Comments on: Uganda for beginners – introduction for new expats [UPDATED]

By: the muzungu

the muzungu — Wed, 18 Jan 2023 07:54:15 +0000

In reply to jw. Buy a local SIM card: MTN and/or Airtel are best. Read more here on "How to make international calls from Uganda, how to get online and how to send money [UPDATED]"

By: jw

jw — Wed, 18 Jan 2023 06:05:56 +0000

How does a muzungu pay for things with their phone if they’re only going to be in Uganda for a month or so and do not have an African bank account? Is there a way to do this?

By: the muzungu

the muzungu — Tue, 15 Sep 2020 09:41:26 +0000

In reply to TUKUNDANE.

Uganda is a great country with enormous potential. Infrastructure improvements desperately needed. We have made some progress but there’s still a long way to go on that front. (I used to work in infrastructure in London so I do see big gaps here).
I had an interesting conversation recently with a Ugandan. He said “why do people like you [bazungu] move to a country like Uganda with all its potholes and corruption?” My answer was that

we don’t move here for those reasons

but that there are so many other positives, that we are ready to put up with a few downsides.
Thank you for dropping by 🙂

By: TUKUNDANE

TUKUNDANE — Mon, 14 Sep 2020 07:21:43 +0000

By large, this is a better description of Uganda.
As a Ugandan, there are values that i really treasure in the write-up like multi-ethnic community but all people loving!Oh Ugandans are hospitable!
notwithstanding development challenges, this would be a country to live in.

The best climate, best people(HOSPITABLE), with agriculture potentials, only a few developments in infrastructure and medical care lacking, to make the country the icon of Africa and the fulcrum of trading.

By: the muzungu

the muzungu — Wed, 05 Aug 2020 08:54:15 +0000

In reply to mario cesar guerra. Hola Mario y gracias! Thanks for your feedback. Glad to be of help. I have just sent you an email in reply to your question about flights to Kasese.

By: mario cesar guerra

mario cesar guerra — Tue, 04 Aug 2020 21:25:38 +0000

Something wonderful happens when someone very busy like you answers a question from the other side of the planet, I live in Argentina so imagine. It is beautiful and makes you feel very important to yourself. Thank you for taking the time to answer me and, as the last line of Casablanca, I hope this is the beginning of a long friendship. I will accept your two proposals, send you an email for recommendations, and look at your Travel Directory.

By: the muzungu

the muzungu — Tue, 04 Aug 2020 14:27:07 +0000

In reply to mario cesar guerra. Hello Mario Cesar, thanks for dropping by. I'm thrilled that you have read so much of my little blog. Hope you are finding it useful. Do make sure that you explicitly ask for 90 days when you get your visa stamp otherwise you may just be given 30 days. In theory you can be in the country for a maximum of six months but immigration don't normally give more than a two-month extension after the first 90 days. As for internal flights, they are very expensive unfortunately. The last time I checked flights from Entebbe to Kasese were charter only. It would be cheaper for you to hire a car with driver. If you need any recommendations, just drop me an email. Alternatively, check out some of the tour operators in my Travel DirectoryTravel Directory. Uganda is a wonderful country. Enjoy!

By: mario cesar guerra

mario cesar guerra — Mon, 03 Aug 2020 19:53:58 +0000

It took me several days to read each and every one of your writings, I love your style, the enthusiasm you put in and the delicacy with which you treat the inhabitants of Uganda. In November 2020 I have to go to Kasese because I have a proposal for a relationship with the house and everything. Everything seems fine and my intuition gives me the ok. I wish it was in Kampala but hey, it came out in Kasese. You know Of course I am full of fears but well I will get a visa for 90 days and then I will see how I solve the extension Do you know if internal flights from Entebbe to Kasese are very expensive? thank you and I follow you read

By: the muzungu

the muzungu — Tue, 03 Dec 2019 08:40:23 +0000

In reply to Junie.

Hi Junie, I don’t have a job search site that comes to mind. They’re a fairly new thing in Uganda and not very well developed. There are a very high number of job-seekers and few jobs and word on the street is that jobs advertised do not exist or have already been filled…
As an expat, I would recommend professional volunteering with Voluntary Service Overseas, for example. That’s how I came to Uganda. You could also try researching via Internations or join an expat group on Facebook. Another means is to research NGOs and see one you might want to approach directly.
Uganda is a wonderful country is very many ways but the country certainly needs more social workers.
Best of luck!
Charlotte

By: Junie

Junie — Tue, 03 Dec 2019 06:48:36 +0000

It’s been on my heart to leave the US and spend a couple of years elsewhere in the world. I currently serve as a Social Worker here, what’s a good site to seek employment there before packing up and moving across the ocean? Thank you sir posting this!