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Hey everyone!

This is my blog that will be about my travels in the country of Uganda.  The trip is quickly approaching and I am trying to prepare myself.

Recently, I went to the Re-Entry seminar where the students that were abroad shared their experiences of their travels.  Having the chance to speak with the women who went to Uganda for student teaching have just made me so much more excited about the chance to go abroad.  There was 3 women that went and gave my friend and I lots of useful advice, like bring a flashlight and lots of bug spray.  I am definitely worried about being gone for 3 months but it will be good to have my friend Brittney with me and the support of the women that I met.

I wrote a list of some of the things that the women told me to bring:
-toilet paper
-flashlight
-sunscreen
-mirror
-bug spray
-universal adapter
-fan
-batteries
-light clothes
-first aid kit
-atomic clock

These items are only some of things that I need to make sure that I bring with me when I leave.  The international field coordinator just emailed me this morning so I can verify the housing that I will have while in Kampala.  I decided to take the $10/day room so I could have some room to breathe.  Also, the coordinator emailed me about taking a safari for 3 days prior to starting the student teaching.  I am so excited about going on a safari and seeing Timon & Pumba in their natural habitat.