I met up with Chris, an Aussie who formerly interned at Carter Center. He now works for a S. African Uni in their Chinese research center, in K’la…he spent time in southern Sudan, working on a project meant to deliver radio transmission to thousands of people, on a limited budget, but for one reason or another the project failed. We talked about corruption and how deeply it has penetrated all levels within Africa, including other parts. Our conversation was shared with a nice guy called Rama (i.e. Ramadahn) at the expat pub, called “just kickin” in Kisimenti. A few brews in and Krisitin met up with us.
The highlight of the afternoon was learning how much there is to learn. Also, Chris divulged that the Fairway hotel has been a key location for African diplomats or negotiators from Southern Sudan specifically, to shack up and take residence for a few months at a time in Uganda.
Noah invited me out with his huge circle of friends to a Chinese restaurant in the middle of town, Fang Fang. While celebrating the year of the golden pig (? I think) in style was fun an all, Chinese new year really wasn’t worth 30,000 shillings…
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