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First impressions are often colored by past experiences and expectations. Now that I have lived in Uganda for three entire days, I think it’s time to reflect on my first impressions of Africa while they are fresh in my mind. Having visited other third world countries like Costa Rica, Honduras, and parts of the...
We crawled into bed at around 2:30 a.m. on Friday evening/Saturday morning hoping that our erratic and poorly planned sleep-catching on the way over wouldn’t doom us to a long adjustment period. Joline and Joshua were up by 7:00, while Jessica, Jennifer, and I slept in until around 9:00. A bit about our accommodations...
The day we have been anticipating for more than a year finally arrived. We had very much enjoyed the three weeks since we left Southern California, but our collective sense of anticipation had been building and we were eager to begin the African phase of this sabbatical. Joline artfully quarterbacked the final two days...