First day back in Gulu and I am walking through the village, heading back to church from school. A teenager I know runs up to me: “Jody, you are so fat now!” (Thanks). She then goes on to describe the areas I have so-called piled on the pounds: my arms, stomach and bottom. Prompt: fake-laugh. I reply that I plan to lose it and get back to my old shape; “no, no”, she replies, “I like you this fat, you look good!”.
Dan and I possibly heard this expression from over a dozen people today – thanks Gulu! We know you love us and we know you want us to stay fat but we will not look this great for long (we hope anyway)…
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Photo gallery
Dan, Myron and Jody
Earlier days and happier times with these pigs… before swine fever.
Our brave Myron!
A demonstration lesson with P1.
Jody with P1 class teachers and the lovely P1 class (not all 142 present, but many of them!)
Our first set of published phonics readers!
Look who found a big rat!
School classroom built from church ruins.
Always a teacher… helping out children with some extra homework during a teaching visit to South Sudan.
A P1 pupils’ written work on a slate during a phonics lesson.
Dan and Myron on the road…
Teacher training…
Dan, JB and Bear.
Children putting into practise what their teachers have learnt – practical activities!
Jody teaching student teachers at the local Primary Teacher’s College about how to read aloud
On a refreshing weekend away to Sipi Falls.
Jody sharing at the local primary teacher’s college on reading fluency.
Sharing some laughs over reading games.
Dan and Myron after a bike ride.
Joanne and Dan
Hippo’ing around at mini golf.
Using local materials for teacher training…
Anyone for a game of football? There’s no electricity in this village in South Sudan but there is a generator and football hall – what more do you need?
Dan and Myron at Fort Porta.The Recreation Project
Dan and Jodes... in Gulu, Uganda 
LOL Jody, it is a real cultural thing isn’t it? When I went to Nepal I took some photo’s from home and my associate teacher looked at one of me and said “Oh, you used to be so fat”. “Gee, thanks (I think) – hahaha.
Bummer we didn’t get to catch up on your trip home; maybe next time 🙂
Danny xxxooo