Greetings from Africa! I am alive and safe and enjoying Uganda! It has been a busy couple of weeks and I am now beginning to settle in and get used to life out here. The day that I arrived I was met by a guy called Isaac who is the education officer for CSWCT (Chimpanzee Sanctuary and Wildlife Conservation Trust - the NGO I’m working for) who was very friendly and introduced me to Africa. We drove in his battered old pick up down the red dusty streets to where I was to stay for the evening. The next day I [View Full Entry]

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I've spoken with Kim on the phone for about 90 seconds before it went dead. She has arrived and is well. Look forward to her post soon as she finds a place to plug in her computer. [View Full Entry]

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Hello again!! I don't think Matt fully captured everything that has been going on the last little while so I'll fill in some gaps... First of all, everyone here is really amazing. They call white people "mzungu" which is hilarious. When our car broke down we were surrounded by about 30 kids all waving and screaming "HI MZUNGU!!! HI MZUNGU!!!" It's hilarious.... while we were on safari this past weekend we stopped by a little town for a few cold beers one afternoon and the same thing happened - anytime white people show up it's like holiday time for the kids... [View Full Entry]

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Hey!! Yesterday we mostly just hung around my uncle's place. His driver (yes, he has a driver. And a housekeeper who makes wonderful passionfruit juice fresh every morning - I know we really can't get used to this kind of lifestyle!!) took Matt and I down to the market where we got a couple things and changed all of our money to Ugandan shillings. Then we came back to the house and had our lunch. That afternoon, my aunt and uncle's school was having a talent show so we went over to watch. Since they teach at an international school, all [View Full Entry]

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hey everyone. we landed in nairobi safe and sound at about 7 am local time. shannons bag was lost and left behind in london so were waiting for that to arrive currently. we managed to navigate the city ok and have arrived in uganda safe and sound. it was a brutal 12 hour bus ride from nairobi to kampala. im pretty sure kenya holds to world record for most pot holes on a road. i thought the bus was going to fall apart. saw some amazing sights so far along the way. saw a few giraffes, some silly monkeys playing on [View Full Entry]

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This blog has been dedicated to NEW HOPE SCHOOL in Uganda. Please start at the beginning of the blog to get a better idea of how I got involved with the school and enjoy the photos, videos, texts of majestic East Africa along the way. The great thing I find about blogs is that they act as a cultural escape which means you can read them on a lazy Sundays and they should be enjoyable, not a chore... This is actually the last entry not the first. And for those of you who don't already know, I was born in Uganda [View Full Entry]

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Unfortunately for NEW HOPE they can't afford a standard uniform and make do with what they have... [View Full Entry]

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Hi all. So sorry - it's just pics this time. Computer just crashed and i lost my text. Not sure how electricity will go the next few days so wanted to at least let you know i'm alive and well! Will update you all soon, joanna x [View Full Entry]

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I spoke too soon when I said we have fortunately not been without water and electricity at the same time. If the past week is anything to go by, we are going to be very lucky to have water or electricity at all. If water comes on we all head for the showers immediately, and if the electricity comes on we all charge our batteries and head down to the internet place (which I just did)."Twagala kukuzimbira nyuma" is Lugandan for "We want to build you a house". On Wednesday, our volunteer coordinator Suna wrote this down for me and told [View Full Entry]

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My first entry from Uganda, from a very small town called Kyotera (pronounced something like choetera). My travels went smoothly. I arrived in Entebbe on Monday morning, along with the whole of the Ugandan national rugby team, and their extra large Africa cup trophy that they had just won. I was met by James - the director of Rakai Children's Trust, and a fellow volunteer. We then went into central Kampala to pick up 4 other new volunteers, before getting a bus for our 4 hour journey to Kyotera. All has gone reasonably well so far. I have already found quite [View Full Entry]

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