fun times

Overall it’s been really fun, exhausting and crazy. Since Ananias is our escort and the Secretary of Science and Tech we have had quite a journey out to the rural areas. We spent the night at the Chairman of Nakaseke district’s house and nicknamed his Chairman Shug (as is Shug Night). They came up with nicknames for all of us (mine is k’bulungi or something like that which means she who is beautiful or something silly like that) and asked us to make up nicknames for them. Shug was the first thing to come to mind. He lives out in the middle of NOWHERE with a million cows around and in something that looks like the typical round hut with thatched roof, but it’s a solid home with a solid roof and solar panels. So crazy. We socialized, they laughed at us, ate some food (I haven’t really liked the food at all), got in a heated argument about gender rights and, and slept in a bed with all four of us. In the morning we trekked out to see and admire his cows. I was designated to pray for the health of the cows. It was a little weird. They didn’t understand anything I said.
More funny things- my name is the same as the word for charcoal. Meera and I climbed to the top of a truck full of charcoal in bags to celebrate my namesake.
After eating only matoke and groundnuts sauce for every meal for two days (seems MUCH longer than that!!) our favorite game became “What ingredients would you have in your…”.
They force-feed milk down your throat whenever they can. Tea is basically warm milk straight from a cow and hopefully boiled with sugar and served everywhere all of the time.