Coming home.
Coming home can sometimes be difficult. People experience culture shock especially because of the excess of everything we have upon return. I just wanted to talk about everything I’d seen, done, and learned while I was abroad. One of the best parts of doing research is that it gives you a venue for this expression. As I analyze my data, I’ll have the opportunity to share what I learned with many different people. But writing a large report will take time, so I decided I’d reflect a little on the experience now. And so, I thought I’d try to tell a story. Storytelling is good because it is powerful. But its hard these days because everyone’s stories seem to be fabricated into that perfect inspirational tale. I want to tell a different story from my time in Uganda. It starts in a similar way. One of the world’s poorest countries, it suffered from a 20 year civil war that largely affected civilians, and is ruled by a corrupt and sometimes ruthless government. I knew the Northern region...