The Book 0f Jasmine

Wow, can you believe yesterday made 4 weeks of being in Uganda? Me either 😮 This has been a mind blowing experience already! It's so surreal that I am living in answered prayers. So thankful that God still hears and answers prayers at the perfect time 😌 When I first got here it felt like I had been here forever, even though I was just a few days in. Now looking back over the month, time is really flying ☹️ I'm not going to make this post long but fun!  I am so glad that I went on a couple of short term mission trips (especially to India) before I came to Uganda because it was definitely a smooth transition. I came with an open mind but these are just a few things that I have found interesting so far! The only real culture shock that I have experienced was going to the grocery store and seeing the eggs and butter sitting on the shelves next to the canned items and not in the fridge section. I was definitely hesitant to buy it at first but once I talked to th...

So today was the 1st day that I did absolutely nothing since arriving in Uganda 3 weeks ago and this day of rest and relaxation was great and definitely needed. Since my last blog I started my new schedule and worked 9 days straight with just 1 day off waking up at 5am and not getting back until around 7pm each night but God is good! It is the reason why I am here and I can truly say that this experience so far has been so fulfilling 😀 In my first post that I wrote from Uganda I briefly gave you an overview of Watoto's Baby Homes and Children Villages but in this post I am going to break it down a little more.  Watoto opened their Baby Home back in 2007 even though the Children Vilages started in 1994. Watoto's mission is to "rescue, raise and rebuild". Baby Watoto is not an orphanage but a home where each baby is loved and taken care of concerning their every need. Watoto really encourages attachment, consistency and wants each baby to experience the normal...

Well another week has passed and I am still loving Uganda! These last 2 weeks have been a nonstop exciting journey; with work and exploring this beautiful country of Uganda! Over the past week there have been quite a few changes. I will list them below then share a few pictures of my journey so far. S/N: There will be no pictures of the babies yet because I have to get them approved first before I can post them. So I finally moved to my permanent room in the wing that they have exclusively for the volunteers. I still have my own room but I really enjoy it now because I am right next to the common area where everybody congregates but still can get away and chill. This new room is smaller but it is brighter and cozier. So it feels more like a bedroom than a dungeon lol Plus I was able to unpack and set out items that reminded me of home. Oh I did spot a small lizard on my ceiling one night. Guess that was my welcome present 💁🏽 Our supervisor at the Baby Home came back from Ho...

Hello family and friends! I cant believe tomorrow will make a week since I departed for Uganda 😀 It feels like I have been here for a few weeks already lol I thought I would have posted something by now but with the 7 hour time difference and 13 hour work days, I am still trying to get my body on a schedule! There has been so much that I have experienced so far, so I am just going to break each section down and give a few highlights!  Packing : My plan was to pack everything 2 weeks before I departed so that I wouldn't be up all night the night before and of course that didn't happen 😔 Wound up packing all night and only had 2 hours of sleep. People kept asking me how do you pack for 3 months? I had no idea but I managed to pack everything while eliminating some things. I packed a suitcase for clothes and then a dedicated "Walmart" suitcase (I call it) with basically everything from foil to cutlery.  Departure : I guess since I was so excited ...