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Anniversary Month

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  Once upon a time... Issue V // November 2022 In November 2021, I finished organizing my home, packing up my things and putting them into storage, selling my car, quitting my job, and saying my goodbyes to friends and family. I have reached one year in Uganda now, and I'm soon coming to one year for our wedding anniversary as well. As you can all imagine, this year has been a multitude of "firsts" and new starts - new country (not new to visit, but new to live), new home, new food, new transportation, new languages, new friends and family. Sam's family has wonderfully welcomed me, and I've been very happy to add a new mother, father, 10 siblings with their 3 spouses, and one nephew. We have our monthly family meetings, and it's a great occasion to hang out and catch up on how our lives are going. I didn't know that time could pass as quickly as this. When the seasons have wavered back and forth between rainy and dry for the past 12 months, it's hard t...