Samosas And Farewell
Local food gets repetitive, hotel food gets expensive, and expat food is often far away (and expensive). So what is a consultant to do when they are staying at the Mille Collines for a month? They eat samosas. Lots of samosas.
Field Work
My March In Hotel Rwanda
What is it like to spend nearly a month in Africa’s most famous (or infamous) hotels? Read about it here as well as what to see, do and eat on an extended stay in this lovely hilltop capital.
Kigali’s Caplaki Market
Caplaki Market is a fun place to go in Kigali if you want to pick up some uniquely Rwandan handicrafts and chat with local merchants.
Kigali Genocide Memorial Centre
A visit to Kigali Genocide Memorial Centre is not for the faint of heart, but crucial in understanding Rwanda’s recent past.
Rwanda Highway Life
Off on site visits for the Rwanda assignment, covering Nyanza (aka Nyabisindu) and Huye (Butare) in the south, and barely making it to Musanze (aka Ruhengeri) which is a story in itself…
Rwanda: An Introduction
Is it possible for one country to be both insanely endearing and incredibly heartbreaking? Welcome to Rwanda, one of the friendliest, cleanest and most enigmatic countries you’ll ever travel to.
Malealea Lodge & Pony Trekking in Lesotho
A visit to one of my favorite places, Malealea, Lesotho, covering the lodge, pony trekking and private sector partnerships.
Defining Wealth In Swaziland
Our Capstone team travels to Swaziland to research new ways of measuring wealth for Pact, International.
Island Oasis on Lake Bunyonyi
Beautiful Lake Bunyonyi serves as the final stop in a whirlwind 48-day journey around Uganda.
Hiking Sipi Falls
Pausing to climb out from under report-writing in Mbale, my research partner and I take a weekend trip to Sipi Falls — a real-life picture post card of the Garden of Eden — and bring back some unexpected souvenirs…
Northern Uganda: Gulu
If you like real and surreal together, then by golly, Gulu is the place for you. It’s dusty and proud and friendly, but not overly so. It’s also two distinct towns on a collision course.
Into the Wild: Kampala to Gulu by Bus
After 10 days spent in Kampala, we were itching to finally set out into the field to begin our interviews in earnest. Our journey takes from the capital city over the Nile and on to Gulu.
Day Trip to Munyonyo Beach on Lake Victoria
We left town for the lakeside village of Munyonyo, stopping at Cassia Lodge (proclaimed the best view in Kampala). A momentous occasion because it was our first trip out of the capital–and–Alexandra’s first-ever ride in a matatu.
Kampala’s Sacred Places
Our first Saturday in Uganda was spent walking around Old Kampala, viewing the mammoth “Gadhafi” Mosque perched on top of Kampala Hill, and taking a private hire taxi out to the Baha’i Mother Temple of Africa.
First Week In Uganda
We spend our first ten days in the the capital city, meeting contacts, getting a feel for Kampala, and preparing for the six weeks of field research ahead.
Arrival In Kampala
26 days after learning that I would be spending the summer in Uganda, our Ethiopian Airlines 767 touched down in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) for a layover en route to Entebbe (Uganda).
The Uganda Assignment
This summer I find myself in Uganda, of all places, traveling around the country looking for answers.