I am now about a stone's throw from the borders of Sudan and the DR Congo apparently. Got an early start with my colleague Adwoa and her husband Biff. It's about an hour flight from Entebbe but we got diverted temporarily because, well, it had been raining really hard and the dirt runway was a bit waterlogged and couldn't take us. Betcha don't hear that often! So we landed in Pakuba. As we touched down, I was startled to look out the window and see a horned animal running alongside the plane. My first African wildlife sighting! It was an impala, and there were several more along the runway and fields around it. When we were finally allowed to take off again and head for Arua, I got my second sighting - about 8 or 9 giraffes a bit of a ways out in the bush along side the runway. I have to say, even from up in there air, there is something way more thrilling about seeing these guys outside of a zoo and in their home environments.
I also just had my first experience with Ugandan food. If I'm remembering correctly it's called Posho - it's a maize mash stuff, about the consistency of mashed potatoes. You eat it with other stuff as a side, like rice.
Okay, that's about as exciting as it gets for now. I have to make my way back to the hotel to meet the rest of the folks working on this training that starts tomorrow. It's going to be a long week. If I get back into the internet cafe, it probably won't be to write much, so tune in next weekend for a better update where I may tell you about more wildlife, my conversation with our driver about the war in Uganda or more strange new food experiences.
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