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What to Bring to Africa

Laurie — Thu, 18 Aug 2016 03:58:37 +0000

I spent 6 months in Liberia, Uganda and Kenya and learned some things about what is helpful to bring to a tropic, hot, developing world location from the Western world. If you’re going to stay for 1 week or 2 years, take a look at this list. If you’re going for just a week or... Read more »

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Taata Kids, Mbale and Teaching P6 and P7 English

Laurie — Sun, 06 Mar 2016 16:16:28 +0000

I feel very comfortable here. I have my own room, my own space, my own bathroom, my own mirror, my own life. Mbale has a mountain to the East, supermarkets, lots of wifi bar and cafes, lots of good restaurants. It feels very safe, I have never felt anyone trying to hurt me or rip... Read more »

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Kasese Trip Part 3… Rwenzori Hotel Chilling, Kampala and Traveling “Home”

Laurie — Sat, 20 Feb 2016 13:57:12 +0000

I found the safari to be pretty stressful actually. I has happy to get back to the hotel, the Rwenzori Internation Hotel. I was ready for some decompression time, journaling, sitting, laying, watching tv, drinking tea, coffee and wine, etc. I REALLY liked the hotel, for 50,000 shillings, which is about 15$ USD, I had... Read more »

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Kasese Trip Part 2… Safari at Queen Elizabeth

Laurie — Tue, 16 Feb 2016 15:32:07 +0000

(click on any picture to see a bigger version) My last blog left off with me on the way to the hotel. The hotel was awesome, but I’ll talk about that in my next entry. The first night was uneventful so here is the Safari story. On Saturday morning, at 6:11 AM we (me and... Read more »

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Kasese Trip Part 1… Traveling to Kasese from Mbale

Laurie — Mon, 15 Feb 2016 15:43:56 +0000

This is the first part of a six day adventure that included a safari…. I went to Kasese, a town next to Queen Elizabeth National Park, meeting a friend, (Luke, from the UK who is living in Southwest Uganda and who I met volunteering with Sprout Care Foundation,) to do safari. This is that story….... Read more »

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