MelAfrica - Melissa Horrell | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 0 Comment(s) | 6 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=255943] | 2008-03-25 04:57:11
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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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Last Login: May 30th 2008
Blog Entries: 17
Photos: 82
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March 14th 2008
March 14th 2008
Meanwhile back at the orphanage...
Africa » Uganda » Central Region » Entebbe
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]
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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By MelAfrica
March 10th 2008
March 10th 2008
Hakuna Matata... a Classic African Sunset
Africa » Kenya » Coast Province » Tsavo NP
sundowners [View Full Entry]
MelAfrica - Melissa Horrell | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 0 Comment(s) | 5 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=254827] | 2008-03-10 20:45:15
Saw the big 5.. (check out the cheetah video too!) [View Full Entry]
MelAfrica - Melissa Horrell | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 0 Comment(s) | 5 Photo(s) | 1 Video(s) | [diary=254823] | 2008-03-10 20:40:19
360degree view from up here... [View Full Entry]
MelAfrica - Melissa Horrell | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 0 Comment(s) | 5 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=254829] | 2008-03-10 20:51:38
Despite the tribal clashes life continues as normal on the coast... laid back as ever. (check out the video too!) [View Full Entry]
MelAfrica - Melissa Horrell | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 1 Comment(s) | 5 Photo(s) | 1 Video(s) | [diary=254819] | 2008-03-10 20:35:15
Lush ... No you're the lush... [View Full Entry]
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By MelAfrica
March 7th 2008
March 7th 2008
The Kingdom of Uganda- Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
Africa » Uganda » Northern Region » Murchison Falls NP
(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]
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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]
MelAfrica - Melissa Horrell | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 0 Comment(s) | 5 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=242745] | 2008-02-04 15:34:51
By MelAfrica
February 1st 2008
February 1st 2008
The Fundraiser - highlights
Africa » Uganda » Central Region » Kampala
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]
MelAfrica - Melissa Horrell | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 0 Comment(s) | 6 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=242727] | 2008-02-04 15:16:42