Our apologies if you've been checking our blog for updates but found none in the past 3 weeks+. Yes we're both still safe! It's the dire lack of electricity and our engagement with Kitega Community Centre that didn't allow us to post anything. For our friends not on Facebook, do check out our volunteering experience at this <a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=126300&id=746514497">link</a>.
We now find ourselves in Ethiopia, our last country before heading back to Singapore in a few weeks' time. This is a vastly different country from Tanzania and Uganda which we traversed through. An ancient Christian nation poorly understood by outsiders (including us), burdened with the dubious honor of 3rd last in UN's HDI index, and suffering from an external image crisis that usually invokes the infamous photograph of a vulture waiting to pounce on a starving girl.
But our travel guide rightly stated that Ethiopia's yet safe from violent crime despite the outright-visible crippling poverty we see on the streets, full of treasures (including the biblical Ark of the Covenant), and a fascinatingly foreign country to visit. Whenever electricity permits, will post more updates soon!
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