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all transactions here are in cash and it can get confusing when you have bills for 50,000, 20,000, and 10,000 shillings, among others. the dollar has dropped 13% since we got here, which is awesome, but the good thing is that the current conversion rate makes it easy to figure the amount in dollars. as [...]

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soccer is big in sub-saharan africa, which is like saying the gates foundation has a big endowment. the english premier league has an incredibly loyal following and tonight for the first time two england clubs are in the finals of the european champions league - chelsea and manchester united. i’m not sure who most of [...]

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someone must have heard my recent mention of missing mexican food. today at the post office we got our christmas present from my mom. two bags of corn chips and seasoning packets for fajitas, tacos, and guacamole. thanks mom! postmarked december 7. the box looked like it had been traveling for 5 months. though there [...]

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another great trip up to murchison falls national park. plenty of photos and comments over at philsgood photo a day. highlights included lions, birds, breakdowns and a new place to stay.

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written on sunday, may 4
i’ve been in arua for 5 days and have another 6 days to go before i go home to kampala. most of my time has been work, work, work but i was feeling pretty jealous that phil was spending a weekend in murchison with friends - and seeing 9 lion [...]

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paige was jealous (and rightly so) that i got to see the lions, so i’m going to pick her up in pakwach and we’re going to spend a couple days in murchison. planning on camping out on the delta. i got a nifty little stove today at the gas station. it’s a four-liter propane tank [...]

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so the andersonbowen.comBLOG has more visitors total and a higher percentage of visitors who stick around and look at the site than my photo blog, philsgood photo a day. not sure why. especially since i update the photo site (a lot) more often. and it’s owned by google. the only conclusion i can draw is [...]

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as this weekend’s trip to murchison falls shows, there are definitely some benefits to living here in uganda. one afternoon i can be working in the garden, wondering if maybe i should go to a movie in the evening. 15 hours later i’m getting in a car for a spur-of-the-moment weekend getaway that for most [...]

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paige is in arua for ten days heading a training session for her malaria project. i’m holding down the fort with the cats, and on thursday (international labour day, public holiday) tom came over to help me in the garden. he’s currently a deputy director for save the children africa but is also a big-time [...]

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