Camp Life

        Well my friends, we are now settled into our new home at camp in Nyakera.  Today is Sunday, our day of rest and it is glorious!  Andrew, Theo and I are having fun learning the ins and outs of living outdoors in Africa.  Our project manager Richard helped a lot in making us feel at home: he arranged to have two tents set up for us facing each other on the same deck.  One tent is where we sleep and dress, and the other tent is the play area/movie room for our whole team at night.

Our Home for the next 6 months...Andrew is drying all the
diaper laundry :)

Camp life is simple and routine based.  A typical day looks like this:

• 7:00am – Breakfast bell rings & sun rises
• 8:00am – Go to work
• 1:00pm – Lunch bell rings
• 2:00pm – Back to work
• 5:00pm – Chai time (snack & tea)
• 7:00pm – Dinner bell rings & sun goes down
• 8:00pm – Bible study & worship
• 10:00pm – Bed time

Some other interesting things about life here at camp:

·         There is a market in Nyakera every Wednesday…we have a crowd follow us to every booth, just to listen to us try to speak Runyankole…we create a lot of laughter wherever we go

·         We can buy “cold” coke at a small shop in Nyakera…but be prepared to pay the “mzugunu” price…around 50% higher than Ugandans pay

·         Our shower is warm from about noon to 7pm, depending on how many people have showered that afternoon

·         We have a REAL toilet…so exciting! It is called an eco-toilet and barely ever smells, it’s magnificent!

Well those are just the basics, but we have so much else to tell you about, so stay tuned!!!

Love M