Hello Sister!

Our first real day in Uganda was fantastic! We spent the morning at Makere University Business School. We ate breakfast with our colleagues from MUBS and they gave us tours of their campus. It was great! They were all so nice and the campus was really neat! The dining halls and canteens were all outdoors under tents and coverings. The students were all studying for their finals outside!

After MUBS, we headed downtown for lunch and the market. We ate at an American style restaurant (they wanted to make us feel at home :)) We then split into groups to go to the Owino market. The Owino market is the largest outdoor market. It was PACKED. It was so overwhelming! I have never had so many people touch my legs, grab my hands, and touch my face. Some of it was because we were white and some because the vendors wanted us to buy from them. I heard the phrase, "Halo Sister!!" over and over again. We did not buy anything at the market because it was too much to handle. But it was a great experience and taught us a lot about the culture here in Kampala.

We got back to Red Chili at about 7. We all ate at the restaurant/bar and went right to bed. Today we will be heading to discussions with the parliment and the Bugandan royalty! It will be an awesome learning experience and it will be neat to hear and understand the viewpoints of the Ugandan people.

Emily