Working & Playing in Uganda

Hey my friends! I have so much to fill you in on. We are working hard and playing hard and so when there is time, I sleep.

I continue to do my work with rape survivors. The sad thing is, given Uganda’s history and culture, it is not difficult to find a woman who can use some sort of assistance in this regard.

We visited Shanti Uganda, which works to improve the physical, emotional, and spiritual well being of communities impacted by war, poverty and HIV/AIDS in Uganda. Once again it was lovely to escape the traffic and smog of Kampala and get out into the countryside.

Thanks to Ray and the Center for donating an incredibly large amount of medical supplies to Shanti Uganda. They were moved to tears when they saw our donation.

 From our motel to the Center, we took Boda Boda’s—Uganda’s form of cheap motorcycle transportation. But since white people don’t usually travel by this mode, we got lots of perplexed looks. It was fun and I loved the children who came out to greet us as we drove by down the road.

This is our motel in Kasana near Shanti Uganda. This one is for Ali

I spent what would have been my 18th wedding anniversary on the Nile. What a great way to look forward!! I felt scared shitless, energized, and rejuvenated by rafting Class 4 & 5 rapids and bungee jumping off a cliff over the Nile. I would bungee jump again in a heartbeat. I loved feeling like I was flying as I swan dived off the platform toward the water.

Until later…