On our last day at the orphanage, we traveled to a widow's village. A very difficult and powerful day. These women have all lost their husbands to AIDS and are currently fighting the disease themselves, with little hope for the future. We went to a little bar about 400 meters from the clinic where we stay. Every night, Leandra and I had gone to bed listening to their bumping tunes. We had to check out the scene since it's so happening. Basically, it was a house ...

This experience has been soooo amazing! We returned from our safari last night. The group went to Murchison Falls National Park, where we did a boat launch, game drive, chimpanzee tracking and hike to the top of Murchison Falls. During the game drive, we spotted elephants, water buffalo, baboons, impalas, wildebeats, and warthogs. At the end, we came upon a huge herd of giraffes. They are so beautiful! I couldn't believe how close we were! Our boat launch was ...

We have been welcomed so warmly by everyone here. It's like we're celebrities...because we're white (mzungus). The kids at the orphanage have been pretty inspiring. Lance has done a lot of work to improve their situation, i.e. water tanks, tv/vcr for educational videos, school supplies, seminars for teachers, clocks, etc. We've been busy building a library and girls dormitory. Tough manual labor!! The girls think I'm iron woman, but I just tell them I'm a farm gi...

We are on our way to Uganda and have a night layover in Dubai. Stepping off the 15.5 hour flight, I was immediately suffocated by the heat. Did I mention that it's already night here, so it is actually "cool" now? Might I say that Emirates airlines rocks my socks off. Never mind that you're given a hot towel that smells like lavender and a traveler's kit right away or that they seats are much more spacious and comfortable or even that the food is act...