We're nearing the end of the road here in Uganda! It's been a busy, workshop-filled summer for our research team this year. We had a total of five workshops—one at the end of June and four in July—with our last one finishing us up last Tuesday. The workshops discussed some socio-cultural influences on health seeking behaviors and some ways healthcare providers can attempt to combat barriers surrounding cervical cancer screening and HPV vaccination initiatives in Uganda. The discussions involving a mixture of health workers were very stimulating and interactive throughout the workshops, and I am very excited to be going through the data we have collected from the summer.

As of now, we are spending our last week in Uganda's capitol city, Kampala, just writing up our paper and taking in our last few moments here. It has been nice being able to work from the city, enjoying the views and good food (not that there is anything wrong with beans and rice!) as we work. Everything is made a little easier with a full and happy tummy overlooking some pretty sights! 

We're almost done with our paper with some few more edits; it is hard to believe the summer is already coming to an end. I will definitely miss the some of the people and some of the little quirks I have become accustomed to here in Uganda, but I guess all of us will eventually HAVE to go home.