Work, work work

My apologies for the lack of updates, but we haven't done anything too exciting. Here's a link to the official Pepperdine blog where I posted some updates on our jobs.

http://www.wavesofjustice.com/

In other news, Jen, Rivas, and I are going to Murchison Falls this weekend. We're staying at the Paraa Lodge, going on a game drive safari, and a boat launch down the Nile. Apparently we are supposed to see an array of animals ranging from hippos to leopards to vipers. Hopefully I'll have some pictures to post when I get back.

crocodiles and cobras

lots has happened since the last little post. we had a fabulous america day (memorial day) party on saturday at john's house. it was just like home except the mosquitos were smaller, the beer pong was more intense, and the juleps were lacking. i lost my earrings at the bottom of the pool.. twice.. and sean, our resident water polo player/fish, found them.. twice..

sunday we woke up bright and early and headed out to jinja, the source of the nile river. we teamed up, hopped on our lovely boats and set sail down the class 5 rapids of the nile. of course as soon as we hit the first class 5 i launched (read as: was pushed) out of the boat. so that was fun. especially the part where i backflipped into the rocks. next time im wearing knee pads and going where there are foam rocks. we stopped on a swiss family robinson-esque island for lunch, then continued on down the river til about 5 pm. oh additionally, we went swimming and BAM theres a cobra. it was mildly scary. but it was awesome. our ole pal david decided to dive down and find how deep the river was..well..it wasnt deep enough. he came up gushing blood from his forehead. woof.

so while you all are enjoying memorial day off, think of us in africa who are working. (read as: sampling south african wines and pretending to work) hotty toddy, enjoy the photos.

our raft! with our wonderful guide geoffrey (world champion freestyle kayaker - boss)

david "i found out the nile isn't so deep" nary

the nile!

pepperdine does africa. with coach.

jen and our friends pearl and abigail

ryan + abigail + jen + pearl

america day partyyy

there are saints fans in kampala!

africa's first icing!! you're welcome.

jambo

the moment you have all been waiting for: my first post from africaaaaa! we have now completed three days of work in the court. so far it has been.. interesting. david and i are working for the criminal division of the high court, but our judge is coincidentally in malibu. so we have been left with the task of researching and memoing the state of juvenile justice in uganda. not a broad topic at all. we're making some headway, and today we visited the naguru remand home (juvey hall) to chat with the warden and some of the kids. it definitely wasn't as bad as it could have been, but it was certainly not up to the standard that it should be.

lucky for us kampala has its fair share of chinese, italian, indian, and american food, but yesterday we had our first dose of full on african food. i had matoke and g nut sauce. matoke is basically mushed up plantains...but they taste more like turnips/potatoes/squash. not as bad as it sounds. g nut sauce is their version of peanut sauce, so it was almost like pad thai buuutt...with bananas. you should google it. oh additionally, today we had some freshly slaughtered crocodile. tastes just like alligator.

oh also on the lines of food, the court staff have been brining us snacks and drinks everyday....awesome. all of their drinks are for sure in glass bottles which makes them more delicious. and today we got some tasty bananas (not plantains) and some samosas. which were tasty.

our apartments are cozy. definitely better than george page (and for 1/5 of the price). we have a little kitchen and one bedroom (jen and i are going to get real close) and a baby bathroom. but we have a sweet view over some hills. our neighborhood is interesting. lots of hustle and bustle but a few good restaurants. (and some nice hotels around to escape to) ill put up some photos. nothing too exciting has happened so far. we are going rafting down the nile with cochran on sunday. teehee. stay tuned.

ok so these photos are in reverse chronological order...super. enjoy. (sorry theyre so small. my internet is rather african.)

well this is a rooster. it was just walkin around the remand home.

here was a nice little fella in the remand home.

the fellas and ducks at the remand home.

our super professional group at our first day of work!!!1!1!!!

our creepy mosquito nets which apparently look like aliens. we havent untied them yet...

here's the view outside our window at sunrise. yeah...we haven't really been able to sleep past sunrise yet. at least it's pretty.

aaaand the sweet rave tunnel from my AWESOME... layover in detroit.

DTW

okokok. per my fans vigilant requests, here's my detroit post.

i love detroit. i love the detroit airport. ive never been outside of it, but i quite enjoy it here. they have everything i need: popeyes, taco bell, sky club. what else could a girl ask for on a nine hour layover. while here, ive done quite a bit of research on africa: most people dont know where uganda is, most people are concerned for my safety, and most people think uganda is in south africa. ehh. blame it on obama. hope yall enjoy the photo of the sweet tunnel that yalls tax dollars constructed.

anywho. we are anxiously awaiting our departure to amsterdam. upon arrival, we will have a 3 hour layover before departing for entebbe (EBB). hopefully all of our travelers make the connecting flight. stay tuned. get excited. it can only get rowdier from here. catch yall on the flip side.

Hakuna Matata

That's about all the African lingo I know - besides the opening lines to Circle of Life. That being said, I will be in Kampala, Uganda, in exactly 10 days for the next two months of my life working for their high court. Weird, exciting, crazy, and super-dee-duper. Stay tuned for pictures, comments, and humorous anecdotes. As our once fearless-leader, Andrew Jackson said, "Take time to deliberate; but when the time for action arrives, stop thinking and go on." See y'all in Africa.