today was a good day.  it was filled with conversations with amazing ugandan women, walks through the hustle and bustle of the city, gathered photo shoot inspiration for some fun shoots planned with Sseko Designs, and returned home to warm greetings from my new neighbors. feeling thankful and inspired…!

i heart bota rides

my new neighbors and futbol playing friends

i love this home

today is day two of a journey full of visual growth and adventure. seventy-two days out of the country, quite a few flights, and a few countries, but the main time spent will be submerged in culture of kampala, uganda which feels a little unreal at the moment because it’s a long awaited dream come true.

right now i’m half way there soaking up some good company in vienna, austria which has been full of some much needed rest and relaxation, long walks through the beautiful city breathing in the brisk, cold air and embracing the european way of life.

here’s a few words i wrote in my journal today on my thoughts for the time soon to be spent in uganda…

i’m really looking forward to being stripped of the normality of daily life. to get back to the basics with no distractions of constant technology, traffic, or pointless shopping trips. my hope for uganda is to live as simply as possible. to eat local farm grown food, live as much like the locals as I can and truly submerge myself with my camera. to document the truth, beauty, and strength of the people of uganda. i also hope to stay focused on the visions i have in me, work diligently, to stay on budget, to journal faithfully, and to be present in every moment in order to truly absorb it.

here’s to seeing the world and documenting all that i can.

you make my heart so happy.  come on, could you resist that face?  i don’t think so.

(one of my best friends–mary beth’s dog.) someday i will have a sister for her to play with.  i’m going to miss my venice family while i’m gone! xoxo mb, matt, and rosy.