Pictures!

Devin, Sarah and Michelle at the rugby match
Rwenzori beat the Kenyan Cheetahs 25-0

It started to rain out so Naveen put on her helmet. (Lauren, Peter (our boda driver), Naveen, and I)


In my bedroom using my headlamp to light my bedroom since my light didn't work for 3 days

Our view from the balcony - it's much prettier than my pictures are able to do justice.  One day I will take a picture on a clear day, and then perhaps you can see it better - but clear days are not often.

Naveen at the Nsambya Babies Home - an orphanage we visited with FHRI


Naveen and some of the other girls helping with the laundry at the orphanage


Naveen at the market with a backpack full of groceries

Devin and his new found friends Esther and Manou at Speke Resort

Sunday evening is local soccer (or football) match night - this was down at Lake Victoria at Speke

Naveen, Lauren and I with Lake Victoria in the background

Playing catch the avocado with our police guard Kigenyi (hence the AK-47...)

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