Going back

Im sooo excited that I get to go back to Africa next week for about 2 weeks. My program is having a conference that I was actually responsible for planning. It has been quite a headache to plan this conference since we are inviting not only researchers, but also policymakers. This is the final event in the 3-year global research project on the topic of "Collective Action and Property Rights for Poverty Reduction" that includes studies in 7 countries: the Philippines, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Uganda.

We are staying in a very nice (at least, from the website) hotel on the shores of Lake Victoria in Entebbe, Uganda (about 40 minutes from the capital Kampala). We are also going to go on some field trips to a forest community and a burial society (more on that later). Even though Im not taking time to do any personal travel this time, I am hoping to visit a chimpanzee sanctuary, which makes me super excited (keeping my fingers crossed:).

Besides, getting out of the freezing DC is a big bonus!