Everyone talks about ‘culture shock’ when moving to a new place.  I have traveled to a lot of places and have lived overseas for the past seven years.  I did not expect to experience culture shock when moving to Gulu, Uganda.  I was wrong.  I’ve lived in cities most of my life and didn’t think about moving to a tiny town.  There wasn’t much to do, and it was pretty empty.  I learned to live with it, and actually enjoyed my time in Gulu.  I’ve decided to show my experiences with photos.

My commute went from this: (In Seoul, South Korea) Okay, maybe I didn’t miss this part of Seoul.

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To this: (In Gulu, Uganda)

A local gas station – in Patongo

I always enjoyed watching the kids in Gulu play.  They used anything and everything as toys, and even made their own.

The work the organization I interned for, Caritas, involved community dialogue and discussion, which was really interesting and the participants found it to be very helpful when resolving issues within their communities.

Here are some more pictures from my time in Uganda

We needed a chicken for a photo and off they went!!

Traditional dance in Pader

A village outside Kitgum

Beautiful Scenery in Southwestern Uganda

I couldn't leave Uganda without visiting the amazing gorillas in Bwindi!

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