Wednesday May 30th
9:05 pm
Today was one of the days I have
been looking forward to most since landing in this beautiful and breath taking
country. We started the morning by loading the bus with all of the items we had
brought to donate and headed to MUBS for breakfast. We had toast, a muffin, and
a samosa and then we left Kampala to travel to Entebbe.
Once we reached Entebbe, more
specifically the location of Sure Prospects Institute we had to walk just a
short distance before arriving at the school. Francis, the founder of the
school, gave us some background information before we got to begin interacting
with the kids. The school is for both kids with special needs and those
without; there is a 1:3 ratio. He talked about some of the disabilities we
would encounter, autism, Down syndrome, blind, and deaf, and how the school
came to be. It was really interesting since it directly applies to my major.
Then we walked up to where the
kids were practicing for their upcoming sports day this weekend. We were each
assigned a house and got to cheer with that group of kids, play with them, talk
to them, and just interact. I absolutely loved every single minute of it. When
we headed back to the school they got a snack and we played some more
games/sang some songs like they hokie-pokie, which they loved. Then it was
lunch time, I ate some rice but nothing else looked too appealing.
After lunch we got a quick tour
of the school before getting to play with the kids some more. Dori, Alessa, and
I also met with the teachers to talk and plan for our upcoming opportunity to
teach. We are definitely a little overwhelmed, but will spend the next couple
of days finalizing plans and making sure we are adequately prepared.
It was hard to say goodbye to the
kids, but we loaded back up the bus and headed to dinner. We went to Faze 3,
and I had nan, chicken strips, and a milkshake. Now we are back at Red Chilli
and trying to get to bed early so we can depart for Murchison Falls. Can’t wait
to see some hippos and other animals J
I'll try to post the pictures of the cute kids soon!
~Mary
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