A few minuets and some transitional small talk later we were smiling and laughing. Agnes said it made her happy to have the two of us sitting with her, and staying in her home. I could not have been happier to hear her say that. Before I cam I had an irrational fear that I would not make connections with people in the community. This fear had been fuelled by our pre-departure plans. They stuffed post-colonial philosophy down our throats like Iago stuffed crackers down the Sultan’s throat in. While I have talked about colonialism leaving its mark on the country, I have not been viewed as the white devil ISL made us out to be. Today on our way home from work children greeted us with large smiles, and followed us as they walked home. Ivan told us how he remembered us from Sunday school where he had been with us while we “praised the lord.” When we wave and greet people in Lugandan many smile at us, and most children giggle. Young children who have not yet learned of the terrible things that the colonalists have done to the country run and greet us shouting “Hi Mzungu hi!” their smiles large enough to light a room. I have even made good friends with our sister. She has come to us for gossip and sisterly things. She even told us today that she told her friends that we love her, which is true. It is nice to know that I am well on my way to making good friends, which I made as one of my goals before I left. Woohoo!
