Wow- life can really get in the way sometimes.

  Update on the project . . . it has been postponed until 2013.  The road back will be a long one it seems; we need to begin raising the needed funds on a larger scope and to continue the research into the oral history and traditions of the Batwa.  I have not gotten any information in months from our friends in Bwindi.  I have not had classes for Spring and Summer 2012, but am enrolled for Fall.  I am not sure when we will have our fundraising events, but be assured it will be posted here when we do.  I have had a difficult year, but am now back on track and feeling hopeful again.  Even in the depths of my despair the Batwa remind me how privileged I am.  I have a deeper understanding of what it's like to be unsettled, discriminated against for many reasons (none of which are acceptable), and I have found myself in the midst of wondering what to do, where to go and what else I can do to make my life better . . . even for today.  I found I have resources, many of which supported me during the dark time.  The Batwa reminded me I too can survive.  I need to keep moving, just as they do.  Find sustenance and feed my soul, just as they do.  And believe life can be good again, just as they do.  I need to do this project and I will find a way, just as they do.