Big visit!

Hi everyone—it is a bit difficult to upload pictures right now, but words are a bit easier.
I returned Monday from a trip to my future area of service. After training, I am going to the southwest of Uganda. We went with our language teacher and visited a city there and were able to speak the local language, etc. We visited many happy, productive peace corps volunteers, a fact that encourages me in relation to my future site. They also had found ways to make chili and cornbread, pizza, and guacamole of local ingredients.
Some were in cities; one volunteer was a project development/ reporting officer for a city NGO, while others are in villages; one built a library and taught in a village. Some have structured project: as a volunteer working on water and sanitation projects Mon- Fri from 8-6; while others do not; as a volunteer living and working on a school compound. Many volunteers have secondary, tertiary, and even more projects that they develop to supplement their work. The volunteer working at the NGO in town was also teaching baking to a chef, teaching arts and crafts at a school, and working with HIV/AIDS counselors at a local center. I don’t know what I’ll be doing but it will be unique, I am sure.
Our teacher was a great guide and answered our many questions, such as “How many cows did you pay for your wife?” with great answers, such as “Ten, but it was too much : )”. Others included “So… it is ok for anyone to walk around hand in hand, regardless of gender, as long as they are married?” which was answered with, “Sure, I love to hold the hands of friends or co- workers, but why would I hold my wife’s hand?” In actuality, he is amazing, and I am blessed to have such wonderful trainers.