Traveling in East Africa

So much time has passed since i last wrote!

So- spent two weeks in Rwanda- amazing place. So fun- yet surprisingly expensive.
Left Rwanda and went to Nygatare in Northern Rwanda where we met with "hutus" ( not called that anymore in rwnada- it was crazy interesting to hear them talk. They were in a program called TIG which takes perpetrators and puts them to work on community needs like building homes and stuff for their punishment regarding their deeds done during the genocide.

Then we drove to Queens National Park. AMAZING!
I saw elephants - hippos (SOO cool) crocodiles, water buffalo, african waterbacks? , two leopards, and four lions. We went on a boat ride to get close to the water animals, and then two game drives. The coolest thing ever to see these animals in their natural habitat and to be 5 feet away from them!

The last major days of the program were spent at a beautiful lake surrounded by lucious trees. We stayed in huts and spent the days hiking, laying on the dock, and processing our trip. Coolest place ever.

Drove back to kampala and now everyone on my trip is gone! I am here with two others at the moment. I will travel for part of the next week with a friend i met on the trip and the last few days i will be at it alone! how exciting!

Life is wonderful- and surprisingly i really enjoy living out of a suitcase and moving around every few days, there is just something exhilirating about it all.

Hope all is well. Cannot wait to talk to you all when i return. God Bless!

Love lauren