Only Finals and Research Stands in the Way!

Welcome friends and family to my travels to Uganda. This blog is for you as much as it is for me! In the next few weeks I will keep you updated with pictures and events from my travels abroad. Just so you know where I will be here is my itinerary:

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!