Back in Uganda

Hello again! I have been back in Uganda for almost a month now, but for about 2 weeks I was traveling in South Africa. I went down to Nelspruit, South Africa, for a retreat with an organization called Princeton in Africa. My dad started this organization a few years ago placing Princeton alums in various fellowships throughout Africa, and was helping run the mid-year retreat so I was given an honorary invitation. The retreat was great, and a wonderful forum for sharing experiences. On one of the days we also went to a chimpanzee sanctuary, and on the last day I went on a day trip to Swaziland with a smaller group of people to visit a cultural village and see some dancing.

After the retreat, I went with my dad to Cape Town for a few days. I hadn't been back to Cape Town since I was 6 years old, and it was wonderful to re-visit some of the places I didn't remember as well. We went to Cape Point and the Cape of Good Hope, which were both incredibly beautiful. Lots of wind and good surf, and we got to check out some pretty awesome windsurfing while we were there. We also went to Boulder's Beach where we were able to swim with penguins! They were very cute and quite friendly.

All in all it was a great trip, though I'm happy to be back home in Iganga now (even without the beautiful views and great seafood). Love to everyone!

-Hilary

More adorable children

And finally, because I can't get enough of them, more pics of the children at Musana... Things have been going well, the children have been on holiday for about a month and are returning as we speak. They will be starting a new term at school, and are all progressing well and loving their new home. We recently put in a goat shelter and bought two pregnant goats, so soon we will be able to provide goat's milk and possible even cheese for the children. We are still working on getting sponsors for some of the 80 children, and donations are always appreciated for general support (i.e. food, medical supplies, teacher and staff salaries, clothing, etc.). Hope you enjoy the new pics, and I'll be sure to update you soon about my trip to South Africa and Mozambique in the beginning of February...

Trip to Kenya

The next set of pictures is from a 3-week long trip I took to Kenya with my friends Heidi and Chris. As you can see from the first picture, the Kenyans were about as excited about the upcoming election as we were! We spent 4-5 days climbing Mt. Kenya, led by our guide Edyphus and our porter/chef Loyford. Then we traveled over to the coast for some serious relaxation on Diani Beach. We met some Massai warriors, went snorkeling with dolphins, and even rode camels! Really beautiful country, and we met all kinds of interesting people along the way.

Time for an Update...Safari

Hello Everyone! I hope you all had a happy holiday season and new year. I have been home in the states for about 6 weeks and will be heading back to Uganda for another 5 months on Tuesday, which means…yes, I’m FINALLY going to update my blog. I apologize for how belated this is, but I have time and high speed internet right now so hopefully I can get eve rything up to speed now.

To start, here are some very belated pictures from the safari I went on in late July. We saw all kinds of amazing animals and got to take a boat down the Nile and hike up to the top of Murchison Falls for our last night. Really incredible trip all in all!