So, it is basically mind blowing that the program is OVER. It officially ends tomorrow but I am signed off today so I can go out of country. Most of the week before last was spent working on our papers day in and day out, but then we all handed in our outcomes of about 60ish pages, which felt wonderful. Our last night in Kampala we had a goodbye dinner with our families, which seemed like it might be very awkward but it was actually so much fun and was amazing bonding with the families. It turns out my little sister is a redonkulous dancer; she was by far the youngest one on the floor.
This past week we went as a group to King Fisher Resort in Jinja, which is home to the source of the Nile and many rapids and water falls, etc. We all had to give our presentations, but besides that it was a nice and relaxing week with some pool swimming involved. And then all of a sudden we have landed back in Kampala, and it seems we are in this strange liminal period where things are over but we are still here. But, things will get much more exciting very soon when I leave on the bus for Tanzania with my four friends. Here is a lowdown on the next few weeks (per my mother’s persuasion):
Sunday, May 17—Bus ride to Arusha, Tanzania (21 hours….yeeeesh)
Monday, May 18—Arrive in Arusha and find someplace to stay
Tuesday, May 19—Safari! See lots of awesome animals
Wednesday, May 20—Travel to Moshi, Tanzania, and hike in the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro
Thursday, May 21—Bus and ferry to Zanzibar island
Friday, May 22 to Monday, May 25—Staying on the beach in Zanzibar, swimming, snorkeling, etc
Tuesday, May 26—Getting to Dar es Salaam and taking the sleeper train to Zambia
Thursday, May 28—Arrive in Zambia, visit Victoria Falls, hike, etc
Tuesday, June 2—Take train back to Dar es Salaam
Thursday, June 4—Spend a couple nights in the capital, Dar es Salaam
Saturday, June 6—Return to Kampala, Uganda, via bus for one night
Sunday, June 7—Get to Entebbe, where the airport is
Monday, June 8—Return home! Layover in London and be back in Boston by around 9pm
Of course, everything remains tentative and subject to common occurrences such as bus companies going out of business, mudslides, swarms of giant garbage eating storks, military coups, etc. Just kidding, it won't be that bad.
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