We made it!!

After all the planning and fundraising we have finally all arrived in Entebbe!! Thank you again to everyone that donated and supported my trip!
So far this week we have been planning and prepping for the workshop. Today, we visited a nearby school to see what it is like to teach in Uganda. It's always interesting to see the similarities and differences between schools in Canada and other countries. It was awesome to see student work, exemplars and anchor charts up on the walls, it reminded me of my classroom at home. Although the open air concept and super large classrooms are definatly different. The largest class had 75 students and the average was around 45-50....I don't think that I can complain about having 31 students ever again. In one of the younger classes we sang Old MacDonald and they were so into it. It's amazing what things cross borders!
Tomorrow we are heading into Kampala (a larger city north of Entebbe) to buy supplies for the workshop and then spending the rest of the week prepping the supplies and figuring out exactly how we are going to present the information for our workshops.
After this week, I start the touring portion of my trip. I am heading to Ngamba Island (a chimp sanctuary), then to a place called the Primate Lodge (to see chimps in the wild) and then Gorilla treking (treking into the forest to see a family of gorillas). I'm also hoping to fit in a safari somewhere in there! After all of that, I head to my workshop in the Kibale. I get to spend 4 days in Kibale working with Ugandan teachers and I can't wait!! It should be a great learning experience!!
Power in Entebbe isn't really reliable which makes getting on the internet a challenge. I apologize if the blog isn't updated as much as I would like but I will try my best!