River Nile

I finally got a chance to get away from the city on Saturday. I headed east of the capitol to the town of Jinja, which happens to be where the source of the Nile is. It was fun to have a day away from the noise and pollution and see some greenery and breath some fresh air. So the town is a little strange. Because it's such a tourist town, there are a number of white people walking around, which is unusual for the capitol city. But at the same time, the town seems almost deserted and abandon. I found it ironic that the city where I've seen the most white people is also the city that seemed the most abandoned. Who knows. But it was worth it... now I can say I've been on the River Nile and felt the water. It was lovely.

Then yesterday was a travel day, heading to the north a little ways. Roads were bad and the taxis not the best quality so it took 7 or 8 hours to get here, but we're here now a little closer to where all the action has happened. Its an interesting time to be here, the latest peace talks are falling through and the paper today seemed to suggest that the government's troops were mobilizing to fight after discovering that the LRA rebels are on the move from the DR Congo, maybe looking to get back into Uganda. It's kind of a tense situation, neither side seems to want peace, the government even less than the rebels actually. So we'll see how that turns out. Hopefully those committed to peace can convince both sides that it is in their best interest to want peace. It's certainly what the people want.

And in other news... Uganda's football (soccer) team won their world cup qualifying game against Angola on Saturday. Not that anyone is following this, but I just thought I'd mention that it's very intriguing to be in the city where it happened. Driving by thew stadium when the game finished in fact. It's amazing, sports ability to bring a nation together.

Peace,
Matt