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There isn't a great deal to report today, because very little happened. First of all, the good news: they came with the new hot water tank and installed it and, so far, it hasn't blown up. Tonight's shower will be the real test. If this thing starts spewing water everywhere again, I don't even know what I would do. ...

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, ...