Random Updates
07 Dec 2010 1 Comment
Hey everyone hope all is well. Can’t really sleep over here it’s about 2 am and I’m goin strong! But if I misspell some things, well, you’re just going to have to get over it. So I only have 3 things for you right now. Tomorrow or the next day I’m going to write a good long blog about my holidays and how much fun I had and how much money it costs to spend time near Entebbe, were the airport and all things muzungu are. I also changed my number which is item number 3.
1. Probably the most important and profound thing that’s occurred at Guest Supply (no the catalog is not out yet, which WILL be sent to Africa when finished, as promised.. on company money ), which is that my dear friend and ex-coworker has read most of my blog and enjoyed it! I would just like to thank her for doing this because it means a lot to me! Thanks Smashley! You’re the best!
Send my Hello (s), Jambo (s)[Hello in Swahili], and Muli Mutya (How are you all?) They should respond “gyetuli” (Okay we are, literally)!
2. The address I put on the last blog was CORRECT, but to reiterate it’s:
Dan Popielarski
PO Box 177
Kamuli, Busoga, Uganda
(If you happened to write Basoga instead of Busoga, it doesn’t really make a difference, the people at the post office will understand) [Basoga is the tribe of people from the land of Busoga]
so even if you just wrote:
Dan Popielarski
PO Box 177
Kamuli, Uganda
It would still get here no problem, and seeing as how I can get many things because I live in town and not deep in the village, you can check out the last list of thins that I might want or need. And I forgot to add Mac and Cheese, which sounds quite tasty. But also if you decide to send something monetary, there are forex beaurous in Jinja that I can go to make sure that you hide it maybe in a magazine or a book or a diary or something, because packages go through South Africa I believe and they’re not know for having the least corrupt postal service, though they will courteously put a note inside that says “Sorry, your package has been tapered with. How sweet.
3. Along the lines of South Africa, the phone companies in Uganda are having a price war but South African owned MTN (the company that I’ve been using) is like Verizon. They have the best coverage “everywhere you go” (their slogan) but since they’ve got top quality service they’re not really participating in the price war. And also today I tried to load 1000 UGX on my phone for 4 hours ever half an hour to tell mt mom I was okay, but it wouldn’t load so I couldn’t do that or text anyone so they could tell my mom. Plus Warid, another company has cheap texts, 1000 UGX called Pakalast and you can call anyone else with warid and talk for 24 hours straightl I’m switching to them but I want everone to know my new number which I will be putting in tomorrow:
From Uganda: 0700567668
From America: +256700567668
The + is to get out of the country. And 256 is the country code and the rest is my number. So you Americans don’t use the o in “0″700. Got it? Goodl
Remind me to tell you next time about the cutest little Muslim girl and how we greeted each other in Arabic.
Until Next Time Dear Friends!
Love you with all my heart and I wish I could’ve eaten Thanksgiving at my Dad’s Side and My Mom’s Side and at the Peace Corps Americans [mashing potatoes with fork, etc]
Also, thanks for the packages Aunt Sharon and Mom and Dad! The pictures were wonderful and I have them all over my walls, now I have a world map that came with Aunt Sharon’s Magazine, which I’m sharing the magazine with the members of our SACCO. And those puzzle books were fantastic. And there was a Kriss-Kross all about cities in New Jersey so i was showing the neighbors my home “district” and the T-Shirts are great as well Mom! Good Choice! I also made better friends with the neighbors, the neighborhood kids, and a man on a tasi because of the lollipops!
Thanks again!
Love ,
Dan
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