Blogs from Eastern Region, Uganda, Africa - page 3

19 June: Jinja, Uganda Being able to sleep in was quite nice as our activity today is only horseback riding at 2PM for two hours. Samantha and I decided to get some laundry done after breakfast. Breakfast was fruit and yogurt for me at the restaurant at the campsite as that was one of the food options on the menus that I could eat and it turned out tasty. After our laundry, we enjoy a little time to read and get ready for horseback riding. Before heading off horseback riding we had lunch which was a nice chicken avocado with coleslaw. For horseback riding, we had a boatman take us across the rive. Along he way, was really nice to seeing different birds and enjoying a nice ride with Julie, Mirium, Samantha and Myself. Once we ... read more

Me again! First of all I must warn you it is very hot here… so don’t read this if you are in a fragile state due to the cold weather in the UK. We had a brilliant time with the in-laws. After a lovely cruise along the Nile we flew to the far North of Uganda and had 3 nights in Kidepo National Park. This was a planned safari trip as a little treat for completing the first two months of our stay. The lodge was amazing - each room was an individual log cabin with a balcony and private outside bathtub overlooking the game park. Once we arrived and unpacked of course (Ness’s favourite thing about going away?!?) we went for a swim in the infinity pool that had views of the park and the ... read more

The rainy season has really started: I keep leaving the house without my raincoat and getting caught in a thunderstorm. Unless you want to wait a couple of hours for it to pass, you get very wet! I was in Kampala last week and but Ness said one day the rain was so heavy in Jinja it was like a river flowing down our street. Yes, I left Ness in Jinja and I went to the bright lights of the city. I decided to save money and take a Coaster. There are three types of long distance travel: Matatu Coaster Private hire A private hire is for exactly what it says, a car, a driver and a big price attached. Like most things a private hire comes with two prices, Ugandan and Muzungu. We have a ... read more

We’ve started to settle into our new home in Jinja. Ness has completed two weeks in the hospital, still mostly shadowing but has seen a few patients who speak “Muzungu” during one or two clinics. Also Ness went out to village close to Jinja last Friday to observe a talk to families in the community. It was really interesting, but very hot as it was under a tin roof. Was funny when she walked in… it was straight for a cold shower! I also had a little road trip, again not too far from Jinja. I went to visit an orphanage, which took an age to find as once we were off the main road there were no signs for it. It was a sad visit – not because of the state of the children, just ... read more

Resumo: Impossível me arrepender deste ano, da decisão que eu tomei de viajar por 18 meses. Estou Bem! Comecei a escrever um pouco de como foi o meu ano, mas vigi .. iria ficar grande. Assim, guardarei apenas como o meu diário. Passei diversos paises, onde trabalhei como voluntaria, ensinando ingles, artes, cuidando das criancas, brincando com elas, abrancando os bebes, sendo garconete, recepcionista de um hostel, cuidando de porcos e galinhas, semeando, arando terra, criando blogs, refornando escola, apoiando outros projetos ... Conheci diversas pessoas. Corrego dentro de mim um pedacinho de cada uma delas. Mas o que eh mais importante .. encontrei o que eu buscava. Bom, pelo menos eu acho que encontrei. Tenho um projeto em mente que eh a minha cara. Enfim .. contarei quando eu chegar ao Brasil em 2014. =) ... read more