Word of Mouth blog

This is an email from Darlene in Uganda; if anybody feels moved to help, please reply directly to her. This is obviously a worthy cause and I hope some of y’all will step up to the plate, but as she points out, there is no obligation whatsoever. – phee
Hi folks,
We’re really hating to send this [...]

Hello Friends,
Devanshu and I just got back from a month of traveling around Uganda with my mother. What a journey I tell you. This country is really so stunningly beautiful and mysterious and full of crazy flowers and even crazier animals and birds. It’s also infuriating, with unbelievable roads, and drivers that make my hair [...]

The latest from Dar & Shu in Uganda. Fascinating!! Thank you Darlene for keeping us all up to date.
- phee
Daily Life in Uganda
by Darlene Gage
Some of you have been asking about our daily lives here in Uganda. So, here you go… in lots of gory detail….
if you’d like to see some photos, try our [...]

Another letter from Uganda…  
Hello Friends,
We’ve included some photos (below and attached) of Devanshu’s project in action.
So far, the foundation of the building has been poured, and the plan is that the building will be completed within the next month. It was a struggle to get the project off the ground, as Shu was working [...]

Hello dearies,
It’s another clear, blue day here in Uganda. The dry season is trying to end early, so we are getting more rain each day. It’s not the same as BC rain though, as it generally lasts for only about an hour or two, while remaining balmy throughout. The main problem is that the roads [...]

Hello people,
Christmas Greetings from Uganda! It’s Christmas day here, and the sun is shining so hard we can barely be outside. It’s HOT, HOT, HOT! And the heat bugs are having a field day.
We just finished opening a few gifts with our new roommate (Nynke) and her brother from Amsterdam. Had the best coffee ever, [...]

More from Dar and Shu in Uganda
I finally have a moment to send more of an update on our adventure here in Uganda. Devanshu and I are celebrating our birthdays this week, along with another friend (Nynke from the Netherlands), who shares our b-day time and with whom we will soon be sharing a new [...]

We’re back! And what nicer way to celebrate getting the website going again after a few days being down than with a letter from Darlene & Devanshu in Uganda…
- phee
more stuff from Uganda
(for those who have not heard from us yet, please check your “spam” box, as I think my previous letters have ended up [...]

Hello Everyone:
Devanshu and I are sitting here in the “yard” of our new home in Fort Portal, Uganda. The house is a concrete structure with 3 very small rooms, all leading out into the cement courtyard which contains our squat toilet and cold shower room, as well as our dish washing area (which also serves [...]

I just recieved a communication from someone I have known since she was about a year old. TA Loeffler has always been one who would and could do anything she wanted.
Now she wants to climb Mt Everest.
TA is a Buddhist, a hockey player, an adventurer, a full professor, a film maker and an inspiration to [...]