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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: 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...

Kalangala, Buggala, Ssese Islands: Ugandan Wikipedia and Lake Victoria

Uganda 2016

Kalangala, Buggala, Ssese Islands: Ugandan Wikipedia and Lake Victoria

Kalangala, Buggala, Ssese Islands: Ugandan Wikipedia and Lake Victoria. Jan 24 Kalangala, on Buggala Island in the Ssese Islands of Uganda, is a quiet place in Lake Victoria.  I assumed it would be the Ugandan counterpart to Ukerewe Island, which is also of Lake Victoria, but in the Tanzania section.  Buggala Island in Uganda is far more developed and makes Ukerewe (where they slaughter albinos for witchcraft) feel very primitive.  There are resorts and golf courses here in Buggala.  The...

Kalangala: What to not do in the Ssese Islands...Have sex…

Uganda 2016

Kalangala: What to not do in the Ssese Islands…Have sex…

If you smock, people will think you are a jerk! Kalangala: What to not do in the Ssese Islands…Have sex… Jan 23 (cont’d) The bus pulled into Masaka where Jasmine and I disembarked and I got cash from an ATM.  MONEY!  However, Jasmine tried four different banks, but no ATM’s would take her Chinese bank card.  We had exchanged countries and exchanged problems.  Life is ridiculous!  She was heavily stressed and decided to get on another bus to Kampala where...