The day began with a sleepy start which included people trying to hide Sam's 18th Birthday card under the breakfast table (as a result of Christian's bad planning skills). Lucky for us it seemed that Sam was completely enamoured with his birthday banners hung up with plasters, as in Uganda we are not blessed with the simple necessity of sellotape! (We learnt the hard way).
Good news!! The bus didn't break down today, but it seemed like everyone was holding their breath throughout the journey as if preparing for the worst. The competition is definitely intensifying between us as we all believe our teams are the best. Yet, this does not take away from the complete enjoyment of the kids faces when the see you. It is almost as if you leave a piece of your heart there every time you leave, along with a bunch of kids hanging on to your arms! ( which many of us found today including ourselves). It was interesting to see the kids fascination with our skin and our hair. The kids were so excited when Jazmine S let down her hair and the children instantly grabbed it and put it over their own heads. It is amazing to see that the children who have nothing act like they have everything.
To end the day the whole team enjoyed a relaxing trip down the Nile in a "banana" boat. We found it completed hilarious how Mr Loizou claimed he nearly pulled a muscle moving in the boat- this is our "supposedly" P.E teacher. We saw some beautiful wildlife along with learning fact such as the Nile being 4 thousand miles long and it taking 3 months for water to reach the Mediterranean from the river Nile. It was an incredible trip and it was nice to find out more about the beautiful country we have arrived in.
We are now ready to enjoy some dinner and we hope Sam enjoys the rest of his birthday!
Amy and Olivia
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