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This woman has never liked to cook. And fortunately, we have come to the right place. For those willing to spend the money, there are...
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Sally Leist
Sep 133 min
A Rough Road
The main road to our apartment - note the machine gun toting boda rider! Last September, a sign went up on the main road from town to our...
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Sally Leist
Jun 113 min
Wedding of the Year!
Weddings are a very big deal in Uganda. We’ve been invited to several in the past few years but have never been able to go. They are...
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Scott Leist
Oct 31, 20233 min
Ugandan Drive-Thru
Scott discussing politics with the toilet paper salesmen! Driving in Kampala is a feast for the senses. Not just the driving part, which...
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Sally Leist
Oct 20, 20232 min
The Hands of Friendship
While we’re in Uganda for Scott’s work, I’ve had the honor of meeting and building deep friendships with women who are also considered,...
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Sally Leist
Jun 14, 20232 min
Peeps Away
On February 21st of this year, my dear friend, Nancy Klicker, mailed a little package to our PO Box in Kampala. Nancy does this annually...
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Sally Leist
Apr 5, 20231 min
You Have To Smile
Everyday scenes, questions and compelling marketing for my favorite cookie. Click the video below for a delightful musical interlude on...
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Scott Leist
Feb 9, 20235 min
100 Traffic Stops
One of the things Sally and I have learned to deal with here are the police. There are police posts at every major intersection in...
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Sally Leist
Jan 24, 20232 min
A Special Occasion
Confessions – Scott and I aren’t very good at celebrating family milestones. It’s a bit pathetic sometimes but gladly, neither of us...
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Sally Leist
Nov 7, 20223 min
I Spy .....
I spy with my little eye….. Mounds of fruit and veggie pyramids lining the roadside, an open back truck filled with long horned cattle...
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Scott Leist
Oct 26, 20223 min
A Taste of Home
The notable Northwest travel writer, Rick Steves, tells wanderers to pack lightly because you can enhance your joy of travel if you buy...
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Sally Leist
Oct 20, 20223 min
Ebola
1. Doctors at an Ebola treatment facility in western Uganda. 2. Ebola prevention and awareness signs were all over Uganda long before...
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Scott Leist
May 29, 20224 min
Welcome To Flat 6
If you were driving through Kampala, toward Jinja and you took a short detour off the main road, past the Makerere University Business...
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Sally Leist
Apr 17, 20222 min
It's Easter
We’re enjoying a long four-day weekend. The city is pretty quiet because Good Friday and Easter Monday are national holidays. Kampala...
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Sally Leist
Apr 12, 20223 min
An Artist's Eye
Uganda can be an exciting, chaotic and difficult place. Kampala is the epicenter of that beautiful madness. When one grows up in the...
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Sally Leist
Feb 3, 20225 min
Rough Roads
Scott was born to drive in Africa. Maybe it is all of that Emergency Vehicle Operation training with the Seattle Police Department. He...
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Scott Leist
Jan 26, 20223 min
Happy Liberation Day
Editor - Sally arrived back in Uganda a few days ago and put together the outline of a blog post. She emailed it to me and asked me to...
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Sally Leist
Oct 16, 20213 min
Posta Uganda
We’ve had a few requests for our mailing address in the last few weeks. We still receive mail at our home in the US. Thankfully Maggie...
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