The only things holding me back from Uganda are...

1) Finding someone to move into my extra bedroom (who I can trust will not sell off my furniture and bounce while I'm out of the country)

and

2) Getting funds for my $1600-1800 plane ticket

I have enough money to keep my apartment, to buy health insurance and to have spending cash in Uganda if I can swing those last 2 things.

I just met with Sister Kristin yesterday and she and the Sisters of Notre Dame have agreed to provide free room and board in Buseesa, Uganda (basically in the Bush).  She also agreed to accept donations on my behalf for the plane ticket so that donations qualify as charitable for tax purposes.  So now I just need to find donors.  I hit up my old high school because they might have some discretionary missionary funds to give me.  I can ask my grandma tomorrow when she gets back from the Philippines.  The problem is that I don't have time to apply for grants, so I need to ask private individual donors.  If I can get 16 or 17 people to donate $100, it might be doable.  Does anybody have any fundraising experience or tips they can give me?  This is starting to look very daunting...