
NAIROBI, Kenya/KAMPALA, Uganda — Life has a way of throwing curveballs when you least expect them. For a reporter used to the daily grind, the sudden assignment to Africa seemed daunting at first.
My travels had been confined to Asia and the United States, so the thought of exploring the vast and unfamiliar continent of Africa was almost intimidating. Even my mother, whose greatest fear was my expedition to what she considered unpredictable places, expressed her concerns.
But before I had time to fully process the news, I found myself boarding an 18-hour flight with a layover in Dubai, bracing myself for an adventure that promised to be anything but ordinary.
My journey took me through Kenya and Uganda, where the serene beauty of nature captivated me and revealed how 커뮤니티 strikingly similar the everyday lives of people on the opposite side of the world can be to my own.
Touching down at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya, on June 24, our Korean media crew was pleasantly surprised by the cool, dry weather, which instantly dispelled any stereotypes of Africa as a uniformly scorching hot continent.
Late June in Nairobi offered daytime temperatures ranging from 10 to 23 degrees Celsius, complemented by clear skies and gentle breezes that set the stage for an ideal African adventure.