Waking up to a kind note and a freshly picked red rose on our door was a great way to start the day off with a smile. It just shows you how hospitable and wonderful the friars are. We came as strangers to their home and yet they treat us as family. We spent the morning at St. Judes primary school in Kakooge giving oral hygiene instruction and passing out many of our 100,000 toothbrushes to the children. St. Judes is home to many children, similar to a boarding school. The children greeted us with songs that made us smile from ear to ear. It seems that Kakooge tends to have that effect on us.
We toured the school and set off to have lunch in the gazebo by the friary. A neighboring family offered to cook us a traditional meal with Matoke, Chapati, chicken, Binyebwa (a groundnut sauce), and the always delicious pineapple. After saying our thank you to the family and holding a couple baby goats, we headed back to the friary. We built up an appetite playing soccer with the kids and had another bbq with the friars. Between telling more stories and great conversation, we headed to bed ready for the next few days in clinic.
Giving toothbrushes to the headmaster at St. Judes
Playing a little netball before lunch
Lunch in the gazebo
Baby goats!
Yet another successful bbq on the patio
Days 13 & 14:
We spent Thursday in Muwangi and Friday in Batuusa. Thursday was African Children's Day and another sweet note was left on our doorstep at the end of the day. We spent most of our time in clinic working with mothers and children. I think the whole team would agree when we say it was "the day of screamers". The village didn't have a lot of great experiences in the past, so their mindset was that treatment would be extremely painful even with anesthetics.
The end of clinic day
What a sweet goodbye from Muwangi
On Friday, two of the highlights of the day were when Dr. Farmer not only got bitten, but also peed on by a 2 year old. What a way to end the day. A year from now, we will definitely still be laughing about that one. The village also made us a traditional meal for lunch. At the end of the day, we had to say goodbye to our driver for the week, Thomas. Thank you for keeping us alive on those muddy and bumpy roads, pal. Not to mention, we made a friends with the newest member of the friary, a baby kitten we named, Meat Grinder/Lil Nugget. (don't ask, long story)
Take a peek at a traditional Ugandan meal
OHI! OHI! OHI!
Goodbye, Thomas! Thank you for being so awesome!
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