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My first full day in Kampala is coming to a close, and what a day it's been.

Some background: I found the place I'm renting on Facebook. As I've hinted at before, for a variety of reasons I wasn't exactly expecting the arrangement to be a very formal one. I imagined paying rent month-to-month and the whole thing being quite casual. That's why I was surprised today when I found myself getting on a boda to go into the city with one of the other tenants here. ...

I made it! After a very long day of waiting and flying, and waiting and flying, I have finally arrived in Kampala. If this post devolves into nonsensical babble, it's because I am very tired and more than a little dazed. It's 7:30 here and my plan for the night is to write this, shower, then sleep. ...

Wow, that month went by fast. My flight is officially less than 24 hours away. I should start packing soon, but I hate packing. I'm a chronic over-packer—I stress about not having enough so I bring more, then I stress about how much I'm bringing (but do it anyway, because once something is chosen for packing it is very difficult to put it back).

I had a very long to-do list for the month before my flight, ...

Hello! This is the first post on a new blog, on a new site, so you'll have to excuse me for any incoherence as it gets started. I won't bore you with an introduction. If you're reading this you probably know me, and if you don't, there's a lovely "About" page to get you acquainted. Here's the abridged version: I made a new website so I could share photos, write a blog, and generally do whatever else I feel like doing on here. Welcome!

I have wanted to create a platform like this for a long time. Better late than never? I started working on it a few months ago, ...