Jinja

The air seemed to gradually get cooler the closer we got to Jinja. I sat in the very front of the bus next to the pilot so I had the full range of view of what came our way. I was quiet the whole way just taking in everything I possible could for the hour and half journey to the Jinja Nile Resort. The students went rafting on the Nile but I chose not to due to the cost and lack of interest. Instead another student (Jake) and I went into town with out knowing what we would get ourselves into. We had six hours or so until the rafters would come back and we could hangout together in at the resort over looking the Nile. Jake and I walked aimlessly around town, but made our way towards Lake Victoria where we hired a private tour guide to take us to the source of the Nile River, which I captured on video. After that we ate some American style food at resort near by which also over looked the Nile. We took Bota’s back to the resort (motorcycle taxi). To keep a long story short we just relaxed on the deck/bar area that was elevated 90 ft above the Nile until our group returned and we ate some foods there as well. In the mean time I got to know some of the Ugandan staff working there who we my age and doing well for themselves. At the resort I met people from all over the world. Australia, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, London, Scandinavia, Canada and there were some more that we there that night all hanging out in one sweet location. The next morning is when some of the students went bungee jumping witch was featured at the resort we stay at that night. It was fun to watch them, but it again was not worth the money for me…maybe if it would have been 3 times as high or if I could jump twice. Backing up…I first woke up that morning to a stampede of monkeys running on our tin roof cabin. They were everywhere. In fact some us brave soles lured them in with crackers and bread and eventually they took food right out of our hands! A few of us hand fed them for about a half and hour which is one of my highlights to the trip. Over all it was a relaxing and enjoyable experience for me as others had fun as well doing extreme activities (and got really sun burnt). The area of Jinja is beautiful…full of lush green plants and massive trees. I am looking forward to this coming Friday (March 4th, 2011) I will be gone in Captura (that’s not how you spell it..I am not sure at the moment) Anyway we are doing rural home stays near the foothills of Mt Elgon! I will be living in an African rural setting for a weeks time. Pray for me not that it will be easy, but that I will learn from it. Life is not supposed to be easy. In fact how can you grow if there is no pain or suffering?