So I think last time I wrote something, we were in Mukono. Well, we've done a lot of things since then. So I'll try to cover everything.

We worked with MUMYO briefly last week, and I was not impressed. I don't want to go into a whole lot of detail since this isn't the place for that, but there was a vast amount of unprofessionalism, and we flat out aren't needed there. We tried to teach, but the kids have no structure or continuity in their lessons and they hardly speak English. We went to the local hospital the next day to help with some filing but were basically given busy work. Both days displaced people from jobs they were being paid for. It was incredibly unorganized and disappointing. I hope they get their act together or they won't be receiving many more volunteers. Luckily, for us, we'll have some research type work to do with Educate! in the coming week, which is a breath of fresh air.

We went to Gulu last weekend and had a great time. I'm really excited to be heading to the north for a month after the next week and a half. We didn't have any work to do while in Gulu, but we got to see so many friends. We stayed at the Kakanyero with Lindsay and the other MHIRT workers. We got to hang out with Jeff. And we were very happy and surprised to see our friend Apollo. We had a great time hanging out with them!

On Monday, we had a tour of the Invisible Children offices in Gulu. It was mostly pleasant with only a few low points. We weren't surprised to discover that we really like their projects in Uganda, but the problem lies in the huge disconnect with the San Diego office.

After we left Gulu we traveled to Kyangwali refugee camp in western Uganda. It's mostly Congolese refugees who have made their homes there for over a decade, though there were recently some new arrivals. Kyangwali is where Educate! has its foundations, and it is where COBURWAS was founded, which is an organization that does social projects to better their community. All of them were really great people. We were with all of the Educate! interns as well, and they're a great group this year.

For now, we're staying the weekend in Kampala. I'll have to go to Naggs and get all of my stuff and either stay in Mukono or in Buziga at the Educate! house. After that we'll be heading to Kenya for the weekend of the 4th (what a place to celebrate American Independence, eh?), then back to Kampala, then up to Gulu.

Hope you're doing well. Thanks for checking up on us!