Thursday, 2 November 2017

My Short Stay in Geneva

So last week I got an opportunity to in Geneva, Switzerland. I arrived on October 23rd and specifically resided at Hôtel Mon Repos. Its beautiful hotel to stay. Just within reach of the city bus and train and a bit quiet.  

I don't intend to delve into the details of my trip but just to let you know that I had travelled to learn. 

Learning never ends! I got to learn for example about the right to privacy. I got to interact with people who use and inject drugs. And as long as they used the drugs by themselves, who are you to question them ? They use these drugs by choice and they don't harm or influence anybody. So let them be. I leant that. 

But most importantly, I learnt that presidents if nations retire and live in freedom. In such deep freedom that one one knows a lot about them. so one of the former presidents of Switzerland came to my class and offered a lecture. Ruth Dreifuss came to class, simple with no escorts and smiled. she hugged some of the participants easily and answered our questions. 

I rode back home aboard the blue KLM Royal Dutch airlines

At Entebbe Airport, the place is still decorated by mobile telecom company details.  

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