I got up early on Friday morning (7/15) and made it to my flight on time. You never know how things are going to go on your way back to the airport, but in this case, the hotel was calling me and telling me the taxi was ready to take me. They were so incredible with all of the details. I arrived at the airport in plenty of time and made it to the gate. The gate was a little confusing and then my flight was delayed, so I decided to get some breakfast.
There were many good notification boards to near where I was
sitting, so I saw when my flight was boarding. I made my way back to the gate
and when I gave the agent my ticket to take the bus to my plane, he wrote
something on it and said you have been upgraded to Business Class. I was super excited,
but angry too that I had already eaten breakfast and now I was going to get on
a flight with wonderful food and service. I found my seat, which was incredibly
large with a huge blanket, pillow, toiletry bag, and reclining seat. The flight
attendant immediately greeted me and offered different types of juices. I had
lemon mint juice and it was divine. Then, she came around and offered and
appetizer and full breakfast with a latte. I was so impressed. I ate my
breakfast and then relaxed with a movie while under my thick blanket watching
my personal tv screen. This flight was only five and half hours and I really
wish it was the longer fourteen-hour flight, but I will take it! I was
pleasantly surprised and impressed by Etihad Airlines.
When I arrived at the airport, Jenny and Sam were running
late, so I collected my luggage and waited a few hours until they arrived. I
guess a white girl waiting at the airport in Entebbe is quite a site and even
some people took a picture with me. I always feel like a spectacle when I am
here, which is why I often just stay in and relax with friends. When Jenny and
Sam came, I met their little boy Jesse, who I last “saw” in Jenny’s tummy. He
is super cute and it was so much fun to spend the week with him.
When I woke up on Saturday, Jenny surprised me with a rolex.
A rolex is basically an omlet rolled into a chapatti. I enjoy them and Jenny
knew that so she took special care to go get one for me. The hospitality here
is crazy. Your friends will do anything for you, especially if you are a
visitor.
Pic of rolex
This week, I stayed in and just relaxed at Jenny’s house. I
struggled this week to get my sleep back on track. It always takes me about a
week to get adjusted to the eight-hour time difference. I spent most of the
nights starring at the ceiling or playing Candy Crush only to fall asleep about
6 a.m. and waking up at 10 or 11. I tried to force my body into sleep mode with
drugs, but it just didn’t work this time. Oh well, hopefully it will get better
next week.
On Sunday, I had a chance to travel with Jenny and Sam to
watch a basketball game that Sam was playing in Kampala. I love going to watch
basketball because it is such an event. People really enjoy it here and I like
cheering on the local teams. In this case, Sam’s team lost, but it was fun to
watch all the same.
Laundry is an interesting thing here. Very few people have
washing machines here, so laundry is almost always done by hand. Jenny insisted
on doing my laundry, so I watched her helplessly while she did all of it. Jesse
tried to help, but I think he played in the water more than helping
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| Laundry is hard work here and I was so spoiled! |
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| Seeing this baby "peeping"? |
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| Jesse is learning early and preparing to be a good partner! |
Tomorrow I will head up to Kitgum (near the border with South
Sudan).
