FRIDAY
Breakfast was held on the top of hotel. A huge stork landed on the other side of the hotel and greeted us the only way he knew how, by flappin around. We hopped in another car and drove to the village of Kikholo in the Baduda District. I was surprised at how quickly we got to Jinja, I may have been sleeping most of the ride there. We stopped there and had lunch in this beautiful outdoor restaurant. The food was delicious. I will now be documenting all meals on this trip.
AAH is in Bumwalakani, which is a parish of the Baduda district. Its goes district, parish then village. 6 hours in a sweaty hot van. We knew we had arrived in the village because the road told us so. The bumpiest roller coaster of a car ride I have had so far. The villagers laughed at how many bags came out of the trunk, it was quite a sight. Crashed on the bed when we got into the house… after a shower of course, a nice cold bucket bath!
SATURDAY
Got to see the school. Started setting up. Patrick and Viola invited us into their home after setting up for our presentation on Monday. Viola had a fresh batch of fruit for us to snack on. It is traditional that they prepare food for guests and it is polite to eat ALL of the food! Their little boy came in from playing in the river for tea and gave Lacey a big hug but was very shy around us. We thanked her for her hospitality and made our way back to the house for the second lunch of the day. Thomas, the Headmaster, came over for lunch at the guest house. I was so exhausted from the long flight I felt my eyes shutting at the table. Headmaster told us about the teachers and the school and how excited everyone was for this workshop. After lunch we ALL crashed into our beds for some much needed horizontal sleep.
SUNDAY
We hiked Mount Nusu and got our butts kicked. I went to the market with Cait and Jennifer to get sugar cane for the girls who had not tried it. We all sat out on the porch and munched on sugar cane as the sun set over the mountains. The air was cooler by the time we finished our plate of sugar cane. Played scrabble with Melideo and Cait, Melideo won.
TEACHER SEMINAR
DAY ONE
We woke up at 645. We had planned to leave at 7 to be at the school by 715 but that did not happen. We left the house at 715 and got to the school at 730. Breakfast consisted of peanut butter, banana, and honey from bees (a special Ugandan honey) it was delicious. The walk to school was so breath taking. There is just green everywhere. The village is thriving but silent in the early morning. You can hear the cows and goats calling out to their masters because their bellies are hungry, but the people remained in their homes. It was interesting to see the difference between the village midday and early morning, you’d think that no one lived there in the mornings. I later found out that there is no one in the streets because everyone for the most part is tending to their crops on their plot of land. Once you have passed the market area the vista changes dramatically. Five minutes into the walk, after passing home after home the right side of the road where there should be houses just drops off. It opens up to this enormous (think football field x 3) luscious green oasis. Getting to school every morning was a pleasure.
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