Blogs from Kampala, Central Region, Uganda, Africa - page 16

Uganda/Kenya 2008 Darrell and I traveled with Uncle Bill to Kampala Uganda then on to Mombasa Kenya in July 2008 to visit our daughter Christine. Christine was teaching at an international school teaching French and Music. We had 15 day travel window. Flew in via Amsterdam. This summer 2010 we will return to celebrate a wedding - Christian/Hindi ... read more

March 13th - Last day in Uganda Almost everyone was ready for the 7am leave from Fort Portal to Kampala. Scott was his usual ten minutes late, but John did even better finally getting onto the bus at 7.20. We had two extra passengers - Pastor Bosco who was going to visit some of ‘his’ children in a township in Kampala, and the manager of the Rwenzori Travellers Inn. A journey that we expected to be four hours took an hour and a half longer due to the road being repaired and more speed bumps being installed. Having arrived at the Lugogo cricket stadium in time for lunch, our start time for the ‘big match’ had to be delayed. CWB and guests - John, Charles, Fred and Mackenzie (Uganda ladies player) took the field against a ... read more

CWB UgandaCrew begin work in Kampala Saturday 27 February After breakfast and a quick stop into a nearby shopping centre for bottled water and the opportunity to change money into local currency, we all headed to the national sports centre in Kampala. Here we met national cricketer Fred who showed us around the cricket ground which included a wonderful traditional scoreboard. It may not have the high tech approach of Lords or the SCG but the relaxed attitude of the people milling around certainly gave it some soul. We were due to go through our itinerary and talk about any other matters with John and tour leader Scott but beforehand had an opportunity for an impromptu cricket match with some local children who happened to be handy. It was great to see them suddenly appear ... read more

Well the first Bavubuka Passion Project although completed is really just the beginning of many new and exciting things... This last week in Kampala really revealed the most to me; both in mind and spirit. After three weeks of go go go there was a day or two of much needed reflection, some problem solving, and an overview of results and future endeavours This last week I did some final training with a few of the young women of Bavubuka and some youth, did some yoga workshops thanks to our friends at YYOGA Highgate in Vancouver, BC, trained 25 single refugee mothers, visited an orphanage who is doing some amazing work with over 200 children, and planted a mango tree on the Bavubuka property as a sign of gratitude from the Passion team and a reminder ... read more

Well I have arrived safe and sound! After an amazing evening on the town of London walking the streets, having some sit down time and getting on the Eye of London with Ms. Sarah we had a quick sleep and I boarded a bus and the tube to Heathrow early in the AM where I made my flight 20 mins before departing (that's a record !) So after 18 hours of flight and 2 days in journey I arrived at Entebbe airport at 11p last night where I was shuttled in a line of travellers (wearing a turtleneck as I was going from -4C in London to 24C in Entebbe yuck!), paid $50 for my visa, and was greeted by Maughan and her friend Twiggy. Maughan rented us a guest house room in Kampala where the ... read more