First Cockroach Sighting

This morning I went to the school to meet the kids for a “play day” It’s Saturday and I thought we were all meeting to just have some fun. My roommate came with me and when we arrived the kids were in class. Apparently they have school on Saturday until 1 pm. I don’t think it is mandatory though.

After they finished their work I put on some music from my stereo that a brought and we blew up some balloons. The kids had a great time hitting them around until they all broke. We played several games and danced to music for a few hours. I took some great video of them dancing and playing.

The rest of the afternoon I spend lying around the guesthouse because it was too hot to do anything else. I think I have officially sweat out every toxin in my body. While I was lying around, Kakembo brought his father over to thank me for everything. He came in from a far village just to say thank you and to meet me. He also gave me a very sweet letter.

He had a new volunteer arrive today. She is also from Canada. We’ve had a good laugh at how many Canadian’s there are here right now. She is young and a bit nervous about being here, so Coline and I have been coaching here through her first days. So far she hasn’t left our side and is afraid to sleep in the bedroom by herself. A bit clingy and completely scared to do anything, so I’m not sure how she is going to manage in the village.

In the evening we watched a movie on my laptop. It was good to feel a little like we were back home. Life can get a bit tough here some times so it’s good to have a few luxuries.

My roommate had the first cockroach sighting this evening. She said it was only one but that’s the first we have seen. I am however making myself familiar with a very large spider in the latrine. Whenever I go in I make sure it is in the corner and not moving before I start my business.


Jenn