Burritos!

Laundry day. Jeff and I are outside washing our clothes and Aisha comes out and takes over, seeing how pathetic we are. ( I thought I was doing pretty well.) This Aisha is not the girl that stays in the dorms, but a woman that Festus hired to help around the White House. Sometimes he refers to her as the “brown lady” because she is lighter skinned.

Well she is Muslim, and today is not her Sabbath so she sets to work. Her hands are so fast and efficient in washing the clothes. We’re almost mesmerized. We listen to the radio as people have a discussion about Chogum and the country’s emergency preparedness plan. A man suggests that the country have a Youth League that responds to disasters, and that the country have a few helicopters they can fly around.

I was going to go to Mukono today, and I still might. Josephine’s daughter keeps calling me. I don’t know if it was lost in translation or what but she thinks I’m suppose to meet her today and it’s like I’m late or something. I don’t think I’ve ever met her before or even spoken to her. So weird.

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Abdul follows me from the main room where I have typed all my entries, into my bedroom and sees the frisbee. He asks to play so I go outside and we throw it back and forth. He is so good already. It's only his second time playing. Some of the older kids come and we teach them how to throw the frisbee.

It starts to get old, and I wonder if I can teach them ultimate frisbee. I divide the team into boys vs. girls. There are two boys and me, and four girls. I am surprised at how quickly they understand the game. It still wasn't perfect at first, of course. Gracie, who is 12, understood the game right away and helped me to explain the rules to the others. It was a really fun game. (Needless to say, my team won.. 10 - 6)

After the game I start a big duck-duck-goose game for the smaller kids who couldn't play ultimate. First, I have to tie Simba up, because the kids are absolutely terrified, and he chases them around the yard. I make sure to use the very long rope, and not the small chain they usually have, to tie him up. I put him in the front, so at least he is with all of us.

It is really sad how they treat the dogs. Jeff and I try to rescue them whenever we can. Yesterday I moved Simba from his short chain in the sun to a shady spot and gave him some water. That dog cries non-stop for hours on end. They keep Vicky in the "house of the dogs." It is a small storage space with a door. She never barks. I think she is used to sleeping during the day and running around at night when they finally let her loose. (She eats the chickens during the day.)

So, we start this big duck-duck-goose game and it is great fun.

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We are waiting for dinner when Erin comes over with her friend Ky. They grew up together and he just happens to be volunteering in Uganda at the same time. And you will never believe what we had for dinner...

BURRITOS! They bought ingredients in Mukono. We already have beans every night, so we have that covered. They bring gpatis (the flat bread used for rolexes.) They also have a block of CHEDDER CHEESE, some avacodos, tomatoes, GARLIC, CILANTRO,... I can't believe it.

We teach Lydia and Festus the art of burrito making. Festus is not impressed, but Lydia is. We tell her we will teach her how to make it.

I'm worried about my homecoming pattymelt dinner.. Because I've been eating the same foods for weeks, and just from the new food, I can feel my stomach is a little shaky. It was worth it though.. so good.