Kampala, Uganda

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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