On the road again!

 home away from home

With the travel bug you really can't help take an opportunity to travel when it is offered, so here comes a short adventure! Good karma comes around and this time it is taking me to Gulu, Uganda. As I hop on the plane, I am about to become Buganda again, Nakitende, as my second family named me. The family that gave me another sister and 4 fabulous brothers! Since home is where the heart is, I am always headed toward one and away from another. This time it involves leaving snow and fog and heading toward 80 degrees.

Gulu is a new town for me. I have been their only once, and sadly had Malaria the last time. This time will hopefully be a little less of a blow to my health. I am going to remember to steer clear of millet bread if possible and get my fill of matooke! Gulu is known for being a post-conflict region affected by the fighting of the Lord's Resistance Army and Joseph Kony, though things have been quiet there since my visit in 2009. The quiet allowed and in fact encouraged a booming expat social scene, but I hope to get more of a taste for local living that the expat circle. Expats for those of you unfamiliar with the term are internationals that have moved to another country for aid work, business, missionary work or as researchers. As such, the town has little hotels, a university and there is also a "bistro" with wi-fi mentioned that I will remain skeptical about until it allows me my next post!