Last Wednesday I ventured into Kampala ..solo! Had to visit Dr Stockley at the Surgery to restock my doxy supplies, also went to the post office (nothing had arrived.. not particularly surprised!) and then went to Garden City. Sat in a nice (expensive) cafe and had a chocolate croissant ..amazing! Last weekend we headed across to Jinja. Left on Saturday morning, took us about an hour to get there. Found Jinja is a really nice little town. All the nice shops/cafe...

So its official, im rubbish at this whole blog lark haha. Sorry to anyone who has gone to the effort of checking but not found anything new for weeks now! (Good) few weeks ago all the volunteers met up in Kampala at our hosts house. Had a great time living the ex-pat life of luxury! Was really good to hear about everyone elses projects and accommodation.. or lack of. We were taken swimming and were able to wash with hot water coming from an actual shower - lux...

Finally got round to my second entry! I feel the food needs a mention, well Uganda isnt known for its cuisine.. haha matoke (plantain steamed and then mashed), posho (conflour and water mixed until solid), cassava and beans are all regularly on the menu. Being here almost 3 weeks, they dont taste half bad but it was a struggle to begin with! The chipattis and samosa's however are really delicious, never mind how much oil they've been fried in! On sunday we even l...

Here it is, my first blog entry from Uganda! Been here almost 2 weeks now and they have been busy ones! On our first night we stayed with James & Isabel, a lovely couple employed by Project Trust. At the time however, we didn't quite realise just how luxurious there house actually is! Last Sunday morning our hosts (a local person employed by PT to help us get settled) arrived and all the voluneers went our seperate ways. Myself and my partner Roxy (who now...