The time has finally come for me to leave the comforts of home and spend 3 months in Kampala, Uganda. Although I am physically prepared with a camera, vaccinations, and journal in hand, I don't know if I am mentally prepared. When I greet someone for the first time, I am not sure if we hug, shake hands, kiss on the cheek, or bow. Moreover, although the national language of Uganda is English, most people speak either Swahili or Luganda. I am still not 100% positive what my internship position will be, although I know I will have the opportunity to go on business trips to Tanzania and Burundi!
Here is what I do know:
~Uganda is in Eastern Africa and shares borders with Kenya, South Sudan, Congo, Tanzania and Rwanda
~It was a British colony, and just celebrated its 50th year of independence
~The capital of Uganda is Kampala, where I will be working
~Lake Victoria is Uganda's main body of water
~Joseph Kony and the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) began their destructive rampage in northern Uganda
~Uganda has many natural resources, such as oil, copper, and gold
~Uganda is said to have amazing wildlife
Almost everything I know about Uganda can be found on the wikipedia page, which hopefully makes you as curious as it makes me.
a presto
Here is what I do know:
~Uganda is in Eastern Africa and shares borders with Kenya, South Sudan, Congo, Tanzania and Rwanda
~It was a British colony, and just celebrated its 50th year of independence
~The capital of Uganda is Kampala, where I will be working
~Lake Victoria is Uganda's main body of water
~Joseph Kony and the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) began their destructive rampage in northern Uganda
~Uganda has many natural resources, such as oil, copper, and gold
~Uganda is said to have amazing wildlife
Almost everything I know about Uganda can be found on the wikipedia page, which hopefully makes you as curious as it makes me.
a presto
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