Wednesday 3 October 2007

Learning the Art of Being Flexible

In Kampala - Realised this morning we hadn't blogged for a week. "The best laid plans.....", etc. That's the shape of life in Uganda. We were told early on that if you have a 'to do' list for the day, if you manage to get one-third completed that's good going.

Same is true of this computer and internet connection. So far it has taken about 15 minutes to get this far! Each letter takes at least 2 seconds to appear on screen. It's a metaphor for what we've been sorting out this past 7 days. As our new motor mechanic said to us this morning, it teaches you the art of patience or, as I would prefer to put it, it gives the fruit time and space to grow.

Still, we will update on other recent experiences when we have a better computer to work on. My patience still has a way to go!

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