Blogs from Central Region, Uganda, Africa - page 4

Welcome to Africa We made it to Africa. Seven of us arrived in Entebbe, Uganda short touchdown in Kigali, Rwanda. Here, we will go through customs, collect our bags, meet our driver and head to our hotel. There, we will meet two more Team ETI Minnesotans who arrived in Entebbe a day before us. Many thanks to Borton Overseas who set up our travel plans. It’s late. It’s been a long travel day. But every single ETI traveler is in top spirits and eager for what’s next. Tomorrow: Karagwe!... read more

Agandi! Hello. My name is Tenielle and I am a 3rd year Nutrition student from the University of Saskatchewan undertaking a global health placement in Uganda from May - August 2016. This experience was made possible to me through the support of a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Scholarship and blogging about my experience here is a requirement of this scholarship and program. I’ve never blogged before. I am terrible with technology, but I enjoy writing, so I am hoping that this works out! A few technological delays (lack of knowledge, poor internet connections, blowing up of my adapter), have prevented me from creating a blog and posting before this week. To catch you up on my experience so far… All of the Canadian students arrived on the same flight through Brussels to Entebbe on May ... read more

Travel to and from Tanzania and the schedule in between is generally packed with activity, social events, reconnections and strategizing. The team and I generally leave pretty tired - ready to decompress and relax. I am fairly sure the same is true for our hosts. But this time ETI needed to stay overnight in Entebbe, Uganda since we wanted to travel here with our Swedish team who flew out at 4-something this morning (ouch) while we fly out midnight tonight. That means we have had a day to relax, check email, keep you entertained with blog posts and decompress. Fabulous. Chris Johnstone and I walked to Lake Victoria although were offered rides by most passing vans and certainly all motorcycles. It's 84 degrees so we worked up a good sweat as we stretched our legs. The ... read more

Woo Hoo! Not sophisticated, but certainly heartfelt. We made it! 24 hours of travel with a full day tomorrow. Entebbe is 80 degrees and a welcome sight for this team. Welcomes, hubbub, circles instead of lines and friendly faces everywhere. Customs, baggage and then our driver picked us up promptly and brought us to The Boma. We were greeted by four young men who carried bags, asked about flights, welcomed us and wished us Happy New Year. Davis checked us into our rooms at this small, friendly, well kept, serene place in Entebbe. Looking forward to a shower and a good night's sleep - on an actual bed. Stick with us as we get into the meat of our visit and see what unfolds in KARAGWE 2016.... read more

Wir sind jetzt schon einige Tage hier und überaus zufrieden mit unserem Reiseziel. Wir haben schon sehr viel gesehen und fangen daher auch schon gleich an zu berichten. Erste Erfahrung: der Abholservice am Flughafen Entebbe ist nicht da. Also rufen wir auf dem Handy unseren Guide Ally an. Offensichtlich hat man uns erst in der kommenden Nacht erwartet, und nun sollen wir halt Taxi fahren. Zum Glück kann uns Ally sagen, in welches Hotel wir fahren sollen; das wussten wir nämlich nicht sicher (es standen 2 zur Wahl). Unsere Tour beginnt am Victoriasee. Nachdem wir uns einen halben Tag ausgeruht haben, geht es mit einem kleinen Holzboot durch die Sümpfe des Victoriasees auf der Suche nach dem sehr seltenen Schuhschnabelstorch. Der Vogel ist zwar nicht gerade ein Ausbund an Schönheit, aber in jeglicher Hinsicht ungewöhnlich, und ... read more