A Quick Trip to Gulu
When I planned my trip to Uganda, I knew that it would be an opportunity to see one of my closest friends from grad school and more importantly, it would be a chance to see northern Uganda. While, in general I am a…
When I planned my trip to Uganda, I knew that it would be an opportunity to see one of my closest friends from grad school and more importantly, it would be a chance to see northern Uganda. While, in general I am a…
Uganda was named the Pearl of Africa by Sir Winston Churchill. A country full of beautiful landscapes, one of the world's largest lakes and the source of the Nile, gorillas and safaris aren't the only things for tourists to see.…
Since 2005 I have been taking pictures throughout my travels. Since then I suppose I could say I became a photographer. I never consistently shared my photography on a wide scale, but I am finally doing it. As I am…
On Friday afternoon I opted out of joining the rest of the group on a walk along Lake Victoria and a nature trail. I spent my time laying on the beach and allowing the sun to toast my skin. I…
15 minutes ago on the 15th of May in the East African Time zone I began my 29th year of life. Oddly enough I have not been very conscious of the fact that it is my birthday. This is strange…
When one is sleeping in the village, the thing you dread most is waking up in the middle of the night and having to use the bathroom. The reason this is despised is because it means going outside to the…
Whenever I visit Uganda, I inevitably end up in "the village" as this is where my mother is from. She is from a small village outside of Masaka. The first two times (ages 7 and 10) that I came to…
1. Entebbe is really far from Detroit. I travel, A LOT! Having not been to Uganda for eight years, I forgot how long the distance between DTW and EBB is. No, it isn't as far as Australia, but it is…
For those of us that are born to foreign parents in any country the question of identity and home may often have an illusive answer. I have previously written about this and know this duality well. Born in the US,…
I rarely stay in hotels when I travel, but when I do I use Hotwire (though Air BNB has become a solid contender), which I wrote about back in 2009. Up until late last year when my sister and her…