Bombing in Uganda

I just heard about the terrible bombing in Uganda that left over 40 people dead. The sad part about it was that the bombing targeted World Cup watchers. I immediately checked the United States Travel Warnings to see if there were any known dangers in Tanzania because it is in the same region as Uganda. Thankfully no warnings have been issues and I haven't seen anything that has caused me any concern. But I will definitely be paying close attention to my surroundings.

There are 2 Kiva fellows in Uganda currently, but they just sent us an email letting the other Kiva fellows know that they are safe and waiting for word on what to do next. Africa is sort of funny that way as you can feel totally safe and then you hear about some uprising and violence in a neighboring country. All you can really do is keep yourself safe, and be sure to check in with your Embassy. I haven't felt any negative sentiments towards American at all, and in fact, the locals usually ask me to pass along their greetings to Obama. I guess I am lucky that we have a half African president in power while I am exploring the region.

Nothing else to report except that I stayed the night at a house where a former fellow lived. I wanted to watch the world cup, but the landlady had a friend over who sort of just took over the living space and blasted the t.v. all night. It was weird and I hope to find a more permanent less freaky living situation in a near future.