transit and arrival in Uganda

Hello all! I've arrived safely in Uganda. I'm currently at the
training center where I'll be for 4 days, but I'm not sure when I'll
have internet to actually post this blog. In any case, I thought you
might like to hear about how I got here.
I arrived in Philadelphia on August 4 after saying goodbye to my
family in Madison that morning. I got to the hotel early, so I spent
the early afternoon wandering around the Philly historic district,
seeing Benjamin Franklin's grave, Independence Hall, and the Liberty
Bell (which quotes Leviticus 25:10 "Proclaim liberty to all the
inhabitants of the land")
Staging was a great chance to meet my fellow Peace Corps volunteers,
who will be good friends for the next couple years. We reviewed some
policies and such, then departed the following morning. (August 5)
We bussed to New York, flew out of JFK to Brussels overnight. The sun
was rising as we crossed the English channel, and it was great to see
the Belgian countryside (I've decided I like Europe). We spent 3
hours in the Brussels airport, then flew south across the Pyrenees
(which were great to see from the air), across the Mediterranean,
across the Sahara desert (which is enormous, by the way. It took us
less than an hour to cross all of France. We were over the Sahara for
4 or 5 hours). We briefly stopped in Kigali, Rwanda before arriving
in Entebbe Uganda a little early. The Country Director met us at the
airport and we bussed to the training center where we'll be for
several days.
Hopefully I'll have pictures to post later (haven't seen much - we
arrived at night), but I'll be documenting my first impressions
starting tomorrow morning. Thanks for reading!