After a long flight we finally got to the Rider Hotel in Seeta Uganda! We got to sleep in (until 9am) which was good considering we got in late and then ddin't get to bed until 3am. Today our host Jen met us at the hotel and took us into Kampala to exchange some money. The exchange rate today was 25.35 shillings for a dollar which left lindsay and I with a boatload of shillings to keep up with. After that we went to the Pearl Restaurant for lunch where we got our first true Ugandan meal of the trip and I remembered that Matooke was NOT my thing. Lindsay enjoyed the yellow mush much more than I but we were all incredibly excited to get on our way. After lunch we headed to the United Methodist East African Conference Center where we met with Bishop Wandabula and his team. Bishop Wandabula is the head of the United Methodist church in Brundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan and Uganda. He is a very very busy man so we were happy he made the time to meet with us about our time we would spend at the Humble School. Even though a few in our group struggled to stay awake, we learned a lot about Uganda and all of the great projects the members of the Methodist church are doing around the region. Tomorrow is our first day at Humble School and we are both exhausted and excited!
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