02.20.2013 Travelling to Kasese

Day 3! We set out early to get to Kasese. Actually this morning I woke up at 4am bright eyed and hungry. So I guess I still have some jet lag left since we didn't need to leave until 8am. With all the energy, we also squeezed in a morning stroll down the street.

02.19.2013 Kampala

roaming the streets 

I don't think I've explained why I am in Uganda. This is a school trip relating to my final graduation project. These are my last few months as a carefree student. I'm not sure if the carefree part will change even if I'm not a student though. Anyway, my project is part of a larger project whose theme is 'Design Innovation for Disability', and in this case it's specific to a rural location of Uganda also known as Kasese. (Due to the NGOs that we work with and the access to the community as well as the local worksmiths) There are four students, each with their own specific project, two profs, and one liaison in the troupe. I'm in Kampala now, but tomorrow I will be heading to Kasese. More details about my project and the learning points can be found here.
And my team's project blog is http://harambee-uganda.blogspot.com

02.18.2013 AMS > EBB

Finally! to Entebbe! This was almost an entire day of flying, first to Kenya, and then into Uganda. Upon arrival, the rest of our team greeted us at the gate. (they flew earlier than we did). The air is cool at night and without traffic, it sort of smells like something between a greenhouse and a campsite in a forest. There are no streetlights, and the roads are rough. Our first sight was a naked man walking on the side of the road illuminated by our headlights. That's not normal they assured. We drove through the night into Kampala.