Masks Day 1

Today Jimmy and I went to the Jim Education Center (the boarding school of the man I met yesterday). It is a modest school on a large piece of land. They have electricity and water on site but the school is not fancy by any means. We had a nice meeting with the director about the school and what they stand for. We also spoke about Jimmy’s treatment and who would ensure he goes to Kampala to get his ARV’s. They assured me that there are other students who are HIV positive and that they take them all for treatment. After discussing all the fees involved they took us for a tour of the school. The classrooms are bigger than Nalusse but a bit more disheveled. The boys dormitory is 1 large open room with just a few beds in it, very plain and a little scary because it is so open with nothing in it. I wasn’t sure what Jimmy was thinking so I told the director that the final decision was up to Jimmy.

When we left I asked him which school he would prefer to go to, Nalusse or this new boarding school. He said he would like to go to the boarding school. We were given a large list of things to buy for him to attend school. Things like a trunk with a lock to put his things in, a mattress, sheets, towels, brooms, soaps, dishes, hygienic things, and a hoe. Yes a hoe, the school believes in education, agriculture and religion. Funny to me but common here. When we started buying all the things are the grocery store Jimmy was all smiles. He had such a great time picking out the items he wanted. Especially the soap, he chose an apple smelling soap. I think he feel very proud that he new has all of these things that belong just to him.

In the afternoon Coline and I went to Nalusse to do the plaster masks for the P4 students. There were 32 of them and it took us over 3 hours to do them all. Thank goodness I had her there. It’s funny how this P4 class is so different from my old class. They seem younger, smaller and are more troublesome. Regardless, they had a good time.

It was overcast today so for once we got a break from the sweating, should be able to sleep well tonight.

Jenn