High Speed Internet!

Not only have I returned to the land of hot showers and flush toilets, but also the land of high speed internet. I decided to celebrate this with posting some of my favorite pictures from the trip (some of which have appeared earlier on the blog). I took 2,863 pictures while in Africa so picking out the good ones can be difficult sometimes. Thanks Dad for your help!



Two girls before a wedding, Tanzania.


Maasai boy, Tanzania.

Maasai men waiting to be baptized, Tanzania.

Girl and sibling, Tanzania.

Dedicating a church in Tanzania.

Rolling paper beads, Kitgum, Uganda.

Ants drying out, Kitgum, Uganda. Yes, I did some of them.

I would like you to take a look intense look at this picture. Doesn't something about this picture just feel wrong? The middle of the picture where the subject should be is empty. Looking at it just gives me a disturbing feeling in my gut. This is how you feel when you see the IDP camps for the first time. You just have this feeling in your gut that something is so wrong about what you are seeing.

Beware of landmine sign, Kitgum District, Uganda.

Hut in a Rainstorm, Agoro IDP camp, Uganda.

Kids playing, Kitgum, Uganda.

Two women living with HIV/AIDS in Kitgum District Uganda. They risked discrimination and stigma from the community to record their stories a on tape that was played in the IDP camps about what it is like to live with HIV.

Agoro IDP camp from hill.

The girl who never smiled. Agoro IDP camp, Uganda.

Agoro IDP camp, Uganda.

Children, Agoro IDP camp, Uganda.

Feet. Agoro, IDP camp, Uganda.

Boy holding bowl, Potika IDP camp, Uganda.

Girl holding sibling, Potika IDP camp, Uganda.

World Food Programme food distribution. Potika, IDP camp, Uganda.

Showing of HIV/AIDS education video. Potika IDP camp, Uganda.

Girl and little brother. IDP camp, Uganda.

Clinic art in Samburu District: (In Swahili) "AIDS Kills, Use a Condom"

Clinic Art on Samburu Clinic: Training Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs)

Little Patrick, the nurse who runs the clinic in Samburu district, Kenya.

Women in Saburu district, Kenya selling their handmade crafts. This is where I bought the spear.

My fruit stand guy in Nairobi. You could buy two huge bags of fresh produce for like $4.

Fishermen on the shores of Lake Victoria. This region has the the highest rate of HIV in the Kenya.

Fishing boats off of the shores of Lack Victoria, Kenya.

A boy was having fun watching our soccer match. Kenya.

hmmmmm. Green slime in the making. This was during my cooking lesson in Kenya.

I really wanted to buy baskets from this lady in Nairobi, so I arranged a time and place to meet her after I finished my Kenya class, but she never showed. Alas, I wasn't able to bring any beautiful baskets back with me. At least I got a good picture.