Ok, so this post is going to touch on the four corners of Uganda, which I think is a very very nice way to finish. When I look at a map and understand how extensively I travelled during the past three months, it's kinda mind-blowing (and really COOL!). Of course, Uganda and Canada are very different in size, but I don't think I've covered nearly as much ground in Canada as I have in Uganda. And yet, my family continually said and is still saying that I didn't g...

Real Time: 8am, Tuesday July 21stSetting: TASO Headquarters, alone for the 5th working day in a row. My supervisor was suppose to be in office yesterday, but travel plans changed - which he neglected to tell me about until I called him yesterday morning wondering about his absence - and so I'm making use of the free computer and internet while I can. The only problem is that I already have a headache… Let's jump back in time a bit….. Thursday June 11th ...

So this blog post is a compilation of various excursions in and around Uganda which includes my trips to Jinja, Garuga, Mokono and Iganga. I was also in Gulu during the last week of June; that being Northern Gulu which you should 'google' along with key words, like "Kony", "child soldiers" and "war" for more information but that was a week long adventure that I still need to properly gather my thought and pound out in a blog post all...

This post will be short but I am short on time - I hope it will accurately express what I'm feeling. Real time: Wednesday June 17th Real feelings: utter defeat. Today, I am in the absolute pits. My job here at TASO is simply non-existant. point. But wait - before I continue, I must say, I don't want no sympathy e-mails, replies of notes or anything like that. It's not worth it and I see things from a bigger perspective. I am not at all suffering as much as ...

This post was in real time written in real time on Saturday May 23rd, 2009 - I wrote it from my cousin's computer and saved it on my flash drive. After some minor edits and remembering to bring my flash drive with me, here it is for all to see.... **** Disclaimer: I suggest everyone pick up a copy of Andre Lorde's "Sister Outsider" and read it…. Today was a very discouraging day - but it didn't exactly start out that way. Today my grandmo...