Nother Week in the Books

Nother week done. This one might be boring. Sorry :(

9-3-10
Wake up and have some cinnamon roll this morning that we got from Sankofe the night before. Sankofe is a restaurant that was started by a native Chi-townian. So they have pizza and burgers and milkshakes. Its awesome. Head to the safe house and move the beds out of the rooms so that they are ready to bring down to the land for when the kids start school on Monday. then we just do nothing till it is time to head out to Obia IDP camp. Tom and I end up joining a game of soccer. Some of the kids are super good. I hold my own and my team ends up winning against Tom’s 2-0. After the game a friend of mine Dennis, from the camp calls me, I quote “a good football player.” So basically I think I missed my calling to go whoop it up with the Americans in the World Cup. Head back for food and bed. Next couple of days are going be super chill. I’m excited.
9-4-10
Hang out most of the morning. I make a techno song on my computer before we head out to Tetuku camp. We have a new driver, Patrick, because our normal driver Charles is helping VOH move the kids down to the land. Patrick is great. We do close to 60 interviews at this camp and while waiting for them to finish up we talk to Patrick. He has a crazy story. His dad slept around so he has brothers and sisters everywhere around Uganda. He grew up with his Uncle and eventually worked his way as a mason down to Kampala. He eventually met his wife and saved up enough money to go to driving school. He got his license and drove for a few years for a few different companies. (A driver is a better paying position than a mason by the way) eventually he meets one of his brothers who work for the Uganda Bank who outright buys him a taxi van. The same van we rode up to the camp in. So now he is making good money, has been married to his wife for 21 years, has 4 kids that he will be able to get them all through school and is helping out his Uncle who raised him pay for some things too. He tells us point blank. I would have not got to where I am in life if I did not have Jesus. That story is so nice and refreshing to hear. Have to leave camp early because of a down pouring rain. Come back to the hotel and bed.
9-5-10
Church! Say hi to my buddy Solomon who loves my water bottle. Love that kid. After church, we head out to another IDP camp called Koro Abili. This is a favorite of mine. We only have a couple of interviews and pictures before we head home.
9-6-10
Wake up late and head out to a place called Coffee Hut where they have free wi-fi. We spend the whole day there because we have to enter all he information from the interviews. I did finish a great book called Lone Survivor. It’s a book about the Navy SEALS. Great book. I would recommend it. Eventually end up back at the Hotel that’s our day. Very American. We also went to Laroo IDP camp.
9-7-10
Well hate to say it but same thing. We wake up and go to Coffee Hut… all day. I read a book called “Just Do Something.” I loved it. Really great book and would recommend it to basically everyone I know. Get back to the hotel and Tom, Brynn and I go for a run. Just a quick like 2+ mile run. Definitely needed that after two days of sitting on my rump. Then bedtime
9-8-10
Power is out so I head over to Happy Nest next door and get plug into there generator to finish out entering the information into our computer. Finish that up around 11. And I skype with Joe for a bit before heading out to eat lunch. Internet is down all afternoon and I miss my skype date with Mom and Dad. Sorry. Tom and I go for a two hour run before dinner. That kills me. More of a story there but that is for a different time and place. I skype with Mom and Dad that night and then hit the sheets
9-9-10
Today we are going to go to Adoc and visit our friend Adam. His place is great and ill be posting a bunch of pictures showing that. We dig out a well hole and also make some bricks. We also see the largest spider I have ever seen. It was super gnarly. We leave for Tekuku to finish up our interviews there. Adam comes with us to the camp and we love having him with us. We head back after doing the interviews and get some food at Sankofe. Back to the rooms for quiet time and sleep.

Sorry this one is so boring.

Love yall,
Collin