Kampala and training

A few more detrails on Kampala and training.....

Danny and I spent last week in Kampala at a hotel while he had his motorbike training with three other volunteers. I became very familiar with the shops in Kampala while he engaged in this. Kampala is huge with many modern areas, shops, houses. It is filled with mini-bus taxis and boda boda motorbike taxis who couldn't care less if they knocked down a pedestrian. Traffic rules are just meaningless here. To add to the usual congestion, CHOGM delegates, guests, heads of state packed the city.

This week we are housed at a conference centre on the edge of Kampala for more VSO training...much of it placement-related as well as history, culture, cooking, etc. Accommodation is good, not posh, and we are so thrilled to have a hot shower! Meals are provided which are fairly good, but with little variety.

A bit of course-skipping by several of us has taken place with outings into the city for shopping and dining.