backpacks.

i have like two seconds ot write this at the internet cafe. this mite be the last time i write for a week since we are going 8 hours overland to kabale and our destination town, nyakasiru. you wont find it on a map. we met up with a couple volunteers from teach inn last night, american girls, who raved about everything (except the bed bugs). i guess the children are incredible. i hadnt gotten them any gifts yet so i decided i wanted to get them backpacks. i went to a store nearby and found them for 5,000 shillings (2.5 bucks) so i got 15 backpacks. the cashier guy thought i was crazy. its not nearly enough for all the children but at least itll help a few.

we met up with an irish girl cliodnha (pronounced cliona) ~ she's older, about 36, between careers. and then this adorable english girl in her mid twenties Georgie that could seriously be a runway model shes so pretty. everyone has different reasons for coming here which is great. makes for a dynamic group.

the best thing i found out from the american girls is that we won't need an alarm clock there. want to know why? because every morning, about an hour before school, the kids all go to the school and sing songs together. so we will be woken up everyday by the little african singers! isn't that just the best thing you've heard all day!??

we also met up with the i-to-i rep- miha. he's from slovenia and such a hippy i loved him right away. so hilarious. (something about these balkans area guys like my fiance. haha). cliona accidently called him a croat and he got really pissed. reminded me of you and russ matty

its raining right now and thus ridiculously muggy. my last hot shower tommorrow morning so aprovechare. off to have a dinner with the newly arrived members of the group. they are clearly intimidated by how native i am to uganda already HAHA. tommorrow the 8 hour drive to our destination which will be brutal because we will be packed like sardines and the roads and cars are pretty nasty so pray for us or at least do a little rain dance so it wont rain tommorrw!
xoxo

much love,
suz