Uganda!

I arrived in Entebbe, Uganda around 10PM last night. All I can say is I already LOVE Africa...everything I'd been told about Africa, ie: it gets under your skin-so true! I stayed the night in Entebbe. Definitely, an experience, as it was extremely hot in the room I stayed in. (perhaps hotter than those record breaking days I spent in Melbourne last January) And there were LARGE geckos on the walls. I don't have much of a fear or bugs or spiders...but little lizards have always scared me. Well, I overcame my fears last night! I think I'm ok with geckos now :) A driver took me from Entebbe to Jinja. It took about 3 or 4 hours, including a stop in Kampala (the capital). The drive was AMAZING...unlike anything I've ever seen. The landscape is gorgeous; very lush & green. There are people everywhere...walking around the streets, carrying huge loads on their bikes or heads. So much hustle & bustle around the streets. I sensed such a unique "energy." I also saw lots of extreme poverty along the drive.

I got to Jinja early afternoon & arrived at Bobby & Candice Garner's house. They've got a lovely house and are already such great hosts. Candice & I enjoyed a traditional Ugandan dish for lunch (can't remember what it was called) on their amazing porch. We hung out at the house and had a few visitors. Candice made tacos for dinner and we enjoyed some amazing cappuccino compliments of Bobby. Then I experienced my first power outage & learned how to use lanterns! I better get off to bed, since i've had about 6 hours of sleep total in the last 2 nights. Tomorrow we will head to the Source and explore Jinja. I'm very excited to meet the Source crew, whom I'll be working with during my time in Jinja.

More (including pictures) to come soon...