Mzungu in the Heart of Africa

In the Lugandan language of Southern Uganda "Mzungu" means simply "white person." And this Mzungu is going on the trek of his life, traveling to the great nations of Uganda and Rwanda to explore and learn about their troubled pasts and (hopefully) bright futures.

Thursday, December 23, 2010

Kabaka, Amin, a Mosque, and Casinos = one awesome day

My time in East Africa is rapidly approaching its end. I just received confirmation that I will be leaving about 6 days early beca...

Monday, December 20, 2010

The Stuff I Couldn’t Tell You

There are a number of things we aren’t allowed to do on an SIT trip: drugs, “relations” with our academic directors, riding boda b...

Friday, December 10, 2010

All Good Things Must Come to an End

I have turned in my ISP and I just presented my project to the group yesterday (19 minutes and thirty seconds, yikes). It's time for me ...

Sunday, December 5, 2010

Evac, Europe, and Nakivale Update

Evacuation We went the way of the Peace Corps. A few days into the much talked about plague we received a phone call from our aca...

Friday, December 3, 2010

Counting, ISP, Illness Update and Home

Counting Math isn’t my strong point, never has been, probably never will be. But life abroad is a lot about the little calculations; my si...

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Unknown Illnesses and the Help that Hurts

Disease Ebola. One of the most deadly diseases known to man, with in a week 89% of people die. It’s one of the diseases that I le...

Sunday, November 28, 2010

The House and the "Marathon"

The House I am back in Gulu and I couldn’t be happier. I spent a few nights at the Acholi Ber (Yes, it’s spelled “Ber”) Hotel but...

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About Me

Chase: I am a Bowdoin Junior on his semester abroad in Uganda and Rwanda with the School for International Training (SIT).

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