Still alive and Kickin

Hello All.

The last thing I wrote was of me heading off to Uganda. Well, I have been here over a month now and am finding it rather fascinating. We are here to do an evaluation on an HIV/AIDS education program, but being medical anthropologist minded we are diving into the culture as well. And in order to study the culture of HIV/AIDS, one must study the culture of sex. So far we have been conducting random conversations on the topic at popular local hangouts, bars, and clubs which has been a riot. Also, we have recently made our way into one of the high sex work areas of town and have befriended both a "pimp" and "prostitute" in the sex work industry. The interviews were very interesting and emotional and more informative then I think they could ever realize.

I am learning a lot on this trip and it has undoubtedly changed my world view. I have so many topics that I could carry in Ph.D. research and so many NGO's that I want to start that will actually do some good and that I can actually see in the field. That topic is for another time though. Hope you haven't given up hope on my blogging, internet access here is sparse.