These words
are almost surreal to write but I have to: My experience here in Uganda is
over.
One thing feels for sure: I’m going to come back at some point in time.
Even after six months I feel, there is a bunch of things I haven’t seen yet. I
have meet some amazing people in this time and made some real friends. It hurts
to leave them behind for an unknown time. There is a lot to say about my hole
experience, however I think I already have talked about the most important
feelings in my last post. Right now I am just sad to leave and would have
wished to be able to stay longer.
Lets talk
about the things I did in my last weeks. Mainly I organised a First Aid
Workshop over a full day with the teachers of Kikooba Primary School. This was
a great day for everybody and I am convinced the teachers learned a lot and are
now better prepared in case there is an accident at or around the school. After
that the school started in their holidays again and knew they would only come
back the week I am leaving. So I used my remaining free time to support an
organisation called Aitenga. Mainly I started a small vegetable garden, as well
a helping with some IT stuff. And to finish all of and really get everything
Uganda has to offer I got malaria in my last month. A tough sickness, but I
recovered well.
This
finishes my blog about my trip to Uganda here. It has been an amazing
experience, including the necessary challenges. So would I personally recommend
doing such a volunteering? To be honest I don’t really know. It is of course a
personal thing, but for me I can only say that some questions that I would have
wished to be answered are still open. Mainly moral questions. However I made so
experiences that I would have never guessed I would. So the answer will be left
open from my side and I wish everybody how decides to do a volunteering the
best. (If you can try to stay longer – a full year would be great)
Thanks for
reading my blogs
Raphael
