Just A Refresher

I'd like to bring some attention to the bottom of my blog, particularly the text that states:

"The views expressed here are mine and in no way reflect those of the U.S. Peace Corps, any agency of the U.S. Government or the government of Uganda."

also the text at the top of my blog which states that this blog is,

"Both a documentation of my Peace Corps experience and a tool for communicating with my friends and family while I am away."

I have undoubtedly been critical of the U.S. Peace Corps, have expressed ideas concerning obstacles the Ugandan Government seems to be struggling to overcome, and as can be implied by the Romney banner to the right of this text, I have also shown not to be supportive of my own President who sent me here.

Isn't Freedom Great?

Despite all this frustration, I'm still here. I'm here because I feel I can still be successful, make a difference, and help accomplish the 3 goals of the Peace Corps, to empower the people of Uganda with skills and knowledge I have acquired in America, to create a better understanding of Americans by the Ugandan people, and to create a better understanding of Ugandans by Americans.

Should anecdotes about my frustrations with Ugandan English, frustrations with the Ugandan education system, or frustration with any agency of the U.S. Government be perceived as an actual threat to any of those systems I'd advise you to review the paltry traffic this blog receives and remind you that the Ugandan Government has requested American teachers to help it's education system, Ugandan English does violate many conventions of the English language, and my calling an institution of the United States Government ineffective can hardly be considered whistle-blowing.

So, in closing... This blog will be here, available to my family, friends, and people I don't remember from high school that decide to Google me until Blogger.com takes me down. Every post will be linked from my Facebook profile and I will remain listed on www.PeaceCorpsJournals.com.

I am sometimes bitter, sometimes inspired, sometimes happy, sometimes lonely, sometimes I feel I am making a difference, sometimes I feel like I am part of the problem, sometimes I think Ugandans do everything backwards, sometimes I feel like they know some great truth that was lost by western civilization.

These feelings will continue to appear, uncensored, in every single post.