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July 10th 2014
We were not moving as fast today. But it seems like we got the bulk of the planning done. Our co tutors are very receptive to ideas which is great. I've made two observations. One, is that English seems to be the language of communication, but not conversation. I mean that all the signs, store fronts, and ads that I've seen have been in English, but when I listen to people talk, I hear more non-En ... read more

Africa » Uganda

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

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Susannah Mueller

Northern Rainbow

Hi, I'm going to Uganda, Africa with the Canadian Teachers Federation's Project Overseas 2014. I'm traveling from Thompson, MB to Ottawa, ON on July 2 for team building, then on to Uganda on July 6. I grew up in Sudbury, ON. I went to Carleton University in Ottawa for my B.A. in English. Then, I went to University of Manitoba for my B.Ed. I worked overseas in Guatemala, CA at the Colegio Americano for 2 years. I went to South Korea next where I taught ESL. When I returned to Canada, I needed some recovery time so I went to Banff, AB. I met some great people there, and one very special person. ... full info

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