Sched!

I got my itinerary for Uganda last week! And any doubts that i have are now washed away!
The first week i will be spending in a Kampala Hotel, just getting acclimated and figuring out the ropes of being in Africa! that next week I get my host family assignment, which I am nervous for, but it will be an experiance which is all I am truely looking for. I get to go into Rwanda and go to a Genocide memorial (YAAY! and sadness all at once), get to spend some time hanging out in a rural community, and of course with my alltime favorites: REFUGEES!

I did a nerdy thing and joined the "uganda" group on facebook, but i have met some cool people! 2 of the 3 i have started talking to will not be there by the time i get to Uganda, but one boy gave me some really awesome info, and one of the girls seems a lot like me, in the sense that she likes refugees. So i am just trying to talk to as many people as possible right now.

One thing that i learned i need to pack: a headlamp! (a flashlight for your head lol). Apparently the electricity in Uganda is anything but stellar

Packin

Well my dad and i went out shopping for some africa stuff today...i have to bring such a a weird and random assortment of things, including but not limited to:

• Mosquito netting
• water purification system
• LOTS od skirts
• a fleece, even though the average temp while i will be there will be a straight 80 degrees (thank god..). When i am up in the mountains it will be cooler so yea
• as many pairs of capris as i can pack
• a single pair of jeans...which for a jeans and t-shirt girl is ROUGH
• bug spray with almost 100% deet

What's funny about looking at the stuff i am going to pack is that i have to combine my typical packing supplies, ALONG WITH stuff for a typical day in an african city (i.e. heels).

Here are some things i want to do while in Uganda:

• White water raft the nile
• see some Nile crocs
• see some silverbacks
• hang out with some Sudanese folks
• brush up on my Arabic (see how closely my standard (ie Egyptian) Arabic holds up to Sudanese and ugandan Arabic...should be unique to say the least
• Go to a Genocide memorial in Rwanda
• try some crazy new foods!

Like i have told everyone else...i really have absolutely NO idea what to expect, so i figure my expectations can't be broken too horribly...