The crowd gathers as the play gets going. Not many people can afford cars, but many have bicycles. This is a parking lot for them and the kid in the suit on the left is ...
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The Revealed Truth: An Introduction
During my last week in Uganda a traveling evangelical crusade camped out in the playground across the street from my house. All of Kiwangala, from my neighbors to the motorcycle-taxi guys, came out to see ...
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My Sketchbook 2008-2010
Ugandan Sketchbook This is the culmination of my sketches from the last two years. The book in which I drew them is pretty beat-up from my travels so it’s going into storage. I’ve digitized these ...
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Popping a Squat: Constructing a Latrine for Kids in Rural Uganda
It probably wasn’t the safest idea to dig a deep hole in the middle of a school and not take any precautionary steps to safeguard it from children falling in. Nevertheless, it’s the first stage ...
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A Postcard from the Democratic Republic of Congo
Nyiragongo It has been a long time dream of mine to visit the Democratic Republic of Congo. Unfortunately, when I finally did, I left my camera in Uganda. Luckily, I was traveling with my friend ...
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Nsenene
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMw03PSYebE&searchbar=0&iv_load_policy=3&ap=%2526fmt%3D18] Nze nsenene. Nva lugendo. Grasshoppers are a ubiquitous snack in Southern Uganda. They are lured by lights, trapped in barrels, and then fried up in a little oil with salt. Kids love them and ...
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Nvudeyo!
That’s Luganda for “I’m baaaack…” I’ve been in Uganda for the last two years serving in the Peace Corps and this website has been on hiatus. Before I left in February of 2007 this blog ...
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Torture 2.0
Yesterday, my waterboarding video caught the attention of the Wall Street Journal and a pointilized rendition of my face wound up on the front page. Good Morning America called at 9 AM wondering if I ...
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The State of HIV and AIDS in Uganda
When I get out to Uganda next month, I’ll be working in the field of Public Health as an HIV/AIDS educator. This week I’ve been doing a little research on the climate of the epidemic. ...
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Uganda
I’ve heard back from the Peace Corps and I’m leaving for Uganda in a little less than a month. There’s about a bijillion ideas and emotions going through my head and they’re creating a traffic ...
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