The Final Week

In less than 24 hours, I'll be in a van making my way back to the Entebbe Airport.  It's weird because I feel like I've been here forever, but at the same time, I can't believe it's already over.  

We jam-packed our last week here with some pretty great adventures.  We safaried in Queen Elizabeth National Park.  We drove around in a little Toyota Corona and saw some lions, elephants, warthogs, cape buffalo, hippos, crocodiles, and many assorted antelope and birds.  It was all really cool to see, and so fun to drive around.  I'll post some pictures later.

This last weekend, Amy and I, with our Belgian friends Line and Julie, made our way to the Ssese Islands in the middle of Lake Victoria.  It was an adventure with our Luganda-speaking driver, because we could not communicate with him at all.  We spent the weekend soaking up the sun on the beautiful beach.  The sunsets were unbelievable.  The food was also delicious, and a bonfire made the perfect end to each day...well the two we spent there.  

All of the quiet time at the beach gave me some time to reflect on my time here.  I'm amazed by all of the great people I have met in my 3 months here.  I hope that when I go home, I will continue to meet new and amazing people, because it has been so rewarding to make new friends.  I'm sad to leave, but I've also learned that you should try to cherish every moment, because soon that moment will be over and it will just be a memory, and it's my choice to make that memory as great as I can.  

It's time to go home, and see what adventure is awaiting me back in America!