Week One ~ Kampala, Uganda

One week into my stay in East Africa and I am pleased to report that all is going wonderfully.I’ve had the softest landing into Africa that one could possibly have. Much thanks to Lynn for all the wonderful connections. She’s helped to make this the...

2,500 Postcards have Arrived

When you set out to do an international peace project for the first time, having little to no experience, it’s hard to know what will happen.When the idea for Peace Pals was first born, my friend Ken Masters and I sat down to discuss the objectives and goals of...

Uganda is NOT Maui

Tonight I found myself in the washroom rinsing my mouth and realized that although the water looks clear and clean and we’re staying in this nice house with all the amenities, including a fast internet connection…. and you look around it kind of feels like...

Uganda Arrival

Across the globe. 17hrs of Flying. Two nights, one hotel, a couple mediocre meals later and into the Entebee Kampala Airport and the capital of Uganda we arrive. Lynn’s driver Bakali picked us up at the airport just past 10pm local time. A quick 40 minute drive...

London Layover

We left San Francisco at 8pm Sunday night, flew through the night, arrived at London Heathrow at 2pm the next day. Today. It was a long night, tossing and turning, luckily I had a couple of seats open next to me to spread out.Into London via cab. A quick reminder of...