Powerless

So this will be a quick one because we're on our way to Kampala at the moment. So yeah, we STILL don't have power. We've had a few hours here and there, but we've never had a whole day of power. Apparently it's even worse because the power company is "fixing" something so it could be anywhere from 15 to 90 days. Quite the time span, eh? So pretty much the entire time I'm here. Nice. I'm getting comfortable with candles again, though.

Right now we've just been doing a lot of prep because the kids come back on February 4th for the school term. We (by we I mean Terra and I came along) bought books, beans and paint. Starting on Monday I'll be painting some murals to make the place a little happier. Woo hoo!

So as for the Italian construction company...they are crazy. They truly do wish to donate a lot of money to the orphanage, and we went to a party of theirs the other night to "schmooze" with them. Oh...Italians. There were loud speakers, pounding music, and the most AMAZING food I've ever had. In Uganda it felt quite strange. They're having another party and they were like, "Oh, don't worry, we'll send a private car for you." Pardon? And the dude has a helicopter to fly between his homes in Rome and Greece. So altogether quite the hook-up for us because they're just throwing money around. So I guess we have to eat nummy food with Italians in the jungle *sigh*. Oh well...it's for the children.

Anyways, the battery is dying on the laptop so I should go. I've only injured myself twice so far and had one unfortunate experience with the local food. I definitely feel like I'm back now. Okay! Take care, and hopefully we'll have some more power so I can write a bit more!