WE MADE IT!!!!!!!!
Our 11 hour flight from Cairo to JFK full of screaming children went very smoothly and it was probably for the best that we did not sleep the entire way! Once we got to JFK, and made it through customs after 2 hours of waiting - we left Dan with his family and found out that American Airlines did not have us on either of the RDU flights that evening. After spending a few hours on the phone, again, our parents found out that our seats were never reserved for the flight on the 4th after missing the flight on the 3rd. Marc and Katie were panicking at the thought of having to stay in a hotel overnight AGAIN...it was looking like we were actually never going to get home.
Thank goodness for Dan's parents - who picked us up coming out of customs, loaded us into their car, and stuck with us until we figured out that Egypt Air had rerouted us through Delta airlines - so we definitely had no American Airlines seats :). Once we figured out where we were going....everything went perfectly! We landed on time in Raliegh, got our bags, ate american food, and went to sleep!
We could not be happier with how our trip went. We learned so much about Uganda, dentistry, people, and life on this trip. We are happy to hear stories from those that we have helped saying that for the first time in their memory they are out of pain, and that the villagers we helped will always remember us - they truly would NOT have received care/hygeine education had we not made this trip happen. We can only hope that the trip will grow and expand to fill the needs of as many people as possible, make a big difference in their lives and overall health, and to increase the interactions between UNC and Makerere University to further benefit both sides!
If you support our cause and would like to help us reach our goals for 2013, please click the links on the right to make a monetary donation or purchase a Uganda T-Shirt! A HUGE THANK YOU to all of our donors, classmates, Dr. Farmer, family and friends for helping us make The Uganda Project a reality!
Our 11 hour flight from Cairo to JFK full of screaming children went very smoothly and it was probably for the best that we did not sleep the entire way! Once we got to JFK, and made it through customs after 2 hours of waiting - we left Dan with his family and found out that American Airlines did not have us on either of the RDU flights that evening. After spending a few hours on the phone, again, our parents found out that our seats were never reserved for the flight on the 4th after missing the flight on the 3rd. Marc and Katie were panicking at the thought of having to stay in a hotel overnight AGAIN...it was looking like we were actually never going to get home.
Thank goodness for Dan's parents - who picked us up coming out of customs, loaded us into their car, and stuck with us until we figured out that Egypt Air had rerouted us through Delta airlines - so we definitely had no American Airlines seats :). Once we figured out where we were going....everything went perfectly! We landed on time in Raliegh, got our bags, ate american food, and went to sleep!
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| Marc carrying my bag - Uganda style. |
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| ON THE PLANE TO RDU!!! |
If you support our cause and would like to help us reach our goals for 2013, please click the links on the right to make a monetary donation or purchase a Uganda T-Shirt! A HUGE THANK YOU to all of our donors, classmates, Dr. Farmer, family and friends for helping us make The Uganda Project a reality!
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