It's Thursday afternoon and my last day in Gulu Town. Gulu Town, which has become my home for the last 5 weeks. I can't believe I'm packing to leave this incredible place and even more beautiful people. Yesterday was my last day at St. Jude's. By no surprise, saying goodbye to my children and new friends was one of the most difficult experiences of my life thus far. My fellow intern, Hannah, and I asked the teachers to translate some conversations with the children we became particularly close to. We had the teachers tell the kids we were so thankful to meet them, that we will miss them, and that we love them. Only some of them could actually grasp the concept of us not returning, but others (including my buddy Juliet, 2) didn't fully understand. Either way, Hannah and I left in tears holding on to our memories and photos of St. Jude's.
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| One of the orphanage "mamas" |
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| Some of the children who live at St. Jude's |
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| Painting hands for the newly added mural |
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| Beautiful new mural |
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| Hannah with some of the St. Jude's children |
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| Moses, one of the children with special needs |
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| One of the little girls in the 3 year old class, K1 |
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| Nursery school children getting ready to march |
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| Ken in front of the nursery school |
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| Juliet, my best friend from St. Jude's |
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| Eman, an 8 year old girl with autism |
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| Face painting |
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| Regina with her freshly painted flower |
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| Hannah's best friend, Sunday |
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| Jovanna & Scovia, two girls from our class |
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| Barely surviving the everyday chaos |
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