On a lighter note...

Visiting the MCC country reps in Kampala for team meeting has meant...
• Cooking on a gas stove.
• Baking chocolate cake with my mom's recipe.
• Playing in somebody's pool.
• A night on the town with other workers.
• Egg and cheese bagel with iced mocha for breakfast at Java's.
• Electricity, even when UMEME is off.
• Writing blogs using word processing on other workers' laptops.
• Frequent internet access.
• Drinking coffee every morning.
• Washing clothing in a washing machine.
• Watching movies on other workers' laptops.
• Arguing with Kampala boda drivers.
• Speaking American English (as well as we remember how to).
• Updates on college basketball.
• Listening to music popular in this decade.
• Processing cultural transitions and reflections with other bazungu.
• IM-ing my youngest brother and sister on gmail chat.
• Getting nominated to become a signatory on the MCC account.
• Planning travel dates to and from Masaka with other workers.
• Trying to make plans for post-SALT.
• Checking good books in and out of the MCC libraries.
• Visiting Game, ShopRite, and Centenary Park for the first time (and Garden City for the second).
• Hot showers.