Emma VelieMay 14, 20194 min readEl FinAs I am writing this final (or so I think) blog post, I am flying over the Atlantic ocean from Brussels to Toronto. I am just a teensy...
Emma VelieMar 30, 20194 min readEnd of Semester (Procrastination) Blog (:Hi all, sorry it has been a while since I have let everyone know what I am up to! I could blame it on the intermittent campus WiFi, or...
Emma VelieMar 9, 20193 min readThe Night ShiftHi all. To quote of the Velie family's favorite movies, "I slept great, I got a full forty minutes!" But actually, I am sitting here...
Emma VelieMar 9, 20193 min readLions, Tigers, and Bears... oh my!Sometimes I have these moments, either walking down the street or running between departments at the health clinic where I think to...
Emma VelieFeb 26, 20194 min readSitting Under the Mango TreeI spent this week in the African bush. It was one of the greatest weeks of my life. Actually. I think the majority of that statement is...
Emma VelieFeb 9, 20195 min readWeeks 5 & 6Hi all! It's the fifth /sixth week of adjusting to my life in Mukono and there have been some incredibly high highs and some very low...
Emma VelieJan 30, 20193 min readMonth One... Done Yes, I am alive and well! Life in Uganda is slowly becoming my new normal. Each morning I wake up excited for the yummy (a new word for...
Emma VelieJan 17, 20194 min readWeek 2.... already?As I am sitting down, preparing to write this blog post for week number two of my Ugandan adventure I find myself with a lack of words to...
Emma VelieJan 8, 20196 min readWeek One: The One Where Emma Figures It OutAs the director of the program, Rachel, mentioned earlier to our class of 29 Uganda Studies Program students, we are in a stage of...
Emma VelieDec 22, 20182 min readWow. I leave in TEN days.Yeah, that's really it. I leave for Entebbe Airport in Uganda in TEN days. But, let me back up a bit and give some clarification to those...