A whole new world: Kampala

Yesterday, we entered a new world.

David, our most trusted driver (also the first Ugandan we met when we first landed 2 months ago), took us on a 9-hour journey from the bumpy, bone-rattling roads of Nyahuka, up the winding Ruwenzori Mountains, through the smooth paved roads of Fort Portal (though I can't dismiss the irritating speed bumps that seem to last for 1 km every time)...all the way to Kampala.
Our good friend Grace, whom we met in Bundi, also came with us because she received a last minute call for a job in Kampala!
We also stopped in Mubende for some muuchomo (barbecued meat on a skewer) and some roasted gonjas (a type of non-sweet banana). Quick funny story: the picture below is of the first time I had Muuchomo in Nyahuka, while Sarah was getting a Rolex (scrambled eggs rolled in a Chipati). At the time I asked Vincent, our language instructor, what kind of meat it was. He responds:
"it is beef.....from a goat". huh.

An example of Muuchomo (meat-kabobs, often goat meat). In Nyahuka.

Kampala is comparable to Hong Kong (minus the asians. Although there were a lot more asians, indians, and caucasians here than any other Ugandan city we've visted).

Here, we see women wearing trousers and skirts above the knee (how scandalous!) without lustful stares from men.

Posing with a giant Maribou Stork just sitting in a parking lot like a Canadian goose would!

We are staying at Emmaus guesthouse for two nights before we leave at 6:00 am tomorrow morning for Entebbe airport...and we're Philly-bound!

We went to Calvary Chapel Church this morning, and it was probably the most refreshing church service I have attended in Uganda. For once, I understood the praise & worship completely (as much as I love worshipping with the locals in Bundi and their traditional worship. It is sometimes nice to connect with something so familiar).
We explored many craft markets with Grace and her sister,  Hope, today.
We also went to Garden City mall and had lunch at their Food Court (where people come to you with their menus, trying to convince you to order from them, instead of you lining up at their storefront).
We also had grasshoppers today!!

Sarah and her first grasshopper!

I had a bit of a freak-out before I actually started enjoying them. Salty & Crunchy!

Our bag of grasshoppers. Delicious!

As we spend our last night in Uganda, I feel both excited to return home to a land of Canadians (I've been apart from Canadiens for way too long), yet, sorrow for leaving my Ugandan family, my Ugandan home. God has been so gracious the past 2 months. Your prayers have poured blessing after blessings into my Bundibugyo time.

Love. Love. Love.