Man frying Cassava in the market

25 Blank Stares

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July 25th 2007
Day 3 of substitute teaching has ended better than the other three. I always knew that substitutes had it hard, but I always thought, all they really had to do was babysit and keep order. Which is still sort of true if you have lesson plans and something to teach. But... I was asked on Friday if I could teach Math on Monday. I actually thought this was a bad idea. Not that I minded teachin ... read more

Africa » Uganda » Central Region » Kampala

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Uganda achieved independence from the UK in 1962. The dictatorial regime of Idi AMIN (1971-79) was responsible for the deaths of some 300,000 opponents; guerrilla war and human rights abuses under Milton OBOTE (1980-85) claimed at least another 100,0... ... read more