aubrey1

Juxtaposition... Yesterday was a hard day. We started off at Krupa, a local store owned by an East Indian family - the Patels. The team has been doing busniness with them for years and years and they stock all the supplies and texts the school needs. We ended the transaction (which was in excess of 2 million Ugandan shillings - about $8,000) with a cup of their famous chai tea....worth the wait let me tell you! When we got to the school we were able to catch the tail end of chapel. We pulled up to the sounds of the most beautiful singing and saw the kids dancing all together in the grass. Serious chills.... It was there that we learned that Margret (our P2 or grade two) teacher's eldest son has come down with Malaria. ... read more

Jambo rafikis, Well we are here! We arrived n Entebbe (the airport city) about 7:30 this morning. It was amazing to fly in right over Lake Victoria and to see the trees and landscape, it really is quite breathtaking. We snagged our visas and then proceeded to wait for all 18 of our suitcases to come off the baggage carousel. 6 women, 18 checked bags, 6 carry-ons (and I use that term lightly)...it was quite the show. We were joking with people that you should see what we pack when we are gone longer than a weekend! ;O) Our driver, Bob, then proceeded to take half an hour masterfully arranging our nags in to the back, sides, and front of the matata or van. It took several attempts but he made it so we all fit ... read more