Beer and Cards

So to my friends and family,
I have had a very relaxing evening at our lovely Mum's Resort Hotel, sampling Ugandan beer and playing card games. For VN, I have tried two beers that are brewed in Uganda; one is called the Bell Lager and the other is the Tusker Malt Lager. The Tusker was similar to a Corona, and the Bell...I'm not so sure. The drinks were cheap; both cost me 5,000 schillings, which is about $2.50 USD. I have a few pictures of the beers, plus some of our group at the bar with our beers. It has been a night that is well deserved.

A small group of the US students sat and chatted at one of the tables after supper and relaxed with our beer...and now that everyone has gone to bed for the most part, there are a few of us left playing cards with the hotel staff. We bought some of our usual staff a round of drinks tonight as a thank you for their generous hospitality; they have been so accomodating and it has been so wonderful as we showed up on such short notice (literally, checked in for a 2 week stay without any warning) and they have provided us all with private rooms, and have just been very warm and welcoming.

About the letters from the Buckley students; apparently there was a whole envelope filled with handwritten letters, so I received many more in addition to Faith's letter. Other students also received letters. It was very sweet of them to write to us, and I find it so touching that they remember us by name. :) Big smiles here today. Some students are going to the orphanage early tomorrow morning, but as I am helping with the NRP education, I will go later in the day, so I get to sleep in....I'll wake up around 0745 tomorrow, which will be very nice. I think I will probably go early on Sunday morning to help with the kids morning routines, and of course to get some more play time in. I will have to be careful though; one of the US students got conjunctivitis, likely from playing at the orphanage. I still have a partial bottle of hand sanitizer plus a package of anti-bacterial wet wipes.

Well, I will get back to my card playing tonight. I only have a few more assignments that are due in the next few days, and then the last few days we are in Africa, I will be able to relax and enjoy the adventure before returning to the states. I've heard it has been very hot in WI, so I hope it stays that way when I return. I have some pretty funny tan lines from the hot sun here, so I'll have to try to even some of that out when I am back in the US.

xoxo. Hope everyone is healthy and happy.