Ryan has returned to the states, and I should be receiving his CD's in the next few days. I will be able to evaluate the content and plan for what i need to do when I am in Uganda in early March.
I am so excited to hear the voices and the translators. My reading continues, and I plan to get you a general paper on Baganda Folk Tale Tradition before I leave o March 9th. Thank you for your support. This proves to be a wonderful experience for me in writing and education.
I will graduate with pride knowing that I have stepped out on faith and pushed myself to become a better teacher, writer, and person. :)
"We all need to tell our story and understand our story. We all need to understand death and to cope with death, and we all need help in our passages from birth to life and then to death. We need for life to signify, to touch the eternal, to understand the mysterious, to find out who we are" -- Joseph Campbell
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Flight Booked, Tape Recorder In Hand, Video Camera Loaded
My flight for Uganda will be leaving March 9, and I will be returning on March 23rd. For the most part my stay will be in Bugabo, North of Kampala; however, I will be teaching three graduate classes at Makarere University in the Education Department.
Ryan has begun his interviews of the elders in the District south of Luweero, where I will be working.
The Oral Tradition of the Baganda of Uganda by Immaculate Kizza has proven to be a valuable resource in my preparation for studying the oral tales that we collect during our interviews.
I look forward to receiving Ryan's uploads when he returns to the States (bandwidth is an issue in Uganda) at the first of March, right before I leave, so that I may study them some before my flight.
My primary objective is to listen and learn. When I return from my trip, then we can begin the deconstruction and reconstruction of the tales. I will be able to decide what kind of literary format would best fit the essence of the stories, and I can begin to write.
Ahhhhh....it is all coming together.
Ryan has begun his interviews of the elders in the District south of Luweero, where I will be working.
The Oral Tradition of the Baganda of Uganda by Immaculate Kizza has proven to be a valuable resource in my preparation for studying the oral tales that we collect during our interviews.
I look forward to receiving Ryan's uploads when he returns to the States (bandwidth is an issue in Uganda) at the first of March, right before I leave, so that I may study them some before my flight.
My primary objective is to listen and learn. When I return from my trip, then we can begin the deconstruction and reconstruction of the tales. I will be able to decide what kind of literary format would best fit the essence of the stories, and I can begin to write.
Ahhhhh....it is all coming together.
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