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Our bags are loaded onto a pickup
truck for the drive from Kampala to Bululu. Bululu is the name of
the village, which is located within the sub-county of Muterere, which
is located in the district of Bugiri, one of 56 districts in Uganda. |
| Here is our team photo before
hopping into the taxis to begin our ride to Bululu. From left to
right (Top-row): Dave, Bonnie, Luke, Jared, Jaime (Habitat employee
stationed in Kampala), Eden, Doug, Ronald (Habitat employee stationed
in Kampala), Mike, Betsy. (Middle-row): Tymberlee, Shannon, Joy,
Stephanie, Marian. (Kneeling) Jen, Nicholas, Juanita (pronounced
Jin-ee-ta). |
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A view of Kampala from the clinic
where we stopped to have Stephanie treated. Keep in mind, these
houses belong to some of the better-off people in Uganda. |
| On the road to Bululu. Uganda
was a British protectorate and as such, they drive on the left side of
the road. Notice the electrical lines on the left side of the
road - these quickly disappeared when we entered the rural parts of the
country. |
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A view of a Ugandan village taken
from our speeding car. Bicycles are used to transport almost
anything in Uganda. Here, a gent is using one to transport a bulk
of bananas twice as large as he is. |
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A view of one of many villages we
passed on the way to Bululu. Notice the mud caked on the road -
August and the first part of September is one of three rainy seasons in
Uganda and as such, flooding and erosion are a constant concern during
these times.
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This sign indicates we are entering
the district of Bugiri. Bugiri is located at the southeastern
corner of Uganda. It is bordered by Lake Victoria to the south
and the eastern border is less than 50km from the Kenyan border.
With a surface area of 5700 square km (2200 square miles), it is
roughly the size of Delaware. |
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we drove up to the main square of Bululu, children were running after
the taxis, laughing and waving. |
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Once exiting the taxis, we were
immediately surrounded by children. They wanted to touch us, to
hug us and to follow us everywhere. They were particularly
fascinated by my arm-hair! |
| Here, Jared has taken a picture of
the children and is showing them the image on his digital camera while
Stephanie and Eden look on. Most of these children have never
seen a picture of themselves, much less a digital camera. |
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Here,
Luke, Dave and Doug prepare their dinner plates. Doug is scooping
out a spoonful of Matoke - see the Day 3 page for more information on
this delicious Ugandan dish. |
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dusk approached, we relaxed and began to get to know the children of
the village. Here, the child on the far-right of the photo is
named Farhan ("Far-hahn"). We would become good friends over the
course of our stay in Bululu. |
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