Today I interview my younger brother, who has done something that I would probably never do.
Live in Africa.
A mission trip to Jamacia broke the fear of traveling for Cody when he was younger, and now he’s traveled around the world, visiting our sister in Spain, and our topic today, studying abroad in Uganda.
He’ll share with what life is REALLY like living in Africa and also recount a hilarious travel mishap that includes tap dancing shoes, a trip to Turkey, and lots of sobbing.
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In This Episode:
- 01:00 The worst birthday present ever.
- 09:30 Deciding to study abroad in Uganda.
- 15:00 The preparations.
- 16:50 Culture shock.
- 27:00 Perception vs. Reality
- 41:00 Finding out the extent of our own impact
- 51:00 Cody’s request for you
- 53:20 An amazing travel mishap
and much more!
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- The Hidden Europe and the Unseen Africa with Francis Tapon
- Landing a Dream Travel Job + Study Abroad Wisdom with Ryan Warner
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Hey Trav!
Long time listener, first time commenter. Your brother really schooled you on this one! When you say he “has done something I will probably never do” by living “in Africa” (really, time to start talking about countries buddy!), that signals to me that you had better book a flight.
Best wishes and happy travels,
E,
Mali RPCV
@E- You are so, so right. I did totally get schooled! But I’m happy for that, because it means my brother is doing some amazing things. And guess what…I am actually heading to Africa now (yes, I know, huge continent, funny to boil it down to one word), twice in three months. In July, we will be in Kenya with an organization called World Teacher Aid and then in September I’ll be in South Africa. Pretty cool to see two different parts, but I still won’t be as cool as Cody, who actually lived there!
Thanks for commenting, really love hearing from listeners!