Week 4: Youth Booth

As they say, “Better late than never.” 

In case you forgot my crazy busy schedule, feel free to read my Busy Bee post.

Enough excuses from my end and let me catch you all up with another fantastic youth I get the incredible opportunity of working with.

Friends and family all over the world, please meet one of my favorite boys Hamuza Primo.

Let me preface this by saying that I have the absolute coolest job.  Living and working in Uganda with the Peace Corps has opened my eyes to life that I never thought I would get the chance to live.  Then tack on my partnering organization, In Movement, and I am in heaven. 

Primo is one of In Movement’s alumni and even in the short time I have been here, I have seen his growth as he pursues his hopes and dreams. 

It is pretty crazy to think that some of my closest friends in Uganda are 14 years old, like Primo.  Although his birthday is quickly approaching on November 12^th!

His family comes from the West Nile Region of Uganda although he was born and raised in Kampala.  Primo was born at Mulago National Referral Hospital, which was once the premier hospital of East Africa!

He studies in Secondary 2 at Kololo High School and his favorite subject is English.

Once Primo completes his education, he has aspirations of becoming a professional dancer of all styles.

His favorite thing about being apart of In Movement is, “The community and the way they treat us.  It is so good!”

His advice to the youth around the world is, “Whenever you love something, do not easily give up.  Just go for it!”

While he has many dreams he has hopes of pursuing, one of his greatest is to travel all over the world and teach dance to others.

In his free time he enjoys listening to music by his favorite artist, Chris Brown. 

The happiest and hardest moments of this dancer’s life are intertwined… At his first dance performance in November 2011 at The National Theatre he was very excited to be pursuing his dreams but was also fearful about how others would view him as he tends to be quiet spoken and shy upon first impressions and he did not want people to judge his dancing abilities.

I think I can speak for a majority and say that no one is judging him whatsoever. 

I am going to miss this kid a lot when my time in Uganda comes to an end.

Truth be told he has taught me a lot about myself than I could ever imagine.

Watch him dance!

Here I Stand was showcased at the End of Year Performance.  Primo is the one on the left hand side in the opening count.

At 1:12 in Happy Kampala he is the one performing in the black shirt with pink writing.

Along with Frank performed Imagine at a Peace Corps fundraiser for Fred and Primo is the one in the front in the first dance count.