The first day that we were there we visited EDAPO. This is the organization that the Crystal-City/Pentagon Club is doing as their international community service project. It was so amazing to see the children and the teachers at the location. We were greeted, shown around the location, and even witnessed some traditional dances. That was my favorite part. Each dance had a story and purpose to it that sort of took me by surprise. 
Going to the location was such a difference from staying in Kampala. The city isn't as developed as Washington D.C. but it still had a little New York City feel with people walking around at night and socializing at the local cafes. It was a pleasant surprise! Kampala is certainly the melting pot for the different districts in Uganda as well as internationally. There were people from all over the world in that one city and I was quite amazed at how many people visited or did business in Uganda. I think that's a good sign that Uganda is indeed on it's way to becoming more developed and maintaining its status as the Pearl of Africa. The picture to the right is outside of Kampala. In the U.S. we would call this the suburbs or a major city, however in Uganda, they don't consider it Kampala at all! It's a totally different place. The reason I took this picture is beause I kept seeing these types of shops with the words "Authorised Dealer" somewhere on the building. It was just a reminder to me that the Republic of Uganda has a different type of government and standards than the U.S. It was actually pretty interesting and not a bad idea to have that on the buildings because as you go out to the more rural areas as we did when going to Jinja, there are people who are not authorised dealers who try to sell you a product.
One thing I was really looking forward to was the food haha! It was pretty good! I got to try Matooke (the mashed stuff on my plate), Peanut sauce (the brown stuff on my plate), and plenty of differently types of fish and seasoned chicken. There is a strong Indian influence in the food. Goodness! There was so much that I did in one week, I can't possibly put it in one post! So until next time!!
