There is a part of me that still thinks this isn't real and it didn't really happen but, in 2013 for the first time I traveled to a different continent. I'm really into travel so obviously this is something that I'd thought about a lot but when the opportunity came up when I was a senior in high school I brushed it off for weeks thinking "no way my parents would pay for that". It wasn't until I had actually talked to my mom that I felt stupid for brushing it off because she didn't freak out at the price or dismiss the idea outright like I had. She simply said "wow, really? That's an incredible opportunity. I'll talk to your dad about it." Before I knew it I was attending the meetings, being given itineraries and boarding my first long haul flight. My school had organized a trip with a charity for 20 students to volunteer in Uganda for two weeks. We did stuff like build desks for local school children, deliver kits filled with things like mosquito nets to families in need, and visit a baby orphanage. It was incredible to see and connect with people leading completely different lives on a drastically different continent. So I thought I'd share a few photos from my trip.

(not my photo) 

Delivering kits to families in rural Jinja

Murchison Falls

Safari in Murchison Falls National Park

Safari in Murchison Falls National Park

(not my photo)

Safari in Murchison Falls National Park

 As well as buying four lipsticks, I got Maybelline's Lash Sensational mascara, Maybelline Brow Drama, and Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Water-Light Sunscreen.

Left to Right: Raspberry Pie, Berry Rich, Coralberry, Pink In The Afternoon

Left to right: Lustering, Mineralize Skinfinish Natural in Light, Cherry lip pencil, Russian Red, Mineralize Skinfinish in Lightscapade, Rebel

The makeup I travel with is makeup I use most often, like my Naked 2 Basics palette, my Colour Tattoo eyeshadow in Bad to the Bronze, and The Body Shop Honey Bronzer in the lightest shade. I don't like to bring things I've never used before or things that are new to me just because I don't want to take the chance of something that doesn't work out for me taking up room in my bag.

I always make sure to pack a red lip as an option and I love wearing lipliners by themselves and this Mac one in Cherry is so good it glides on beautifully and is such a pretty colour. The other three are Lustering by Mac, Quince by Bite Beauty and Jullianne's Nude by L'Oreal.