After 48 straight hours of traveling we finally got to Uganda. The trip was really easy..Emirates Air is awesome but it was just LONG. It was about an hour taxi to our hostel in Kampala once we touched down and got luggage.
The hostel is really basic but its clean and safe and has hot water, which is more than I can be sure of once I'm in the village :)
On Thursday (our first morning), we met our internship coordinator John who was so happy to see us and helped us exchange money and get cell phones. He also showed us around the city which is nice because Kamapal is CRAZY and lacks pretty much any city planning or reason, but that makes it interesting. There are people and cars everywhere...its exciting but I also can't wait to get to the village. Especially after meeting Rehema, one of the ladies from Katosi who works in the main headquarters that just by chance, is right across the street from our hostel. On the first morning at breakfast she came to find Rhea and me just to say welcome, introduce herself, and make sure we were comfortable. Thats how everyone is here...they are always smiling and so welcoming. Haha, in the market today I told someone I was from the United states and he shouted OBAMA and gave me a high five!
Well, this has to be a quick post...i've got to meet up with everyone for lunch but I just wanted to give an update that we were here and settled. On to Katosi on Sunday!
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Kate
ReplyDeleteSo glad to hear you are safe and happy. It all sounds wonderful AND I know you will have a fabulous experience.
Maymay
Kate!
ReplyDeleteI became a "follower" of your blog whatever that means...but i am so happy you are there and that everything is going good. I hope that your time in Katosi is great. Me and Robin miss you a lot.
Oh, happy belated birthday! sorry i missed it.
can't wait to hear more about what you're doing.
marissa