So, all of the preparation is done and all there is to do is wait to board the plane. There is a nine-hour lay over in London, so i guess I'll have to hunt down some fish & chips...and beer! The Kids League, my host organization, has done an amazing job working with the children of Uganda. TKL uses various sports to help the young people deal with the trauma of war. I will be supporting the soccer program, teaching basketball, and taking photographs to document their amazing work. We will work in Kampala and displacement camps up north in Gulu. last fall, an article in the Philadelphia Inquirer written by Carolyn Davis introduced me to TKL. The words and photographs reached inside of me and drew my spirit to that beautiful country; I knew I
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