All You Need is Love

Dear readers,

Monday night we had a goat roast. This basically consisted of David embarrassing Mattie with his enthusiastic dance moves. Emilia thought this was funny, since supposedly, her parents grooves are even more embarrassing. We chatted, ate, and danced the night away.

The next morning, we took the three hour drive to Bugoye to visit the health clinic there. It was interesting to see the improvements made since Mattie's last visit (December). Seeing more of David's work was also cool. We said our goodbyes after lunch, dropped David off at the airport, and started the long car ride home.

It was evident that Mattie had just woken up from a nap, when our driver pulled off the road to pick up some matoke. Mattie, still dazed, waved at the people selling the green bananas. As we drove away, one of the men threw up his arms and yelled, "I love you!"

These past three days have been term exams for the students at the school. Today and Monday were mostly spent grading their English tests. A question for grade seven asked how one would know that the narrator of a poem, written in their booklets, was a child. One of the boys replied, "I know it's a child because they still have parents."

All in all, the students performed highly. The seventh graders just got back their government exams. Three out of the ten students in the grade earned the highest scores in the math category for all of East Africa. They went to Kampala on Tuesday to receive their medals. Well done!

Another highlight for Mburara International School: Emilia kicked a ball today in soccer, which someone received, dribbled far down the field, then scored a goal. What an assist!

We spent this evening jamming out to The Beatles with the Harvard kids, and making pizza and cookies with mango chutney. Yum!

With full bellies, and smiles on our faces, we wish you goodnight!
Mattie and Emilia