them in that weekend, so we will maybe go down to them a day before-

Host Family

On Friday me and Per finally got a host family. We got the messages, and that the son in our Host family was ready to take us to the house, packed in 10 minutes.
We live only 15 minutes walk from the FOCUS office, so we can walk to work every day, so that is nice. We have no been there for three days, and so fare I like it there. We have not seen or talked so much to our “host parents”, since day have been busy all weekend. The father is a senior pastor at a Deliverance Church, the mother is a nurse. They seem very nice and friendly
Patrick (one of the brothers) and Per
They have 5 sons and some family members so they also see as their brothers and sister. We have talked to some of the brothers, epically the one that lives at the house, and we go along good with them. And they have said they will love to be our African brothers.
we have a guard dog, a cat, a rooster and three turkeys.
The house and our room are also fine.

Barbecue

On Saturday we all four where visiting a friend in the evening. We was 9 people altogether, it was really nice to just hang out with some people. We eat food, talked, listen to music, and laugh. We was talking about having a barbecue, but of several reasons we decided to do that another time, instead we had a good mixture of food; Barbecued sausage, chocolate, chocolate cookies, bread, butter, bananas, banana chips cornflakes, , warm/cold water, milk powder, tee, Coca Cola, honey, juice. So it was really a good mixture :PI hade a good time, fun no finally just hang out with some youths for a evening.

The day after me and Per went together with our Host Family to a really African Barbecue, here the make a lot off food, with much different things.In the picture below you can see me eating :P and Per`s plate with food.

Pizza evening

Saturday evening the girls came to Sam’s house, tonight we were going to make some food that we wanted. So on Friday we decided on what we should make, and want to buy. We decided on Pizza and porridge (Norwegian style, brought all the way from Norway). The girls made everything, and they did a very good job, both the pizza and the porridge was great. They had to go over to Vincent (his neighbour house) to roast the pizza. I did not do so much, took picture and went a little trip to the shop to buy sodas and Pringles. Per helped a little. Since it was a Norwegian porridge, and it was only to put milk into it, warm up and stir, both me and Per said that we could help. Since that we could also do, that was a task we could manage. (first of all, we can also make pizza, but to make pizza back home and here, is some different :P ). Aina said than (Translated in to English): ”Ok, you guys can cook the porridge”, but after she had thought few seconds “But wait, I don’t want the porridge to get burn. So I’ll do it my self” I do it my self, I do it my self. Hehe I laugh so much, almost like saying “boys can’t cook”. By the way I said I have cooked porridge for over 60 people (last year when we hade Christmas decoration workshop, I was in charge for making the porridge), and I made two big casserole with porridge without burning it. So I rest my case :PSo I said this to Aina (with of course irony in my voice) and that I should write about these in my next blog. Hehe JIt was good to have some food you like very much, we have bought pizza in the town sometimes, but homemade is homemade. And to eat Norwegian rice porridge was extra nice. I think I’ll have to ask my mother to send me some packages with rice porridge and maybe some other “light” food. Because it is good to have some food you used to, and that you like very much. Somebody said that “Vestlansk lefse” also was a thing that is easy to send by mail.I now that both she and Ingrid will be reading the blog when I publish it, since I said I will write about this event.

So I will end by writing Tanks for the food, it was really good!!

First Work out

Finaly yesteday I went for a 30-40 min jogging trip, and then a little pushups and situps.
3 weeks with out traing, thats a least 2 weeks to much. But I do no live in the best area to jogg, but I just had do train:p
I found at my shape is not on top, and that it is harder in the heat, and it is very important to drink water.
One of my bosses should show me a better road to jogg at next time. so that will be nice.

I hope that I can join som people and play som fotball when we have gotten into the system at the university. And I think I shall try and find out when and where CHRISC (KRIK), and maby join that.

Me and Per still live with Sam, but it seems that soon they will find a host family for us, so it will be exiting to see where we shall stay.
Thats all for now, over and out!

