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Walking on Eggshells - Bery's Place - The Ugandan Sexual Abuse Recovery Home of 43 Young Girls

Education / Uganda 2016

Walking on Eggshells – Bery’s Place – The Ugandan Sexual Abuse Recovery Home of 43 Young Girls

Walking on Eggshells Bery’s Place – The Sexual Abuse Recovery Home of 43 Ugandan Girls Sometimes one ends up in situations they could never expect.  Actually, it seems to be a daily part of my existence as a man on the road trying to avoid the mainstream.  Gifts of people and of life just sort of fall at my feet.  Maybe that is part of being as open as possible to everything around me… My local friend and I were...

Kalangala, Ssese Islands to Masaka: The Perks and Disadvantages of Caucasian-ing

Uganda 2016

Kalangala, Ssese Islands to Masaka: The Perks and Disadvantages of Caucasian-ing

Kalangala, Ssese Islands to Masaka: The Perks and Disadvantages of Caucasian-ing. Jan 26 Shortly after I got moving this morning, there was a knock on the door of my guestroom and one of the girls from Bery’s Place brought me a tray with coffee and cookies on it.  So sweet.  I finished the temporary breakfast and walked outside of the door of my guest room to find that my shoes had been washed and re-laced.  By the time I returned...

Kalangala, Ssese Islands: Performing Arts Recital

Uganda 2016

Kalangala, Ssese Islands: Performing Arts Recital

Kalangala, Ssese Islands: Performing Arts Recital. Jan 25 I moved out of Dreamland and caught a motorcycle taxi to Bery’s Place in the village of Mweena.  Many of his 23 daughters approached me to personally welcome me back as I took my things to the guestroom.  On the front lawn, the girls had a dance instructor sitting off to the side who comes to teach them traditional dance.  The girls were in the middle of practicing a routine, where they...