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3 Fails
So I had 3 fails this weekend in my tasks.
First, when I came to Uganda, I brought a lot of Ibuprofen with me for any headaches or pains that I might get. Apparently I have only taken Tylenol in life, because I am allergic to ibuprofen meaning I cant take Motrin, Advil or any of those and finding Tylenol here is impossible. ...
Road Trip!!! - African style
Well a lot has happened since Kisumu, we have left Kenya and are on to the Uganda leg of the trip. We have only been in Uganda two days, but they have been crazy ones!
We left Kisumu on a matatu to the border (about a 4 hour drive). This was our first matatu with our three big backpacks, we were not sure how we would do – we ended up having to pay for two extra seats to squish our bags in with us, it was still less ...
Happy Birthday Maylott
Today was Maylotts Birthday and we all
decided to go to Tororo to swim and celebrate. So we made a plan to
go to a hotel which I had been to before and advertised a pool which
we could use for 2 dollars per person. So we woke up at 8 am and
started towards Tororo. That is when the difficulty started. First
instead of taking the direct route to Tororo at the taxi park, we
decided to take the advice of some ugandans and get a taxi to
Namungodi ...
Sipi Falls: Planes, trains and cattle trucks...
Last weekend (yes, I am not the most punctual blogger) we went to Sipi Falls at Mount Elgon. The mountain straddles the Uganda- Kenya border and the journey was as entertaining as the destination. After a harrowing bus ride through the hippo infested marshes of eastern Uganda, we made it to Mbale, a bustling city in the shadow of Mount Elgon. It was here that I first realized how much my culture shock has abated. Upon exiting the bus, ...
Northern Uganda
Unlike the media portrays, Northern Uganda is actually peaceful. Getting there is not peaceful. I left my home at 6:30 am to go to Mbale to meet my friend for our Gulu trip. The 50km took me 3 hours. In africa buses do not leave until they are full. I first went to the taxi park in Busia but the bus was empty and typically takes 3 hours to ...


