Mzungu!
After going into the local town of Mbarara with my friend Bekah a few times, I ventured off alone to explore the city, and buy, I mean negotiate, a few things. When in a city, I like to be inconspicuous, act like I belong. This is rather difficult when I can walk around the city [...]
Africa, Part 4: The [Prosperity] Gospel
Growing up Pentecostal, I am all too familiar with the tangent known as The Prosperity Gospel. It sells well on TV in the US. It also has made inroads into many non-western countries, like Uganda. Christians make up 85% of Uganda’s population. I heard Christian music on the radio while waiting at the bank. I [...]
Africa, Part 3: Cleaning Dirt
One of the chores I watched the kids perform in the morning was that of sweeping dirt. I’m not talking about sweeping dirt from concrete in this case. I’m talking about sweeping dirt outside on top of dirt. I pointed this out to someone, and they noted how nice the dirt was after it was [...]
Africa, Part 2: Water
I start off my discussion of Africa talking about water. I didn’t give water much thought before going. That’s just it: I don’t give it much thought. It’s just there, always flowing. It comes from the faucet both hot and cold. Parasites are few to none. Our water is sterile. We don’t have to collect [...]
My Time in Africa: Introduction
From April 27th to May 23rd, I ventured to Africa. This was my first time in a developing country. Being that I am looking at International Affairs as a possible vocational path, I needed to know whether I could enjoy life in a developing country, and have that line on my resume. I also needed [...]
My Other Blog
Finally posting on my other blog, after a 3 week layoff. Sometimes it takes work to blog. Now that I have a few political-related posts, we’ll see if I piss anyone off. Social justice has a definite tie-in to art and imagination. Lack of imagination is the status quo, or just complaining about what it [...]
