Exploring the City!

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

This morning I woke up to loud singing and shouting…it was the military marking through the street with proud voices…I’m not exactly sure why. Today we had school again. It was more interesting today in both classes. For my last class, we had a guest speaker come talk to us….we were talking about oral literature and basically said riddles, Ugandan and American, the whole time. Pretty good day in classes except for my terrible stomach ache…it hurt earlier today when we were looking for lunch and came back during class…it keeps coming and going so I am resting now. Anyway, lunch is always fun…an adventure for sure! Today, I went with Jenny, Joy, Peter, and Eli to a restaurant for lunch…it was a pretty nice place. We were seated in a bamboo walled, thatched roof, cemented floor hut, kinda? Our waiter was very nice, very kind. We ordered drinks and were told that lunch would not be ready until 12:30….that is typical here, food is not always prepared when you arrive. So, we decided to take a trip to the cathedral up the road. Man, was that a hike…it was all hill and we were booking it so we’d make it back in time. We took lots of pics, very pretty building…that was when my stomach started to hurt. So, I spent most of my time in the squatty potty…first experience here! I had to pay 100 shillings to pee in a hole in the ground. It smelled, there was no toilet paper…thank goodness I brought my own, and the door didn’t lock. I was wearing my backpack and was careful not to let anything touch the walls or floor…so, overall it took awhile and I am determined to avoid those things as much as possible…I’m sure I’ll see it again though. Anyway, we went back to the lunch place and ate the staple food matooka, which is mashed green bananas, and cassava, which is kinda like a potato mixture…both were very bland and I didn’t care for either. I also had some chicken in a marinated broth…that tasted okay. Anyway, we arrived to class a little late due to our lunch situation…had class…and came home. Tonight we have our first Owning Poverty night, the devotional time, which I am looking forward to. Tomorrow we have no school and will spend the day exploring the city…I think we may go to the mosque, visit a baby’s home, and other fun things…we shall see what that day will hold.

So far, at moments, time flies by and other times it goes slow. Overall, I am glad I am here…I will have many adventures to share I’m sure. Okay, that is enough blabbing for today…I hope and can’t wait to hear from you all!