Kampala: Day one

When we woke up in the morning everything felt different than the night before. I started to feel excited again! I took some video of the guest lodge where we are staying and then we ate a small breakfast. Enoch and Edson (our supervisor and guide) greeted us and then Edson took us out to get a router and put minutes on our phone. Ahhhh yes, now I remember why I wanted to come to Africa. The city is stunningly beautiful in the light of day. Since there really are no words for it I will try to post some videos so you can see for yourself. The Ugandan people are so nice, just a joy to be around, and they seem to love Americans.

We came back and a lunch of chicken stew, potatoes, sweet potatoes, rice, and something new that you will see us tasting in the video. The food was very good for the most part, especially the sweet potatoes. We then took a tour of the Makerere campus where we are staying. I am impressed with the campus in general but more than anything I enjoyed seeing their School of Sculpture and Arts. Beyond that Enoch is a great guide and provided us with a lot of information about the college, the city, and the country. We met with a professor that gave us an overview of Uganda's educational system (more on that later).

I am still ill so I stayed home this evening to write this post and recover. The videos are not working for upload yet but I will try to get them up soon. I hope you enjoy it. More soon.