Monthly Archives: September 2008
Driving to Kasese
Last night I had my first big dinner since I arrived – we went to the Italian restaurant that I mentioned and I had the largest calzone I have ever seen. I then got the first 8-hour night of sleep … Continue reading
Mud Mud Mud (to Kampala)
George took a picture of me at 5 AM this morning. As you can see, between the time and the sunburn, I am happy and excited. After packing up and saying goodbye to all the incredibly nice workers who hosted … Continue reading
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9/11 in Africa
On the way home from the farm, George was checking the news on his phone, and mentioned that it was September 11th. I had known I would be in Africa then, but I had been so caught up in the … Continue reading
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Jews are to Farming as Llamas are to Ice Skating Pt. III
After a chance to rest my feet, we went back outside so I could get a tour of some of the facilities and equipment they are building on site to handle our operations. The picture to the left is the … Continue reading
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Jews are to Farming as Llamas are to Ice Skating Pt. II
After a small break for a granola bar, we went back on the farm. This was the view from one part of the property – pretty hard to beat. The reason I had a granola bar for lunch, by the … Continue reading
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Jews are to Farming as Llamas are to Ice Skating
Despite the adventure last night, we made it! As I noted in my interim post-by-blackberry, the day started in ways I’m not exactly used to, but the hearty breakfast to my left took care of that. Today was crop day. … Continue reading
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Things That I Never Thought Would Wake Me Up
(NOTE: Internet access! Trying to catch up to now chronologically..some new posts below and one above) 1. A rooster crowing in my window 2. A prayer to Mecca 3. A devout Muslim yelling at a rooster for interrupting his prayer … Continue reading
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M’Bale and the Great Journey
M’bale is about 60 kilometers (you see what I did there?) south of Namalu. M’bale is the second largest city in Uganda by population, but it looks nothing like the developed areas of Kampala – it is essentially one big … Continue reading
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The Road to M’bale
Today we set off for…the north. Our operations are in the Karamoja region, which is a roughly 300-mile area in the northeast of the country. The actual town adjacent to our facility is called Namalu, however it is very remote … Continue reading
Kampala in a Day
The rest of today was spent seeing some incredible lab experiments being carried out by our research team (which is comprised of several recent grads from the chemistry program at a nearby university). A big part of our work here … Continue reading
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