Coming to a Close

Dear readers,

Over the past month, we've received very "enthusiastic" comments from Ugandans. Some of our favorites, "did you know that you are beautiful?", and while passing a van filled with people, "Mzungu, come ride with us!" Yesterday, a woman in one of the clothing stalls yelled out to us, "come buy something for your boyfriend!" Mattie responded, "oh, I don't have one." She said, "really? I'll get you one... my brother!"

Today was spent practicing for the presentations tomorrow. We were thrown into hula skirts, and into a well rehearsed Ugandan dance, which we had never been taught. Because we are Mzungus, the contrast between our dancing skills was already evident... Since they actually knew the dance, this contrast was dramatically exaggerated. Can't wait to show the parents!

We played our last soccer game today. Soccer is played teachers and girls versus boys. Thus, we usually win. Even though Emilia scored a goal today (which was awesome!), our winning streak was broken... The boys won by six goals. To be fair, we only had the "keeper" (yay Harry Potter!), one teacher, and one other girl on our team. The opposing team consisted of about 24.5 boys (an itty-bitty). This one boy, Brian, is always passed to. Hence, we always go after him. Jokingly, he yelled to his teammates, "I'm free. Nobody's on me. Pass!" Then Emilia tripped him. However, he wasn't swayed, and continued to make the same joke for the next hour... For the next hour, he continued to get by us.

Oraare gye,

Emilia and Mattie