My attempts to learn languages over the years have met with varying success. The best was learning Indonesian when I was on short term missionary service when I was 18. Not long before I had been attending classes at school headed ‘French’, there is part of me which feels I owe the British tax payerContinue reading “15/5/21: I had intended to learn some Luganda….”
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9/5/21: the walk to Lake Victoria
One of the many pleasures of living here is being within walking distance of Lake Victoria, according to Wikipedia the third largest in the world after the Caspian Sea and Lake Superior. As can be seen in the map below the shores are in Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya with Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic RepublicContinue reading “9/5/21: the walk to Lake Victoria”
1/5/21: it’s been raining!
Kampala literally means, “Hill of the impala” and was originally built on 7 hills, increased urbanisation means this is now 28 – depending on exactly where you draw the city lines. When actually in Kampala these hills are very obvious, more so than in the photograph above, taken from the roof of the school whenContinue reading “1/5/21: it’s been raining!”
25/4/21: I’ve joined the church choir!
Very pleased to have been worshipping at St Stephen’s Church of Uganda Church, Kisugu, since I came out of lockdown in November. St Stephen’s is walking distance from where I am living, has services in English and Luganda, follows much the same liturgy that I’m used to, with a strong focus on Biblical teaching. Fantastic!Continue reading “25/4/21: I’ve joined the church choir!”
11/4/21: getting round Kampala on the back of a boda
It was about 2 months after arriving in Dar es Salaam back in 2012 that I went to a meeting in Arusha. As we were travelling in the city, I remarked upon a group of motorcycles on the side of the road, and it was explained to me that these were ‘boda boda’ (or justContinue reading “11/4/21: getting round Kampala on the back of a boda”
7/4/21: so wonderful to visit Kampala Christian Orphanage again!
Absolutely delighted to be able to visit Kampala Christian Orphanage yesterday. Having had part 1 of the Astra Zeneca COVID 19 vaccine last week, Mr Katende Emmanuel, the village chairman, kindly gave his permission for my visit. So, a ride on the back of a motorbike (thank you, Michael!) to reach the starting point forContinue reading “7/4/21: so wonderful to visit Kampala Christian Orphanage again!”
28/3/21: “I’m not wrong, I’m being hypocritical”
Really delighted to be asked to run some professional development classes for my colleagues, Monday after school. Only one so far but thought I’d let you know how it’s going! Of course, running professional development for teachers is not new to me, I spent 12 years in initial teacher training (ITT) in the UK andContinue reading “28/3/21: “I’m not wrong, I’m being hypocritical””
21/3/21: starting a maths lesson
I returned to full time secondary school teaching in September 2017 after a 22 year absence. Now, I had done all manner of things relating to schools during that time, including part-time teaching, school visits, also some Sunday School teaching. But having got as far as I felt that I could working in Universities –Continue reading “21/3/21: starting a maths lesson”
13/3/21: the rights and wrongs of orphanages
Introduction In August 2019 I was privileged to be able to spend 3 weeks visiting the Kampala Christian Orphanage (KCO) in August 2019, which looks after approximately 60 girls and boys aged between 4 and 10. Over the last few years I have supported their work in a number of ways, including in appealing forContinue reading “13/3/21: the rights and wrongs of orphanages”
7/3/21: lockdown learning, Uganda and the UK
For whoever has will be given more, and they will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them. Matthew 25:29 I was quite surprised some years ago now to discover that these words of Jesus get quoted in academic circles discussing special educational needs under the titleContinue reading “7/3/21: lockdown learning, Uganda and the UK”
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