I had a really great time this weekend AND I didn’t get sick which is a definite plus. On Friday night we all went to an Indian restaurant down the road. I didn’t take a picture but it was absolutely delicious. We ended up just hanging at the restaurant and drinking a few beers until 11 and then decided to call it a night (is this what getting old feels like?).
On Saturday I didn’t go to yoga because the instructor was sick, but next week I am really hoping I can make it happen! During the day I went to the Iron Donkey so that I could get on the Internet and upload some data. That place is so homey and I’m pretty sure that a cup of coffee there will become a Saturday tradition. While there, I met a super sweet woman from DC who just moved here with her husband for the next 3 years. They just got here 4 days ago and you could tell that she just wanted to meet some people, which I can totally relate to. She even told me about a small hostel that has a gym that you can use for about $4. That is one thing that I have definitely missed while being here so I’m hoping to check that out this week. I thought that I would be able to go on some runs here but I’m starting to realize that it is not really an option. For starters its super hot, dusty, and the roads are really crowded. Second of all, it isn’t appropriate to wear shorts here and going on a run in a skirt is not really my idea of fun (there’s a reason I didn’t play field hockey..)
Even though they don’t celebrate Valentines in Denmark, Lars and I went on a Valentine’s “date” at a café called Sancofa on Saturday evening (yes, we are still just friends). It is the first place that I have been to that serves wine (and it was cold) so that was a nice treat.
My wonderful company. Sad that he is leaving tomorrow.
The place is definitely very westernized and even had BBQ chicken pizza, which is what I had. We ended up talking with the Italian owner before we left and he decided that we were “good people” and gave us a 10% discount, which was a nice surprise. From there we met up with Sarah and Iesha at an outside bar called Diana’s Garden and then moved over to the new “rooftop club” called Signature. Lets just say we really know how to light(en) up a place. We spent the night dancing to the music they had playing, which included Call Me maybe, various Justin Beiber songs and local African tunes. For some reason (which I don’t fully understand) they love Justin Beiber here. Hoping that’s just a phase because I really don’t think I can handle a year of that.
Sarah gave me a bunch of movies and TV shows from her hard drive, so on Sunday I watched a couple episodes of House of Cards and really didn’t do much else. It felt just like I was back at 410.
This morning we went to the two schools that we will be using for the project and it was such an awesome experience! We talked with the “deputy” of each school, which is basically the principal, and set up a time to return so that we can talk to the students in an assembly. Both of these schools are private so I definitely got a glamorized view of some schools here. The nurses informed me that to attend public school it is about 30,000 shillings ($10) per term and at a private school it is around 250,000-300,000 ($100), which is a huge difference for the people here. One of the schools was far away enough that we had to take a car so I also got to seem some villages on the way, which I really enjoyed.
St. Mauritz- One of the schools we will be screening controls from
Nurses (Agnes, Rose and Stella) outside Unifat, our second school
Hoping to enroll some more families tomorrow. Hope you have a great week!
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