Uganda

frogs, hairy lemons and hi
May 9, 2008 - Kabale, Uganda
now then....looks like its my turn to do this blog thing. the ellis has done a sterling job so far so i hope i can continue the trend. unfortunately i have chosen the busiest two weeks to write about (dammit) so im going to keep it relatively short and sweet or i may run the risk of getting chucked out of this sweaty sweaty internet cafe for...
Placed by Beth and Katie in Bish and Ellis on tour

Chickens and buses make good adventures...
April 24, 2008 - Kampala, Uganda
Hoi! I’m back! It usually takes a while to get my stories written and uploaded here… As ‘powerful’ days are quite rare in our house. And I’ve been ‘up country’ the last few days, so… I must warn you, this is gonna be a long story again. I can’t help it, I just go through so many adventures here, that I could even write a book...
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Getting married in Uganda...
April 10, 2008 - Kampala, Uganda
Don't worry, I didn't get married myself ;-) Although we’re becoming more and more Ugandan every week… 2 weeks ago, Allen (our supervisor from SchoolNet Uganda), took us to a traditional Ugandan event, called an ‘introduction’. Those introductions are organized for the families of the groom and bride to get acquainted with each other,...
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I want to be your friend!
March 31, 2008 - Kampala, Uganda
Hey everyone! Finally I’ve taken some time to write you an update again.. It’s not that I don’t have the time, but having electricity and internet are pretty scarce here, and as we only have 1 internet cable at the moment, we have to fight for every second that we do have internet ánd power (both stop working frequently… soon to be...
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Bye bye mzungu!
March 13, 2008 - Kampala, Uganda
For everyone who followed my blog during my travels through South-America, the topic ‘traffic’ might sound slightly familiar to you.. Well... I’m afraid you’ll have to put up with it again, as traffic here in Africa ain’t much better ;-) It’s actually interesting to see that the famous ‘mini buses’ are so widely used, all in the...
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