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Food!
I’m slowly learning the unspoken rules about travel blogs….so here’s a post about food. Matooke Everyone in Uganda eats this since it’s considerably cheaper than rice. The dish consists of plantains (small, green, banana like fruits that grow in large … Continue reading
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SUN, JUNE 2: Kampala
Today we took a trip to Kampala with Ryan, Julianna, and Yuka to exchange money and buy the interns a cell phone. We ate at Good African Coffee, a nice little restaurant with milkshakes, burgers, and chicken Caesar salads. We … Continue reading
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SUN, JUNE 2: Professor’s Post: First days back in Nansana, Uganda…
This is my second trip to Ashinaga Rainbow House in Nansana, Uganda since April, and I’m so pleased to share this experience with two Ford Scholars from Vassar College, Sam(antha) Smith ‘14 and Malinda Reese ‘16. Every morning, our walks … Continue reading
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FRI, MAY 31: Tubasayukidde Mzungus!
What an incredible first day in Uganda! After two flights, a night in a hotel, a day roaming London, the subway, a train in the wrong direction, and two car rides (one being very bumpy), we are finally in Nansana, … Continue reading
SAT, JUNE 1: First day at Ashinaga
We woke up the next day to wonderfully hot showers and a huge breakfast, which we will be eating every morning at the hotel. We walked for 25 minutes to the Ashinaga Rainbow House and met almost the entire staff, … Continue reading
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