Round 2

Hey everyone! So I'm back here for the second time, only now I'm going to be here twice as long. That means twice the amount of blogs (maybe). Yay!!!!

I just flew over the pond and am currently waiting in Heathrow airport for my next flight to Nairobi to leave in a few hours. I'll break down my schedule for everyone. The first week and a half I will be climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro with my father, who is accompanying me for this period of time. Scaling this has been a childhood dream of mine, and it's a bit strange to finally be undertaking this journey. From there we will be heading to Mombasa, Kenya where the following 2 months will be spent working with YCI, the same organization I was working with previously in Tanzania. I will not be working with the same volunteers as last time, for those who are wondering, though I think that this is a good thing since it will allow me to meet more Canadians who have similar interests. My father will be returning to Canada once the project begins. Following Mombasa, I will be moving to rural Uganda (the Bushenyi district) for a month to work with the Bishop McAllister School. This last bit is my own initiative, and has no ties to any organization other than the school itself. It will be late April when I fly home to Canada.

I've been told that the rainy season here begins in March and ends in May, which means that approximately half of my time will be spent in a constant downpour. Although this sounds bad, I'm eager to see how the landscape changes after a couple billion litres of water falls on it. Maybe I won't be so excited the 3rd week in...

This blog is only to give everyone an idea of what's happening. Nothing much has actually happened so far, but I'll be sure to let you guys know how the climb went after I complete it. Hopefully I won't be lugging Dad on my back to the top, he is 52 after all. A big thanks to Ky for giving me a heads up on what to expect when I get there.