So—I’ve been back in Bundibugyo for 2 weeks now. Time is flying! It has been wonderful to be back; enjoying many reunions and being surprised by how familiar things feel. It has also been amazing to be back and to be healthy. While many things comfortable and familiar, this feels like an entirely different experience as I do things and feel well. It’s great!
The last 2 weeks, a lot of things have become normal again such as:
- praying for the electricity to return
- hearing the voltage stabilizer groaning
- having a continuous ring of dirt ground into my heel
- raising my eyebrows and saying “ehhh” instead of nodding my head and saying “yes”
- wondering if I’m getting the mzungu (white person) prices at the market or if it really does cost that much
- answering knocks at the door at least 5 times a day
- cooking from scratch
…and the list could go on and on. But of course, the Official Welcome Back came in the form of a rat. We had heard and seen this rat in our house multiple times. And it had eaten a bunch of Pamela’s ramen noodles—an unwelcome surprise. But it was fast and eluded our trap, complete with cheese and bacon on it.
Last night though, as I went to take a shower, I shut the bathroom door and felt some resistance. Strange. I looked down and something that looked like a tail was under the door. I’ve been “seeing” rat tails everywhere though as I’ve been paranoid about this one. But when I opened the door…I had squished the rat in it!
Talk about great timing. I think God knew I couldn’t stomach bludgeoning it with a bat so he baited it with poison and placed him in the perfect spot at the perfect time. Of course there were lots of exclamations when Anna tried to sweep it into the dustpan and it came back to life. And I’m thankful she was there to deliver the final blow. Gross.
So yes…after a run in with a rat, it’s official. I’m back.
It has been so wonderful to have many new team members here! This is us at Josh’s birthday party last weekend.
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