From Masaka

Quick hello from Masaka, Uganda. We're on our way down to the school at Kibaale, and stopped by an internet cafe for one last fix :)

Our last day of filming in Rwanda was a bust... we had a Gacaca court lined up that was already in the stage of trying prisoners, but for some reason they weren't meeting that day. We went to two other courts, but most Gacaca's only sit on Fridays or Sundays.... so we were out of luck. That's a big disappointment, but we have a contact at the local news station who can hopefully get us some footage within our budget (i.e. less than $50).

We tried again for the helicopter shot, but again no luck there... the place won't be operating again for another month.

The drive here has been uneventful. The border was interesting... about seven offices to stop by and get approval to go through the gate. We stayed in a small place in Kabale for $8/night. Got some good shots off the balcony before turning in to the sounds of the bar and the soccer game on below.

I'll be helping Jim film his project for the next couple days, then fly out of Entebbe on Sunday night... and back into the real world :)