The first day in Uganda was pretty packed and I didn't get too much sleep. We spent about 5 hours sleeping in our hotel before having to get up and get ready for the first meeting of the trip. I guess we really started our work week with a bang. Though it wasn't much of a sleep, it was right next to Lake Victoria, which brought mosquitos to the room and after hearing the buzzing a couple of times near my face while trying to get to sleep, I spent the rest of the night completely under the covers with just a little air space for my mouth. This is how my wife likes to sleep normally, but it's rather a difficult task for me.
We are meeting people from various universities and private companies for our project. Our lives the last few days have involved crazily trying to schedule meetings and following up with people in email. It was quite hectic, but we are finally getting some success. It helps to know that people respond to phone calls and texts much better than email, so getting a local phone number is crucial. Waiting for 24 hours for it to register is rather annoying though, but finally, we have things working out.
We have been able to connect with the other Haas team stationed in Uganda and caught up with them. They seem to be having a lot of fun, since they didn't have to work on the weekend. Lucky guys. We grabbed some dinner and talked about our adventures here.
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