Today we arrived in Uganda to have two days of fun-- or what we dubbed a "mini vacation." We flew into Entebbe and drove to a hotel that is sooo nice compared to where we have been staying! There is actually hot water! Last night, we slept with four geckos in our room in a very dirty, small hotel room! It's definitely a wake up call.
It feels like 100 degrees here, so we went straight to the pool as soon as we dropped off our stuff. Tiffany was wearing a Simpson College shirt, and someone in the pool as if we went there. THEY DID, TOO! It was an unreal encounter! Megan actually knew one of the guys and the girl we met is from Des Moines! They're doing research here for eight weeks. How cool is that?!
Before dinner, we went on a sunset boat cruise around Lake Victoria. It was such a relaxing time, and perfect for reflection on everything we've encountered on this trip. It was also really nice to get off the bumpy roads!
Tomorrow morning we leave at seven to drive to Queen Elizabeth for a safari. The drive is about seven hours, so we'll go on a night-time safari to see the nocturnal animals tomorrow, and then on Tuesday morning, we'll venture on other drive to see the rest of the wild life! We are even going to ride in a boat where there are crocs and hippos! Apparently, we can see elephants from the boat, too.
After our mini-vacation we will drive the seven hours back and fly out of Entebbe to Brussels overnight. We arrive at six am in Belgium and have a six hour layover! We're going to go into the city to get some waffles and chocolate then return to the airport to fly to D.C., Chicago, then, finally, Des Moines. Although it was been AMAZING, I'm ready to see my family and friends again.
I would recommend a service trip to anyone and everyone- it has altered my life immensely.
Thanks again to everyone who helped!
Kayla
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