Blogs from Eastern Region, Uganda, Africa - page 16

Well, we are back in one piece from white water rafting the Nile river in Jinja. WHAT A TRIP THAT WAS!!! Oh my LORD!! hahaha it was the most fun I think I've ever had - four Grade 5 rapids plus a bunch of 3s and 4s. Our raft tipped twice and I honestly have never thought I was going to die before, but I did that day. We arrived at Nile River Explorers campsite Tuesday evening, set up our tent, and settled ourselves in at the bar (note: I no longer think it is a good plan to drink the night before you raft). Every night they show a video of that day's rafting at 9:00, so we watched that and thought to ourselves "What am I getting myself into??". After a few more drinks ... read more

Leaving Mbale was strange; sitting in the car, feeling like I was getting sucked back through the worm-hole I took to get there, which at the time felt like I was burrowing deep into some unreachable depth of Africa. Now I rushed quickly backward back through the same pathway I used to come, being pulled by some invisible force. Like a scene from Being John Malkovich - perceptions altered, tunnel vision. Seeing the country side with new eyes, eyes that know what each house and structure is, what each barefoot child is doing, how the goats and cows are cared for and valued, the plight of women - carrying water, wood, babies. But not knowing why... Why the situation is like it is, Why it ended up this way, Why Africa is poor and the US ... read more

First of all, while my parents were here, Andy also arrived! We all had a few days in Mbale, showing them TASO, our work, and the cool waterfalls nearby. On the way back to Kampala to drop my parents off and head to another adventure, we did all sorts of adventure sports and had exciting times! We stopped in Jinja, which is a lovely town with many "mzungus" due to it being The Source of the Nile and host to many NGOs. First stop, Adrift, where Suzy and Andy went bungee jumping! It was amazing. I tried to jump, but I just couldn't make myself. It could have something to do with my vertigo, fear of heights, and fear of falling over edges... hmm. Anyway, I felt really good that I tried, and of course, the ... read more

A few photos taken on our journey through Uganda. 2007-12-14 to 2008-01-07... read more

Hey leibe Leserschaft! :) Hab mal wieder ein paar richtig tolle Sachen zu berichten! Es war im Jahr 2007, als ich an einem warmen Sommertag in ein MTN (lokaler Handy u. Internatanbieter) Store ging und mich informierte, ob es Moeglichkeiten gibt mir Internet auf meinem Laptop zu beschaffen. Ich wurde prompt beraten und 10 Minuten spaeter hatte ich den Vertrag unterschrieben und bin um 295000 Ush leichter wieder in die bruehende Hitze einer afrikanischen Strasse gelaufen mit dem Versprechen der MTN-Mitarbeiter das bis Dienstag naechste Woche (also Morgen) ein Engineer bei mir vorbeikommt und mir das ganze installiert. So was heisst das nun fuer meine liebe Leserschaft? Eigentlich nur, dass diejenigen unter euch, die ICQ besitezen mich nun mal wieder oefters abend ab 10Uhr (Deutsche Zeit) online sehen werden. Fuer die Anderen, diejenigen die dem modernen ... read more