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Traffic and People and Rapids Oh My!!
Wow! Talk about a long trip. Twenty hours of flying to get to the East African nation of Uganda. The flights were pretty uneventful, but I gotta say that the Amsterdam airport is like going into a huge deli. They sell cheeses and meets and fruits and wines in this huge market area in the middle of the airport. Weird and cool all at the same time. …
Kick'n it in Cairo / On to Uganda
The United gold card does have its privileges! That baggage check line I showed you in the photo yesterday was around the block today—at least an hour of tedious waiting. I flash my gold card at a Lufthansa employee who says, "Sir, with a gold card you always go to First Class check-in." Since I'm flying in economy on a freebie, that option …
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Reflections and Futures
... was the most luxurious and adventurous vacation I've ever had... made all the better as a shared experience with Richard. Does this whole thing read like a love tribute to Richard?? I guess when I'm reflecting on 2011, that's what ends up gushing out.
During an uneventful NYE (thankfully since I'm the go to person for the whole embassy for after hour emergencies this week), I attended a party on a rooftop ...
North of the Equator
... br> little time. $50 and a stamp later I was in my 19th
country.
Many differences between the two country were immediately noticeable.
First helmets on the heads of motorcyclists disappeared. Also all the
bikes are British makes here. For those unaware, Uganda was a British
colony while Rwanda was a colony of Belgium. Of course that means we
were suddenly driving on the left side of the road. The roads in
Uganda are full of potholes because ...
Lovely Sunday
Yay, I'm updating more than once a month!!! :)
I decided to spend a nice Sunday afternoon at the American Recreation Association (ARA) and I'm currently enjoying decent wireless internet, had a fabulous greek salad and spent about an hour swimming laps in the pool, then sat reading my book by the pool. It's been lovely. Then the kids attacked the pool and my quiet reading time was interrupted by a crying baby that wanted nothing to do with the water but ...


