Thanksgiving we traveled up to Gulu, which is in the
northern part of Uganda. We spent the long weekend with about 40 other
volunteers, making delicious American food and spending time with each other.
It was amazing to see the differences between the north and the southwest. The
terrain was much different, and Gulu itself has a lot of funding from USAID and
other organizations. Which means people were able to sit in an American style
coffee shop and surf the web to their hearts content, after swimming at a
wonderful pool at one of the local hotels. There were still LRA relief camps,
which is where a lot of the attention is still placed. But as for the benefit
of them, that all depends on who you talk to.
It
was an amazing weekend, which was great to be part of considering it was my
first holiday away from my family. Although they were dearly missed.
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