On Friday afternoon the students staged a performance for the entire school. It was in Luganda (the local language) so I didn't understand a lot of it, but I understood that the format was that of a news report that went to "on the scene" reporters for local news, weather, sports, and entertainment. The troupe entertained the faculty, staff and the rest of the student body with some incredible storytelling through music and dance. The final dance was an original composition of theirs which was about the tragedy of the AIDS epidemic.
There is a wonderful area of Kampala called African Village located on Buganda Road. It is a maze of shops owned by people offering local crafts, clothing, and paintings for sale. I went here yesterday to get the bulk of my shopping out of the way. Note to self: I'm not good at bargaining. I'm getting better. And when I'm tired and fed up with the shopping process I'm really good. I purchased a lot of handcrafted items here that I hope the people back home will love.
I then had lunch at Cafe Reze, a vegetarian restaurant located across the street fro African Village. I had the vegetable fried rice extra". After lunch I visited the craft shops located behind the National Theatre. I hope to be able to catch a performance while I'm here. After a full day shopping I had Yiga take me home to Dina Apartments.
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Today I went to church with Madame Helen, the head teacher at KCS. All Saints Cathedral in Kampala is a large church that is getting larger. I'm very happy that I have found great churches to attend while I am here. After church we went to lunch at Piato Restaurant, which was very good. It was great to spend time with her away from school although we did indulge in quite a but of shop talk, because the task at Kyambogo is that large and important. On Tuesday I'm scheduled to go to the U. S. Embassy where I will most likely meet up with the other American teacher that is just arriving in Uganda today. I hope her experience will be as great as mine has been!
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