Safari

Well, the lack of blog posts does not mean the lack of activity in my life. Things have picked up pace and I feel like I am living at typical American pace instead of Ugandan pace.

First off, I went on Safari. It was a blast! After a very long, and somewhat bumpy 6 hour drive, we arrived at Murchison falls in Northern Uganda. To a short hike and a view of this:



Afterward, we continued along our bumpy way to the base camp where we were promply greeted by these warthogs:


The next day, we were up and ready to go and saw the sun rise over the nile.


While impressive, the animals soon took priority as we saw these fellows:



And this guy:


And this one:




And nearly got attacked by this:



Back to base camp where we enjoyed a long lunch break. Only to be whisked away to the boat tour down the nile. Where I saw many crocodiles:



And Hippos:


And birds:



The finale was this:


The next day, we drove back to Kampala. However, we had to make a stop at the Rhino park. I was 10 feet away from this gal:



While waiting around for these crazy animals to do anything, I took time to capture the finer details of Uganda. Dew:


And that my friends, was the adventure of my Ugandan Safari.

What a week!

What a week! This week has been packed full! I thought that the end of the school year here in Uganda would free up more time, and somehow I am a bit more busy.

This week I have been working with one of the schools to push through a proposal to send 60 children and 4 teachers to a literacy camp. It is a great opportunity for them to spend time in books, learning how to read, and how to teach literacy! I am so excited about this opportunity for these children and teachers to soak in books!

In addition to this, my mom came to town! I went down to pick her up from Entebbe. We stayed at a fabulous hotel! Let me tell you, it was a wonderful break! I had amazing curry, spent the evening reading, and then took a car to the airport to wait for my mom. In the car, I met a man from Kenya who was there picking up a friend. It turns out, that we have mutual friends from Food for the Hungry. What a small, small world!

It has been a busy few days introducing my mom to the people I work with in each village/site. She made village scones, met some teachers who are working on the above literacy project, ate Ugandan food at a friend's home, had a dress fitting for a Ugandan dress, had her first ride on a bush taxi, went to the market, and enjoyed the first five episodes of season 4 Chuck. (I love Chuck...).



It is great to have her here, seeing my life and work. She has jumped right into life in Uganda and has no fear in trying different things! :)