south sudan

Friday, July 20, 2012

mid february, my buddy and former DC housemate, matt, came to gulu for a six-week visit. he ended up helping me a ton with my heavy workload, so i was able to take some time off for some adventuring in rwanda, tanzania, and south sudan. 

first stop: juba. i was very excited to see the world's newest country, but while matt seemed to be everyone's new best friend, i was harassed from the minute we stepped across the border. i was suspected of being a journalist on multiple occasions and narrowly avoided arrest by the SPLA twice. 

still, i kinda loved this crazy place. 








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