JINJA

hii muzuku's! that means white people, that is what everyone here calls us. so today was another great day. we got up and went to jinja which is the source of the nile river! the drive there was beautiful! about 35 minutes away. we just shopped, there are so many cool shops there, and ate AMERICAN food. we got to jinja on a taxi which is actually a van looking thing here in uganda which they pack up to 20 people in at once. it gets...crowded to say the least. then when we got to jinja we road boda bodas around and saw the nile river and everything. it was a great day. the people continue to surprise me at how friendly and nice they are. when we walk around we talk to EVERYONE just because that is what you do here. the lifestyle in uganda is another shocking thing coming from the US. everyone here is so CHILL .you just wake up everyday,go buy food for your family, try and sell things, relax, talk to people and yaa. it is amazing to me. last night was an adventure though. around 11 we started to get a MONSOON which continued until about 8 am. it was nuts!! i have never seen or heard rain this crazy or loud in my life. our house flooded a little bit but it was alright after the sun came out. we all woke up and showered outside in the rain which was fun, just in our swim suits in our courtyard. but today has been amazing. i feel so grateful to be here with these people. i love it and will write again soon!