At Last...

We made it! Michael and I were so so blessed to have a safe and calm plane ride from Dallas to Amsterdam to Entebbe. We kept ourselves entertained by watching movies, reading books, and some chatter. MF is reading Whatever it Takes about his hero Geoffrey Canada and the Harlem Children Zone, and I'm reading Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson, which details one man's journey to establish quality schools in the Middle East. Both are excellent reads and will be helpful as we begin our service project. One of the most amusing parts of the flight was an older man about two rows behind us. He was snoring SO LOUDLY! It was hilarious! MF and I both wanted to videotape it, but decided that might be a bit inconsiderate...

After 19 hours of flights, layovers, and tuning out snores, we finally arrived in Entebbe to be greeted by Alex, Francis, Zziwa, and Gyavira. Automatically, we had a connection. The ride from Entebbe to Kampala is about an hour. As we swerved the crooked, crowded streets of Uganda, Mike and I conversed with Alex and Francis (a recipient of EAC's US scholarship headed to Pepperdine!) We laughed at the crazy traffic and compared cultures. It was a great ride. It was dark outside, but I can already tell the town is lively and bustling.

We arrived at the place we're staying, a residential house for volunteers. We were greeted by Richard, a British volunteer who serves as the house manager. He's great! He showed us around the house, and it seems like it's great for our needs. We went into the bedroom and noticed that the beds already had mosquito nets attached to protect sleepers from malaria. There's only one problem: one of the nets is white, the other is pink...guess who got stuck with the princess bed? Yep, ME. Shaking my head...

Tomorrow, we're heading to exchange money, tour the city, meet some of the staff, and get used to the city. It should be an exciting and peaceful day before we start getting started! Pictures are soon to come

-Nick