Wednesday June 6th 9:45 pm
Today, we met the youngest king in the world. Our morning started at 7:45 when we went to MUBS for our final breakfast there. They actually had scrambled eggs, which even though they were lukewarm, was a highlight of my breakfast. Then we loaded up the bus to head to his palace.
He is the king of Toro, which he inherited at age 5 when his father died. He’s currently 19 (maybe 20) and has an extremely nice home that we visited and an even nicer palace that we didn’t see. He talked to us briefly and then one of the elders also gave us a brief lecture. It was really funny to see someone our age who was a king, in fact he told us he had an xbox game paused and was waiting for us to leave so he could finish playing.
After meeting the king we went
back to MUBS for our final meal there. After the typical noodles, potatoes, and
fruit, we made our final preparations for the presentation. Then we went to a
room where each group made their final presentations. While some were a recap
of our trip and others talked about more serious academic components, it truly
was a nice way to wrap up our trip. They then presented us with certificates of
participation and our study seminar officially came to an end.
To more or less celebrate, we
went out to dinner at our favorite Italian restaurant. Maryna and I shared
ravioli and a pizza and then finished our night off with gelato. Now we are
back at Red Chilli, packing and doing some last minute journaling. Tomorrow is
our final day and I can honestly say that this has been the trip of a lifetime.
Thanks to everyone who has supported me and helped make this trip possible. I
love you all and can’t wait to get home and start seeing people!
It’s going to be hard to leave, but it’s time! J
~Mary
It’s going to be hard to leave, but it’s time! J
~Mary
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