First trip to the village in Uganda

I've made friends with a nurse (Bobby) in the operating theater at CURE.  We gym together and hang out on the weekends.  This past weekend, he invited me to visit his home village in Soroti.  A two hour minibus ride, then a 20 minute boda boda ride (motorbike taxi) and we arrived.  His family prepared a massive meal of goat and fish with sides.  Probably my favorite part of the village is the massive amount of kids.  I made friends with about 25 kids while the family had a meeting to discuss some things.  We also saw a python being killed by a couple guys that stumbled across it while digging.  Great day, it's been a while since I visited the bush.  The family gave me a live chicken as we were leaving which I fried and enjoyed the following day.  I caught the sunset on the way back to the main road as we were heading home.  It's one of those moments where I have to pinch myself.  Things seem surreal so many times here that I sometimes have to take a deep breath and remember....

First trip to Jinja

Jinja is about 100km (60 miles) south of Mbale.  Known for Nile rafting camps and a large expat population.  It is small in size but has lots to offer in terms of adventure.  We traveled by tour bus for a day of kayaking, boating and fishing.  I definitely want to go back.  I want to bungee into the Nile and also check out some of the mountain bike trails.  I will definitely raft the Nile at some point this year, everyone that has tried it raves about it.  

Bungee platform on the Nile

the sunset was breathtaking

local fishermen

island on Lake Victoria

my friend, Moiz, doctor from the UK

early morning on Lake Victoria