I feel like it’s been a big day. After a few hours of waiting for everyone to be ready, a team of 3 Doctor’s, a PR Coordinator and 2 of us volunteers piled into a Land Cruiser and took off from the NGO center around noon today. We were destined for a community about an …
I have just returned from an exciting day-long adventure over a remarkably bumpy, deeply rutted dirt road that took me, along with a group of visitors, to a district outside of Mbale. With the beautiful backdrop of the foothills and mountains that surround Mt. Elgon ( the 2’nd highest mountain on the continent?…‘the highest peak …
I feel as though I blinked and was magically transported to a polar opposite reality from where I’ve been since my arrival here in Uganda! From the quiet, rustic, community and earth based life in the village where daily activities revolve around cleaning, laundry, cooking, eating and watching over the children, I have traveled a …
Love to you all! I am writing today from a city called Mbale, some distance east from where I have been. Yesterday I said ‘farewell till next time’ to my lovely ‘Ugandan family’ in Mukono and traveled with a small group to here where I will be starting my volunteer work this week. The journey …
Recently, I was delighted to spend time in conversation with 2 single mother’s here at the village in which I am staying. We openly discussed many issues surrounding HIV/AIDS, orphan children, traditional charity organizations, some local women’s issues as well as a few local men’s attitudes. Here are some of my notes… Both women, educated, …
After 2 days of travel I arrived safely and in fairly good shape in Entebbe on Saturday, Sept 15th. As pre-arranged I was met at the airport by a driver from the NGO I’ll be worng with here and driven to Kampala, the capitol city. There, I was introduced to the woman with whom I …
Thanks for sharing this exciting moment with me! Today is the day I am emailing my first official message to friends and family about my upcoming journey to Africa that also contains the link to my new website and this blog! ( It’s also the first time I’ve ever visited and participated in a blog!!! …
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