Have a nice day

Bilde

So far, so Good

Picture from Amsterdam Airpot

I have no been in Uganda for 15 days, and I like it here. These week we also have started to organising the work we are going to do here, and we have also been visiting the university a couple of times, and have meet some of the people we are going to work together with, so that is good. The last days it has been raining a lot, and the temperature has gotten a little bit down, but for me, it had made it easier so sleep at night, but people tell me all the time, just wait, it will get warmer. And for me it is warm enough now :p

I have also gotten to do a lot of reading, both books from Hald and other books. It is good to have something to read while you are waiting, or some music to listen to. I have written two book reports, just one left before Christmas, but I also have to start writing the paper I have to do, before Christmas we have to write something about culture. The paper is not so big, and I have some ideas abut what I shall write about, and how to collect the information. So my plan is to be finished before the end of November.

Day off

Today we have the day off from the office, so me and Per is in the town and sitting on a internett cafe.. So I will write a littlebit more on my blogg. I hope that the next time I also can put out a picture or two.

Yesterday we was told that me and Per is in fact going to work together after all, so that is good. We are going to work at university called MOBS. On monday we was on that school, and attended a meeting with the care group leaders. I look forward to start go their, think we will start next week. We are going to have a meeting on Sunday, where we are going to find out how ofte we shall work at the office and how often we shall work at MOBS.
We started yesterday to do some work in the FOCUS office, it felt good to do something:P

In Uganda

it’s now Sunday, we have been in Uganda and Kampala since Tuesday. It has been some good days, little bit ups and downs, but I am looking forward to start to work it the universities, which we will do in some days. My first impression of Uganda is very good; especially the people are very friendly and warm. I feel so welcome every where I go. Of course there is also some thing to get used to, like the food, the power situation (it is never easy to say when we have power or not), the climate, and also this “African time”. But the will come with time, so I am not worried about that. There are also many internet cafes to use, but we have not had any chances yes, so now I am using the internet in the office of Focus. I think also that the speed of the internet is mostly slower here, so I am not sure about who it will be to put out so many pictures. They have advertise poster of broadband, so I hope I can find a internet café with higher speed (maybe also at the universities)The first days we stayed at a guest house just outside the city of Kampala, it was a very nice place. On Friday we moved to Sam`s house, the girls is going to move to their host family today, me and Per is going to stay here the first month, before we move to live together with a STAM Worker. Aina and Ingrid is going to work at Makerere University here in Kampala, around 30 000 students go there. Per is going to work at Mobs, a university just outside Kampala. I am going to work at a University just outside Entebbe, around 1 hour from Kampala, but there is a chance I will move to a closer one, since it could be a lot travelling each days, because of there is a lot traffic jams, it could easily take over 1 ½ hour every way. So it will be exiting to see.Our nearest neighbour now is a “Mosque”, and they have prayers several times true the day, with one of the speakers is directly up to Sam’s house. The last prayer is finished at 10pm. the first starts a little bit over 5.am, and since I weak up easily I think I have to try go to bed before I usually do:P to day (Sunday) luckily it was no service at the morning, but I woke up at 5.am and just lie in my bed and waited for them to start, but I think I got an hour sleep, before I went out bed.On Saturdays we are going to work at a school for children up to 20 years, but mostly younger than 15. This is children from the slum, that Focus gives the chance to an extra day of school. Here they learn: English, life skills, health and bible studies. They also get some meals true the day. Of course there is time to play and have fun also. This day we just were there to observe, to talk to the kids and the staff. But in the future we are also going to try to teach a little bit, that will be a fun challenge, especially with my handwriting on the blackboard: P At the evening Sam had invited some of his families and friends to dinner, this was a good end to a good day. The food good and the people were nice. So when the power did go off for the second time (but it did no destroy the good mood), we just decided to go to bed, after a shower. I think I was finished showering, writing on my laptop, reading, listening to music and praying before the clock was more than 22.30. And I think I was sleeping before eleven. So I think this is a new record for a Saturday :PToday we to a Kampala Pentecostal Church, I think there were around 1500 people for this service, and they have 4 services on Sundays. And four other smaller churches around the city. It’s was a nice service, and next week they are going to have KPC festival of hope, there Brian and Bobbie Houston from Hillsong will attend (and more). They are going to have most of this festival outside (from Thursday to Sunday). They hope that around 15 000 people will attend the big outdoors Sunday meeting.I hope that I will have the chance to update my blog at least one time a week and that I also can put some picture out.Hope all of you people reading this are in good mood and have a good health

