I arrive in the Quarter before the sun debuts. I walk uphill through the Quarter where the sun will soon rise. Along the way, I pass the little shack of a salon where three men are crammed in, playing cards beneath a single bulb. I pause to watch my first Christmas Day […]

There’s still so many people I haven’t had time to greet since I’ve arrived. This afternoon I went to visit Ocan Night. I greeted her and her children. She told me about the events that have passed since I was last in the Quarter. Nighty’s cellphone rang and while she spoke […]

Esther’s neighbor, Akwii, who I’ve known since I first came to the Quarter, quietly enters Esther’s home and kneels before me. She speaks to me briefly in her Teso tribal language. And then just as quietly, she leaves.
Later Esther explained to me that she needed help. She used to earn a meager […]

The Awakening of a New Day
Roosters crow people to wake. There’s no snooze button to hit as the roosters call to each other from their various posts throughout the Quarter. Rows of faded yellow jerry cans, carried by young children, start to form an eternal line by the scattered water kiosks. […]

Sometimes I just wish I could video 24/7 my time in the Quarter for people to watch. Maybe then I could do something that would really make a difference. For now, I feel my efforts are wholly inadequate - inadequate in that so much more help is needed and inadequate because I meet […]