Iganga, Jinja and the Nile

We took a break yesterday from clinic. David gave us a tour of Iganga which is the town we are staying right now. It's a small town with a main road going through it. He did take us little off the main road showed us the other side of the town. The picture was totally different from the side we were staying. We lived in a brick block that is no more than 20 feet by 15 feet with a tin roof. No running water, electricity, sanitation, and bathroom. There were smoke belowing from different spots where they were burning trash. It was an eye openning but not totally unexpected.

From Iganga we travelled to Jinja where David lived. White Nile river was very close to his house, so we went for brief visit. We are going back to the Nile for white water rafting, but that has to wait until end of the trip... Anyway, we did some shopping in Jinja. Some of us bought more that other and practiced our bargaining skills. I got 15000 shillings off a mask which was a pretty good deal. The shop keeper told us that in Africa woman are known for bargaining, but apparently it's opposite in the America because Marco and I bargained like there was no tomorrow.

After some shopping, we went over to David house for dinner. His wife cooked us genuine Ugandan food. We had chicken, peanut sause, fish stew, chapete (looks like tortillas), Ugali (flour and water pretty much), and fresh fruits. I thought I was going to loose some weight during this trip, but my scrubs are stopping on my thigh. This is not really good...

We are having a great time here in Uganda and learning from much from each other. We are heading out to Tororo which is about 2 hours east of Iganga. It's a much more rural area so we are expected to rough it more. I am not sure there will be internet connection in Tororo, so don't get too worried if you don't see any updates for a while. Wish us luck!