Last days at home

I have had some good days at home these weekend, I have gotten to meet many friends and family members, so I think I am ready to go to Uganda now, just have to pack first, but it is over 9 hours to the plane lives still. I think wil write some words about this weekend, and post som picture, while I am waiting for the Grandiosa to be finished ;)

On Friday after I came home, my mother has invited my, Grandma, uncles, aunts and cousins to supper. This was very fun, because for me family is very important, and I like it when we are together, it is always fun:) I will realy miss them all.. The same evening I was on a little trip to my local church, where there was a youth evening, where people could come and have fun, it was nice to see people again.

On Saturday I were on a little trip to Ålesund to buy the last thing before I go. My and Per went togethere, and we meet: Stine, Marte, Ragnhild and Chrstina. 6 of the 7 Sunnmøringa from Hald:P In the evening it was to watch a football match and be social..

On Sunday it was time for the last fotballmatch for my team for these season, we lost 4-3 againg HaNo, but it was nice to have a last time together withe my team mates, and if was fun to play a little..
At the evening me and 9 of my friends had a bibelgroup, this was good to have before I go to Uganda, and I special when we prayed for every time, one at each time, was a good ting to take with me to a new countrie...

I think I should go and do something useful now, and I promise to be better updating my blog in the futere;)

Here is some picture from the fotballmatch and biblegroup;

News!

I have not been so good at writing my blog this last month at Hald, I will try to be much better when I am in Kampala.
It`s now less then 10 Hours before I will take the plane to Oslo, and tomorrow we will go from Oslo to Amsterdam, and then to Kampala!!

What can I write about the last month? It has been a very good month, I have had a very good time, I have learned much, and gotten many good friends. We have had a very good fellowship, so all you people from Hald reading this... Thank u and good luck in your practis place:)


This is Per and a fire truck, for a week or two, there was some days (and nights) that there where a problem with the firealarm, and it started many times. The worst was when it started 3 times in a night, so it was little sleep that night:P But at last they found out what the error was, it was bugs in the sensor:P

The two days of september, Fokus and Team Nettverk went to Kristiansand to take part of the Global Leadership Summit. This was a interesting, and I good many good ideas. If you wany to know more about these, you can read here

There is much I should have write about this last month, but now I am not sure what:P so i will end this post with some picture from the farwell party

Update

Kari Helene, Marianne, Marit, Silje and Stine
It`s almost to weeks since I have last updated my blog, and that is not good:P I shall try to be better. Like many have found out, I write english know, why? why not:P hehe

Thursday 8 of September we had "Brazilian Night" at the school, because Brazil had their national day on Wednesday 7. We dressed up in Brazilian coulurs, yellow, green or blue. We started this night with at the Brazilian at the school told us some information about the country, showed pictures and some music.



Than we got to try out national dance,
I do not remeber the name,
but is similiar to what we call "polonese" in Norwegian. Her is a picture of Rapaela and Tais in the clothes that they use in this dance.
We ended the evening with eating a national dish called Feijoad (beans, onions, pepper, bacon, rice, pork meat, orange, spicy souce and spices)

At Tuesday 12 of september we had at meating with our boss in Uganda, his name was Sam and he is working for Focus. We got much information about what we are going to do in Uganda, first of all he said that me and Per is going to work in Kampala insted of Mabarara. Aina-Marie and Ingrid is also going to stay in Kampala, we are going to work in 4 schools and also live apart.
picture of Kampala
We are going to live with a host familie or the student we are going to work with at the school. Every day we shall meet at the Focus senter in the start of the day, and on Saturdays we are going to work in a school in the slum, and teach a little. So we four from Hald will se each other:P
Sam is also going to ger married in early Oktober, some time after it is time for the weddig-paty, and this are we invited too:) I will write more about what my work is and of course the wedding when I have got started in Uganda.

