JulyJuniper

Everyone who wants to go to Uganda should look at:
http://www.invisiblechildren.com/home.php

It’s an incredible movement for the displaced children from the war in Uganda. I was on a flight from San Diego (where the org is located in the States) to my home town and I was sitting next to the financial officer. He gave me a bracelet that represents a child. The bracelets are made by people in Uganda and the proceeds go directly to them. Just by his story of his trip to Uganda and what I have seen on the website, I want to go to work there. It would be incredible!

I feel so blessed to have gone to this amazing country even if I only went to Yangon. I saw so many monks and nuns, i fed some during a feeding ceremony, i participated in a meditation, i met a head monk, i visited the shwedagon pagoda, i met amazing people, i saw heartbreaking poverty and gave food and money to children who deserved it more than any i’ve seen, i saw the junta in practice and feared the men with AK40 guns…overall i would say this was by far a worthwhile and intense place.

the sad thing is that I went on Semester at Sea and I was probably the last voyage to go because they have decided to take it off the itinerary because the nobel prize winner supposed to be leader is under house arrest and the junta is a terrible government.

just to let everyone know to join the campaign for burma!

http://www.uscampaignforburma.org/