KAMPALA, UGANDA

WOW. What a city. This place is pretty incredible. The hustle and bustle of Kampala was totally unexpected. I got to the border and wasn't feeling so well so really didn't want to take the matatu all the way to the city. Lucky for me a nice couple let me jump into their very nice landrover and off I went. We also had a bunch of other local Ugandan hitchhikers needing a ride home. The couple had been driving from the coast in Kenya so after being so tired and realizing I could drive - I was promoted to driver and owned the Ugandan roads for a while. Other than seeing a dead man on the side of the road who had gotten his bycicle in the way of a transport, it was a pleasant experience. We'll just put that memory to rest with the others I don't want to recall about my travels in Africa. It was bound to happen at some point as the main transportation around here is by far the bycicle. I planned to go back to my village on Sunday evening but once again the rush from travelling and seeing new places has already formed a new agenda for me. I've met a girl named Grance from LA who's been travelling on her own for over a year and I just have to join her on a short 'safari'. Tomorrow we are going to the "sese" islands (and I'm sure that's not how you spell it)... we'll stay there basking in the sun for a couple days before retnring back to Kampala on Monday. Monday night there is a big 'jam fest' at a theatre in the city... followed by going to do white water rafting on Tuesday at the source of the nile in a city called Jinja. Afterwards we'll drive together back to my little village in Kenya where she's looking forward to seeing what roughing it in the African village is like. I love showing people that place. I might not have covered numerous coutries all over the globe - but one thing is for sure. I have fallen in love with a community and it's people, and I wouldn't change a moment of it for anything.