Comments | epona421: Better than Paradise? Oh yeah!

epona421

Better than Paradise? Oh yeah!

Mar 12, 2007 13:34

This weekend my friends Kathleen, Bailey, and I made the long journey to Jinja, Uganda, to do a 2-day whitewater rafting trip in the Nile, yes the Nile!! We booked the trip with a student travel agency, and our agent did a really great job. The only downer is that bus trip. We were on a cheap bus also, so it took longer than necessary (took ( Read more... )

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terrorcandy March 12 2007, 12:16:25 UTC

Jinja means "shinto shrine" in Japanese. Thus, you going to "jinja" is COMPLETELY CONFUSING ME.

epona421 March 14 2007, 07:50:05 UTC

well, I didn't see any shrines; just a lot of rapids and a cobra :)

yogini_t March 14 2007, 15:16:19 UTC

How befitting that one of your kayakers on the Nile was named Moses, ha!

epona421 March 19 2007, 10:53:45 UTC

hahaha, I didn't even think of that! So true!

Jinja! anonymous April 15 2007, 01:40:26 UTC

Hi my name is Tanner and I am currently thinking about applying to go to school in Kenya. I actually just went on a trip to Uganda, where I stayed in Jinja for a few weeks, while working in an orphanage. I had a chance to raft with the same company you went with and it was awesome! I actually met Eric, Moses and Jackson! Im sorry if this is a little creepy, I actually found your blog through the schools website and was wondering if you might be able to give me some insight on the program. My email is TannerJ44@comcast.net. I would love to hear back from you because this is something I really want to do, Im just not sure what programs are actually worth the money. Anything information would be great!

Tanner

Re: Jinja! anonymous April 15 2007, 01:42:25 UTC

I actually just realized I have an old livejournal account. SO in case you are a little sketched out my username is findingashesdog. Thanks so much!

Tanner