The first month at Hald, has gone fast, and has been good. I have gotten to now many nice people and also learn a lot both in class and also from each other students. Especially when it comes to culture understanding.
So I look posetively at the last month at Hald, and of course at the idea of going to Uganda.. :)

Uganda

No er det ikkje meir enn litt over ein måned før eg reisar til Uganda, so der er kanskje på tide med litt informasjon om dette landet.


Det bor ca 25 milionar i landet, hovudstaden heiter Kampala. Det er her eg skal bo i 6 månadar, å ikkje i Mabarar som vi først fikk beskjed om. Dei offisielle språka er: engelsk å Swahili. Men det blir også snakka ein del forskjellige lokale språk.

Uganda er eit frodig land, der man finne blant annet eleven Victoria Nilen og ikkje minst Lake Victoria som er en av verdas største innsjøar. Tempraturen er i snitt 26 grader om dagen og 16 grader om natten. Landet har for det meste savanne vegitasjon.

Litt lite informasjon, vil du vita meir, så kan du lese mer om Uganda her

Jogging

Har også fått tid til å trene litt menst eg har vore her, blitt mest joggetura.
I Mandal er der mange kilometer me løypere i skog og strandomåråde, slik at det er utrulig herlige å berre ta me sej mp3 speleren å jogge seg ein tur.



Idag var eg å per en liten gå tur i skogen med kamerane våre, slik at eg fekk visa kor fint disse løypene er:)

Bilder

Har nå lagt ut en heil del bilder på http://kayamund.spaces.live.com/
Vil bruke denne som fotoalbum framover, skal prøve å skrive når eg legger ut ny bilder.
Der ligger link til denne siden under "Bilde side" på menyen.

Litt ymse

Hei igjen, på tide med ei lita oppdatering!

For det første, Eg har ikkje bestemt meg for kva mål eg skal bruka.. så det kan henda at det blir ei fin blanding mellom dialekt, ny-norsk og bokmål.... Å litt ymse skrive feil her og der:P
Kan hende eg skriver litt mer på engelsk når eg kjem til Uganda...Vi får se:)

Har nå vøre på Hald i 2 veker, tida gjenge veldig fort, en oppleve mykje kvar dag. Lære mykje om seg sjølv og andre, veldig kjekt å spennede å møte folk fra forskjellige kultura. Deler blant anna rom med ein fra Brasil og ein fra Laos.

Sist helg so hadde oss ei helg uten mobila og klokke. Oss blei kjørt til en en plass som heitte Hynnekleiv, som vanligvis blir brukt som en leirskule. På programmet denne helga, sto "Teambulding". Her gjekk det både på teoretiske oppgave å praksise oppgave. Oss jobba både i tam på 2 og av og til i større team. Eine gongen, skulle vi være "blindebukk" at me den du skal reise ut me (for meg er det Per Oddvin). Vi skulle gå en trase oppver fjellet, den eine skulle være blind å den andre skulle lede. Både denne og andre øvelser var veldig spennede!
Der va også tid for en del sosiale aktiviteta, særlig når oss sammlas rundt bålet ned me elva om kvelden, var kosla :)

Blei en lang "post" denne gangn, rengna me det ikkje blir like lang kvar gang..

Dette bilder er ifra elven i Hynnekleiv
P.S
Har tatt en del bilder, skal prøve å legg dei ut på "bildesida" som dokke finne link til på menyen ette kvart:)

Dyreparken

I går (Søndag 21.August) var jeg og fire andre fra Hald en tur i Dyreparken.
En veldig morosam tur:)

Hald

I skule året 2006/2007 skal jeg gå på Hald Internasjonale Senter.
SKal blant annet være 6 måneder i Uganda.
for mer informasjon: http://www.hald.no/