Settling back in Kisoro

One of the views from our porch: 3 tall eucalyptus and a grandma

It's good to be back! The weather is still enchanting. The breeze is as cool as if an ocean is nearby and the sun is warm but never harsh like you might expect on the Equator. The mountains have been entirely invisible since we arrived, hidden by a wide band of haze and clouds that hangs above the horizon. It hasn't really rained since we got back on January 8th but these formless, encircling clouds are always there -- often leaving the sky above you blue but always keeping the edges misty gray and green and white.

Walking to the market

President Museveni is rumored to be visiting town today. In fact, we're pushing our village health worker training back a week to accommodate what is expected to be a bustling and excited day, all swarming around wherever the president will happen to visit -- no word on where that will be yet.

We woke up in 6 am darkness to walk up Crater Hill with Nori, the new attending doctor. We're still entertaining the possibility of climbing one of the big volcanoes, eventually. But before we can do that, we need to prove to ourselves that we can climb hills without any trouble.

Waiting for fares

I can hear the birds starting to wake up as I type this on our porch, steaming earl grey at my side and a brilliant, razor-thin crescent moon up above. Lights are starting to turn on. I think we'll set out soon.

They both look like they're having a pretty good day