“What’s a Gay?” and Other Ugandan Sexuality Questions
Weirdly enough, I didn’t sleep at all on the night of 31 May. I felt anxious, but I couldn’t put my finger on what exactly…
Author: Mari
Mari Goossen is a writer and researcher, passionate about feminism, human rights and environmental justice. Still in love with Uganda, she is currently making ends meet in Brussels (Belgium).
Experience Farming Life at a Very Unusual Location
Looking at the picture above, would you ever expect it to be taken in the Democratic Republic of Congo? Well, it is! Farm vacations are…
The Battle of the Great Apes: Gorillas versus Chimpanzees
When I learned I was going to do an internship in Uganda for six months, I immediately started researching the country and its highlights. Naturally,…
Tom’s Timeless Tale
Tom Karemire really is a living legend around Lake Bunyonyi — ask any lake-dwellers and they will tell you a story about him. At age…
Reflections from My Mirror
Travelling to another country or region and encountering the people of those places, always comes with its own particularities and challenges. As a graduated anthropologist…
To Fly or Not to Fly? Let’s Talk Responsible Tourism!
Ecotourism & Sustainable Tourism In recent years there has been — rightly so — a lot of attention devoted to ecotourism or sustainable tourism. While…
How a Gracious Bird Taught Me a Lesson in Patience
Bunyonyi literally means ‘place of many little birds’, and everyone who has ever visited this lake in the southwest of Uganda, knows that that is…
This Book is for Every Non-African in Africa
It is 23 January 2021 in the morning, I have to be at the airport in 2 hours. My luggage already weighs 25 kilograms, two…
First GHE Interns’ First Ugandan Impressions
We are Mari and Niels, 25 and 23 years old and both students of International Cooperation at UCLL in Belgium, ready for our Ugandan adventure at Lake Bunyonyi. These are…