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The End of the Adventure - 11/Dec/2010 13:42 - 4885 days ago
It is now almost three months since we returned home and we have been very busy catching up with family and friends, and slottin...
Farewells - 13/Sep/2010 18:00 - 4974 days ago
We spent last night in Entebbe and two hours ago we took off on our journey home. We are excited about returning home but are su...
Our final word from Kampala - 08/Sep/2010 18:52 - 4979 days ago
With only five days to go until we return to Scotland after this amazing year, it seems appropriate to follow the example of oth...
The Gorillas - 05/Sep/2010 18:51 - 4982 days ago
Our final fling has been a trip to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest (the name says it all) for gorilla tracking. Many of our guests ha...
The Royal Pride Academy - 17/Aug/2010 17:16 - 5001 days ago
Well! In 4 weeks time we expect to be home barring any airport strikes. Our attention is focused on end of placement reports and...
Health Visiting African Style - 15/Aug/2010 14:53 - 5003 days ago
Rhona -Most of my time and energy has been focused on increasing Reach Out’s research capacity and capability.For the last few...
An Adventurette? - 18/Jul/2010 17:50 - 5031 days ago
.... or a small adventure within the year's big adventure.We have just returned from a few days visiting fellow VSOers working ...
Kampala blasts - short blog - 12/Jul/2010 17:23 - 5037 days ago
We were shocked to hear of the bomb explosions in Kampala yesterday and fortunate not to be involved. Rhona and I left Kampala y...
David's last post from Uganda - 24/Jun/2010 20:44 - 5055 days ago
David:I've been back in the UK now for almost a fortnight. Time sure flies by. However, I had one last post to share, ...
Into the last quarter - 19/Jun/2010 19:00 - 5060 days ago
Well we are starting to count the weeks (13) until we return home– we are due back in Edinburgh by 18th September. We are asse...
A Day at Reach Out - 10/Jun/2010 19:00 - 5069 days ago
David:The call to yoga attracts gradually increasing numbers to the morning-sunlit compound of Reach Out Mbuya - the project whe...
Into the wilderness - 09/Jun/2010 20:19 - 5070 days ago
David:We're back. And, rather surprisingly, alive. Our safari trip was, for the most part, a fantastic chance to see the wi...
First impressions all over again... - 03/Jun/2010 20:00 - 5076 days ago
David:It's 7.30pm. An excited Glaswegian shriek is heard in the mids of the arrivals area of Entebbe airport. The lo...
Collaboration - 02/Jun/2010 18:00 - 5077 days ago
31st May, 2010We have had a busy month with more visitors. Two students, Carolyn and Danielle have been over from Edinburgh for ...
The Crater Lakes - 08/May/2010 14:59 - 5102 days ago
5th May 2010We have been away for a few days to the West of Uganda. First we went to Fort Portal for a night, and had dinner wit...
Easter vacation - 18/Apr/2010 05:53 - 5122 days ago
We had a week (31st March to 7th April) away over Easter to Lake Bunyoni in the southwest of Uganda. It is the furthest we have ...
Transport in Uganda - 28/Mar/2010 07:05 - 5143 days ago
Although maybe not untypical of Africa the public transport options in Uganda are quite different from the UK. In our past blogs...
Kampala Erupts - 25/Mar/2010 17:36 - 5146 days ago
Rhona - 25th MarchLife in Kampala has been a bit tense since a week ago last Monday when there were riots at Makerere University...
My VSO Placement - 17/Mar/2010 04:01 - 5154 days ago
Bobby - 16th March 2010This is probably the most boring blog so far (no photos but I thought some flowcharts might be helpful) b...
More Safaris - 08/Mar/2010 05:46 - 5163 days ago
Rhona -Our friends Donald and David from the UK have been here for twelve days and just left on Tuesday. It was great havi...
Between visitors - 13/Feb/2010 19:59 - 5186 days ago
13th February, 2010We are having a quiet weekend between guests - two have just gone and two more arrive next Friday. Trailfinde...
A good life in Kampala - 30/Jan/2010 11:47 - 5200 days ago
Wednesday 27th January.Well, after the excitement of Christmas things have settled down and we are both hard at work for Reachou...
Back to auld claes an' matoke - 14/Jan/2010 03:11 - 5216 days ago
Sunday 10th January 2010After a great Christmas break, we are back to focusing on what we came to do here. It was good seeing ev...
Our first African Christmas - 03/Jan/2010 13:33 - 5227 days ago
31st December -We have just seen off our son Hamish and his partner Morven after a really magical Christmas, mainly due to...
Living well - 21/Dec/2009 19:43 - 5240 days ago
20th DecemberThis weekend we have been getting ready for Christmas and the arrival of Hamish and Morven, our son and his partner...
An international week. - 11/Dec/2009 18:24 - 5250 days ago
Saturday 5th December.This week was very busy for us; Tuesday was World Aids Day and it is also International Volunteering...
Visit to Jinja on the Nile - 05/Dec/2009 18:02 - 5256 days ago
30th November 2009 We had our first trip out of Kampala to somewhere other than Entebbe.We went to Jinja for the weekend to...
Eight weeks in - 26/Nov/2009 15:30 - 5265 days ago
Rhona - 25/11/09Last week we had our second in-country training course now that we have had a chance to get started in our place...
Planning and Partying the Reach Out Way - 17/Nov/2009 18:24 - 5274 days ago
Rhona -Saturday 14th NovemberI had a busy time the week before last at work. There was a three day strategic planning work...
The harsh realities of Ugandan lives - 13/Nov/2009 19:02 - 5278 days ago
Bobby -Friday 13th NovemberThis week has given us cause to reflect on some of the differences between life in Britain and life i...
Seven weeks in - 07/Nov/2009 07:14 - 5284 days ago
Rhona -During the water and power cuts a couple of weeks ago, while we heated the water from the jerry can on the two burner gas...
Untitled - 31/Oct/2009 12:30 - 5291 days ago
Bobby -Thursday 29th OctoberIt's been another interesting week for us. The rainy season has intensified andi ts been cloudierand...
Back to the golf - 23/Oct/2009 17:04 - 5299 days ago
Bobby -Rhona and I are settling into our work at Reach Out and feel really fortunate with our placements in such an interesting...
Untitled - 18/Oct/2009 16:33 - 5304 days ago
We have had another very good week at work and feel very fortunate to have been given the chance to work with such a great organ...
Untitled - 09/Oct/2009 07:32 - 5313 days ago
Rhona– Friday 9th OctoberWe have a holiday today as it is Independence Day, probably four days is enough for us for our first ...
Untitled - 08/Oct/2009 19:52 - 5314 days ago
Bobby -Tuesday 6th October - We have started work. This is our second full day at Reach Out. Like yesterday, the morning started...
We have arrived - 02/Oct/2009 10:49 - 5320 days ago
Bobby -17th September, 2009. We are off to Uganda. Now the day has come we seem to be in a no man’s land between the familiar...
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