June 19: The menacing grey sky kept me inside for most of the day, but of course, I went on my daily morning run. The running outing this morning was eerily quiet (maybe the rain was keeping the Ugandans inside). When we arrived back at the guest house, there was a checklist of items to retrieve for the Color Run that needed to be completed by the end of day. Natalie, James, and I piled into the van and drove to the center of Mbarara. We had to buy over 30 liters of water, two ten foot poles for the banner, flour to distinguish the route from the rest of the roads, and print out maps and directions. I thought that I was going to drop I was so tired!
After our long shopping extravaganza, we returned home and made flags, assembled the binders, and prepared all of the Color Run items to go into the cars. Within an hour after lunch, we were all extremely tired and retreated to our rooms for a nap (I might have napped for three hours).
When I woke up, everyone was still in their rooms, so I wandered into the common room and looked around the bookshelf. I was over-the-moon when I realized that the bookshelf not only had books, but movies too (the majority of the movies in Uganda are illegally burned and sold for $1.00, but hey, they serve their purpose!). I hit the jackpot…being deprived from a single show or video for two-and-a-half weeks was a struggle, but it was probably a needed cleanse for my brain. Pushing all of my “no-video” motivations aside, I ended my video cleanse in that moment: I searched for all of the romantic comedies and snuck them to my room (they now sit in a pile by my bed).
At five, we drove across the street (yes, drove, because the street had turned into a mud river) to attend a meeting for the Color Run volunteers. We basically just ran over the different stations and how to correctly spray the paint without exploding it all over the runners.
For dinner, us three kids made good ol’ Annie’s mac and cheese (I will never stop loving this meal), and then we all went up to our rooms for an early night sleep (aka watching two rom.coms.).
Overall, it was a pretty mellow day; however, it was a rest day that was much needed.
After our long shopping extravaganza, we returned home and made flags, assembled the binders, and prepared all of the Color Run items to go into the cars. Within an hour after lunch, we were all extremely tired and retreated to our rooms for a nap (I might have napped for three hours).
When I woke up, everyone was still in their rooms, so I wandered into the common room and looked around the bookshelf. I was over-the-moon when I realized that the bookshelf not only had books, but movies too (the majority of the movies in Uganda are illegally burned and sold for $1.00, but hey, they serve their purpose!). I hit the jackpot…being deprived from a single show or video for two-and-a-half weeks was a struggle, but it was probably a needed cleanse for my brain. Pushing all of my “no-video” motivations aside, I ended my video cleanse in that moment: I searched for all of the romantic comedies and snuck them to my room (they now sit in a pile by my bed).
At five, we drove across the street (yes, drove, because the street had turned into a mud river) to attend a meeting for the Color Run volunteers. We basically just ran over the different stations and how to correctly spray the paint without exploding it all over the runners.
For dinner, us three kids made good ol’ Annie’s mac and cheese (I will never stop loving this meal), and then we all went up to our rooms for an early night sleep (aka watching two rom.coms.).
Overall, it was a pretty mellow day; however, it was a rest day that was much needed.
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