Dec 19 - Detroit to Amsterdam
Dec 20 - Amsterdam
Dec 21 - Amsterdam to Kampala
Jan 4 - Kampala to Amsterdam
Jan 5 - Amsterdam to Detroit
I will spend a majority of time in Kampala at my good friends Jon and Lauren's apartment. Her father Dan and Uncle will join us on the adventure. We will make two major excursions: One excursion is to Mbale in the east to a coffee cooperative and Sipi falls, the other is to Queen Elizabeth National Park in the west for a safari.
Below are some what I call "In case" links:
In case you don't know where Uganda is:
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In case you want to a quick reference about the country and its history:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uganda
In case you want to know more about the conflict with the LRA in the north:
http://ugandarising.com/home.html
In case you want to know more about Mirembe Kawomera, a fair trade and interfaith coffee cooperative in Mbale:
In case you want to learn about Lauren's work and Ugnadan crafts:
http://www.ugandacrafts2000ltd.org/
In case you're intrested in Jon's work and the Refugee Law Project:
http://www.refugeelawproject.org/
In case you want to know what Sipi Falls looks like:
In case you want to learn more about Queen Elizabeth National Park (QENP):
http://www.uwa.or.ug/queen.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Elizabeth_National_Park
In case you want to see some movies about Uganda rent:
The Last King of Scotland - A story of Idi Amin
Mississippi Marsala - The story of an Indian-Ugandan family in the Southern U.S.
Finally, just in case people are worried about my health or diseases. I have gotten poked with so many needles and have a few prescriptions. I feel like no disease is too much but, just for you I will still be careful.
Please keep in touch, I will update as I get closer to hittin' the road!
