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First Day in Uganda

It’s been a very eventful day.  My flight arrived in Entebbe just after 6am local time, and, though they were delayed a little on their way to the airport, I was met by Ben, a Shanti Uganda staff member, and Ali, an intern who has been in Uganda for nearly a year.  We drove the 45 minutes or so to Kampala, and stopped at a mall where I was able to exchange my US money for Ugandan shillings, buy a cell phone and airtime, and stock up on groceries.  My phone number while I’m in Uganda will be 011 256 75 8522667.  We’re 10 and 7 hours ahead of the Pacific and Eastern time zones, respectively.

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2 Down, 1 To Go

Hello from Turkey!  I’m sitting on the floor of the Ataturk Airport in Istanbul, alongside other thrifty laptop users who are taking advantage of our proximity to one of those Sky Lounges to get free wireless internet.  It’s 7pm local time, and I just got off a ten hour flight from Chicago to Istanbul, which was preceded by a quick flight from Buffalo.  These 6 and 7 hour layovers are sure made more pleasant when there’s internet available…

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And So It Begins…

In just over twelve hours, I’ll be boarding a plane that will (eventually) take me to Uganda.  Hard to believe that a little over three weeks ago I hadn’t even yet heard whether or not I had a volunteer position there.  Since getting my acceptance letter, it’s been a flurry of packing, travel clinic visits, conversations with people who have been to Uganda, and never-ending to do lists.