http://greenhouseproject.rar-rar.com/news The Greenhouse Project exists to create awareness and stimulate aid for Ugandan orphans through creative expression. Sat, 09 Aug 2008 15:37:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It's really hard saying goodbye indefinitely to the place that feels like home. I hate to leave here and I've become really attached to these children. We did our wash this morning which ended with Jah-jah and Cathy taking over because we looked ridiculous trying to wring out bedsheets with ... http://greenhouseproject.rar-rar.com/news/?p=157 I woke up this morning around 6:30 AM to film the children leaving for school. They greeted me with kneels and "goodmorning lashel." Once exiting my room, Sophie immediately grabbed my hand and put hers in it. She held tightly on a little green chameleon toy, a pokemon, I think. ... http://greenhouseproject.rar-rar.com/news/?p=155 We live on Lubaga road but sometimes it changes to Rubaga just because l's and r's are so similar in Lugandan. This morning we began by doing some art... Resty and I drew elephants from reference pictures and then Frank and Abdu joined in. We talked about colored pencils and ... http://greenhouseproject.rar-rar.com/news/?p=139 Today was… pictures, a lot of pictures. Doing a group project involving painting each child’s hand green to represent leaves on a tree. It is a little bit like those tacky kindergarten projects but it was so much fun to do and the kids loved it. They formed this giant ... http://greenhouseproject.rar-rar.com/news/?p=128 I saw this scrawled in chalk on a wall today while we were on our way back from Kampala to get ingredients for the dinner we wanted to cook. Cathy says "you people" whenever she's trying to get everyones attention. Anyway. Our trip to Kampala went as it usually does, ... http://greenhouseproject.rar-rar.com/news/?p=90 When I'm passing out canvas or pieces of paper for class this is what I hear constantly: "for me, I want." We worked on paintings and drawings for around 4 hours tonight. I kept hearing "for me, I want" so they could start on another piece. They never want to ... http://greenhouseproject.rar-rar.com/news/?p=82 They wake up at 4:30 in the morning to the sound of Maama's whistle. They immediately start to do their chores. Marvin begins to sweep with the broom that is a short bundle of dry grass, the sun isn't even up. We woke up with them this morning, hiding a ... http://greenhouseproject.rar-rar.com/news/?p=51 I woke up today around 6 while the kids were getting ready for school and handed one of my last disposable cameras to the children that go to Lubaga Martyrs School. Developing that role is going to be a complete surprise. Massy is one of the women that work here ... http://greenhouseproject.rar-rar.com/news/?p=41 So, the internet is finally installed in the home. It's broadband and it feels like it's running at 26k, but I'm so grateful for it and to be able to update is just, well, a blessing. Lets see.. to start off, I just received a drawing of ... http://greenhouseproject.rar-rar.com/news/?p=30 By far the most stressful day I've had with these children. I started by asking the question “What do you want to be when you grow up” and was the best response I’ve gotten to an art prompt so far. The drawings they made were all fascinating and well done. I ... http://greenhouseproject.rar-rar.com/news/?p=165