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MelAfrica - Melissa Horrell

This Blog is dedicated to NEW HOPE SCHOOL in Entebbe, Uganda and tracks my travels through out East Africa in Jan-February 08

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By MelAfrica
March 14th 2008

Meanwhile back at the orphanage... Africa » Uganda » Central Region » Entebbe

yes this is what they cook on

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]

By MelAfrica
March 13th 2008

Orphange cont.. Africa » Uganda » Central Region » Entebbe

From the youngest...

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

By MelAfrica
March 10th 2008

Hakuna Matata... a Classic African Sunset Africa » Kenya » Coast Province » Tsavo NP

hakuna matata

sundowners [View Full Entry]

By MelAfrica
March 10th 2008

Kenyan safari Africa » Kenya » Coast Province » Tsavo NP

twins! you might well think

Saw the big 5.. (check out the cheetah video too!) [View Full Entry]

By MelAfrica
March 9th 2008

Panorama in Tsavo Park Africa » Kenya » Coast Province » Tsavo NP

360degree view from up here... [View Full Entry]

By MelAfrica
March 8th 2008

Kenya Coast... Africa » Kenya » Coast Province » Malindi

another shitty day in Paradise

Despite the tribal clashes life continues as normal on the coast... laid back as ever. (check out the video too!) [View Full Entry]

By MelAfrica
March 7th 2008

Murchison Falls Africa » Uganda » Northern Region » Murchison Falls NP

don't be fooled by these cute ceatures...

Lush ... No you're the lush... [View Full Entry]

By MelAfrica
March 7th 2008

The Kingdom of Uganda- Bwindi Impenetrable Forest Africa » Uganda » Northern Region » Murchison Falls NP

rules

(check out the video too!) The trek to the Gorillas was an extraordinary adventure. We hiked for 2 hours to find the creatures and what added an extra dimension to our trip was the octogenarian whose pace didn't equal a snail's pace in a rain storm. He didn't make it past the first half hour. The porters had to take turns carrying him to the gorillas, taking breaks to drop him in a heap leaving him covered in dirt and saved only by a stretcher that carried him all the way back. There were times, despite the arduous bush wacking that [View Full Entry]

By MelAfrica
February 2nd 2008

Fundraiser- highlights 2 Africa » Uganda » Central Region » Kampala

My dog- we didn't win

More pix... the night was a success... everyone had a great time and although we didn't raise quite what we hoped we still did well enough to buy the school a small mini van! [View Full Entry]

By MelAfrica
February 1st 2008

The Fundraiser - highlights Africa » Uganda » Central Region » Kampala

The Pub

The fundraiser consisted of a night of Dog Racing. This entailed auctioning off Dogs, tote sales for the dogs, a casino, some great raffle prizes which included a helicopter ride for 4 around Kampala, flights for two to Kilimanjaro, a flying lesson etc... and yes, I did question how 3 weeks in Kampala got me to this!! [View Full Entry]

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