Jun 27, 2013
We have been enjoying our last week here in Uganda, and have been busy working at the baby home. Today was our last day there, and I definitely have some mixed emotions about leaving. Yes, I am terribly sad to go and will miss the babies, volunteers and staff, but...
Jun 24, 2013
Sorry for my neglect in blogging the past few days- yes, we are still in Uganda, thanks for sticking with me! We had a pretty relaxing weekend, which was a nice change of pace from the hectic, but amazing, week we had on safari last week. We did some shopping,...
Jun 20, 2013
Amongst the other obvious cultural differences, Ugandan people phrase things differently than we do. Instead of saying, “Really?” or “Are you serious?” after you say something that is hard to believe or kind of shocking, they say, “Are you sure?” Well,...
Jun 19, 2013
I spent the last couple of days at the Paraa Safari Lodge with my family. What an amazing experience! The resort is located in the Murchison Falls wildlife reserve, so from our supper table, we would hear hippos snorting or elephants trumpeting- it was incredible. ...
Jun 18, 2013
We spent the night at the Watoto guesthouse in Gulu, and this morning continued on our journey to our safari. Before leaving Gulu, we had the chance to stop by the Living Hope center for women. The mission of Watoto’s Living Hope center is to empower women who are...
Jun 17, 2013
We had the honor of meeting some very important people today- well, I guess the first group weren’t people… On our way to Gulu this morning, we stopped by the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary. Ugandan rhinos were hunted to the point of extinction in the early 1980s, as...
