We went on a Safari today, led by our new friends John and Billy. The outing was partly to have a lot of fun, but also for all of us to get to know one another and for Billy and John to give us an orientation training to the culture of Uganda, their work there and what our work was going to be. We saw everything from Hippos, crocodiles, elephants, giraffes, dick-dicks, water buffalo, water bucks, bush bucks, impalas, kobs, lizards, and all kinds of birds. We rode through the park on top of the trucks and even took a boat ride up and down the Nile to see the bottom end of the 
massive Merchison Falls and see all kinds of wildlife. It felt to be a true experience of Africa and we all (shamefully) sang theme songs from the Lion King throughout the entire day. It was beautiful to see the endless landscape unimpeded by a window and unlimited by the frame of a camera. But as exciting as it all was, I can't help but feel restless for something more and I can't help but feel even all this beauty but a shallow taste of Africa when there is so much yet to do and so many people who are untouched: are they not a part of Africa also?
massive Merchison Falls and see all kinds of wildlife. It felt to be a true experience of Africa and we all (shamefully) sang theme songs from the Lion King throughout the entire day. It was beautiful to see the endless landscape unimpeded by a window and unlimited by the frame of a camera. But as exciting as it all was, I can't help but feel restless for something more and I can't help but feel even all this beauty but a shallow taste of Africa when there is so much yet to do and so many people who are untouched: are they not a part of Africa also?Tomorrow we meet Arua.
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