Tag Archives: Africa
My sister vs. the dead frozen animal
10:34 AM. Astoria, NY. Our hero, Evan, is working from home until a meeting in Manhattan and is seated at his desk. His cell phone rings, and his sister is calling from her work phone. Evan: Hello? Ali: I have … Continue reading
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
