9pm Iganga time
Took the kids to the pool today. It was a tad bit crazy. There were 20ish kids and 10ish adults total. We decided to take the volleyball team because they had been working hard all week.
The nice part was that only the mzungus needed sunscreen.
Brian the volunteer said he was almost embarrassed to put on sunscreen in front of them, and I quite agreed.
The pool was located at a classy hotel bordering Lake Victoria. The view was absolutely beautiful. The Nile begins at Lake Victoria and they call it the "Source of the Nile".Some of the volunteers are going to raft the Nile this weekend. I can't afford to go but it sounds like fun.
When we got to the pool, we spent the day splashing around in the shallow end. None of the kids knew how to swim, and even when we got Zubai to cross the pool (short-ways) kicking, he still wasn't comfortable to wade any farther than 5 feet deep (less than his height).
We got Emma to try holding onto the side of the pool in the deep end and kicking, but he wouldn't let go of the side. Neither would Haril or Pipih, our Ugandan chaperones.
We treated the kids to chapatti and mango juice for lunch and then headed back to the school
around 4.
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