Freaking out.

kimheartsscott

So, Scott called to tell me about this.

http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/africa/07/12/uganda.bombings/?fbid=7aL1hJkU2BH

And I immediately starting crying. 

If this happened a week ago, he would have been in Kampala.  And, he's been spending a lot of time in restaurants watching the games.  And he just discovered he likes Ethiopian food.  I know that last one is nit picky, but come on, seriously?

Currently, he is 4 hours outside the city, but oh my christ if I am not freaking out right now.

25 more days

jelique7

thats effin scarry!

it reminds me when my brother called me from Iraq to tell me that the week before the tank in front of him was hit by a IED and 3 of his friends died right in front of him. i cried to.

so glad everything is ok!

kimheartsscott

That's so crazy about your brother!  I'm sorry to hear about his friends. 

The thing is, Scott had NO IDEA it was 2 bombings.  He was just like "oh hey, my friend said there was some explosion in a night club in Kampala last night" and then I googled it and freaked.  His friend supposedly gets alerts from the UN, and we aren't sure why she didn't.  Not very comforting, really.

I emailed his parents so hopefully they won't freak out wondering if he is ok.  His dad gets up at 5 in the morning and watches the news for 3 hours, so hopefully he catches my "he's fine!  he will call you today!" email before he sees anything about it.

He cannot come home fast enough.

kimheartsscott

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704288204575362400675683926.html

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Oh man. I just saw a story about this on the news. So glad he's okay.

Steph0871

They were just talking about this on the news as I opened this thread.  How scary!

Glad to hear he's ok though.  I'm sure you've mentioned this before, but what's he doing in Africa for so long?

On a side note... Ethiopian food IS delicious.

JessAndTrav

That is scary. Uganda is just a scary place in general.

Nebb

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_snarky-brides_freaking-out-1?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:17Discussion:d3d942ca-5422-4669-bd34-96d25f0a0b1aPost:dc761148-abb9-4c6d-95bc-7a0de9fc7dc9">Re: Freaking out.</a>:
[QUOTE]That is scary. <strong>Uganda is just a scary place in general.</strong>
Posted by JessAndTrav[/QUOTE]
Im going to have to agree with this statement.

JessAndTrav

KHS, I forgot to add that I'm glad that he's okay.

Seriously though. Uganda...it's probably the scariest and saddest place in the world.

ohwhynot

I can understand why you're freaking out and I am very sorry.  I wish I could make the days fly by until he gets home safely. 

SarahPLiz

My sister went to Uganda and Rwanda last year to speak at a conference on women's issues. No one but her husband knew until she got back, because she didn't want us to worry. She said it wasn't as scary as she thought it would be, but she has been lots of places that would freak me out and is always so calm and collected about them.

So yes, it is a scary place, and I'm glad he's safe, Kim.

kimheartsscott

As far as occurrences like this, it hasn't been too scary recently.  Up until now, he's being doing fine and even took a "vacation" to Rwanda last week.  Of course, this happens during the 9 weeks he is there. 

Steph, he got interested in Uganda through Invisible Children, but ended up not getting an internship through them and going independently.  He went for 9 weeks to fulfull his internship hours (he is getting a degree in Global Studies with a concentration in conflict).

He should be getting online soon and I get to break this news to him. 
http://blog.invisiblechildren.com/2010/07/in-loving-memory-of-nate-oteka-henn/

Thanks for your well wishes everybody.

katiewhompus

Aw Kim, I'm so glad he called you and let you know he was ok. That's scary

Bil is at the US Embassy in Liberia for 2 years so my sil does google/ news searches every day if he doesn't call at a certain time. She's going to visit in August and I'm going to be holding my breath the entire time.

kimheartsscott

He just told me his friend Tony was at one of the bombing sites (presumably with Nate from Invisible Children) but left to go home early.



Waaay too close to home.