Friday, May 21, 2010

The Pearl of Africa (by: Emily)

Indescrible....

that's what today felt like! During our lunch break when the kids were napping, a few of us headed off to a placed called Bugagali falls. My friend Megan and I shared a bodda there and back. The bodda ride was my favourite part I think. First of all, I just love riding boddas!!! Secondly, I got to see a lot more than I usually get to at the orphanage and around town. We went way out of the central city with the town and passed villages. I saw people living in huts made of sticks and mud and I saw children playing and laughing at little things they could find to amuse themselves. I saw so much lush vegetation and rolling hills and a lake...the view was breathtaking. Even when we got to the falls and saw the rapids and the rolling hills behind I was left standing in awe! Uganda is known as the "pearl of Africa" as it has such lush vegetation...a lot of people think of sand and desert areas when they think of Africa...Uganda is nothing like that. It's full of trees and rivers and long grass and beautiful flowers....it is absolutely amazing!!!!

Nkwagala Nyo,
Em

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