Firefighting…Hummingbird Style

Firefighting…Hummingbird Style

World history shows that individuals and small groups do make a difference in bringing about change in their societies.  Often people think that the small thing that they can do won’t change a thing, WRONG!!! Why are we encouraged simply to vote when elections...
Troubles Here…Troubles There

Troubles Here…Troubles There

Uganda is about to hold a national election on February 18, an event which could trigger violence.  The whole country is abuzz about it.   Even though the State Department has issued a travel alert for citizens visiting or residing in Uganda, and I have duly...
The Night Drive, Northern Uganda

The Night Drive, Northern Uganda

Hello from extremely dry, sweltering, windy blowing dirt Northern Uganda. This place reminds me a lot of the Texas Panhandle, Palo Duro Area in the dead of summer.  They even get torrential rains like we do, only we have shelters, our homes, to get inside, most here...
Arrival to Jinja

Arrival to Jinja

Today I had the pleasure of driving through the lush and gorgeous Mabira Forest. It is one of the very few tropical rain forests in Uganda. Along the road there were workers on the Tea Plantation picking green succulent newly green tea leaves and sugar cane...
Arrival to Jinja

Sleepless in Kampala

1/10/11 I don’t know what happens, after several days of having my time already switched over after traveling, the insomnia hits. Without my bags I don’t have my herbal sleep remedy so I’m here, awake while all you beautiful people at home are...