Saturday
Today I went to an event for the women at church. It was a cooking class, and I thought it would be fun to learn a few new recipes and get plugged in with the women in my church. It’s kind of funny, the other missionaries who were going and I had to really analyze what time to arrive. The natural tendency in all of us was that we didn’t want to be late, but we also didn’t want to be the first ones there, waiting for hours for the others to arrive. The church is pretty Western and the services always start on time, so we weren't sure how this event was going to go. It's kind of sad though, we had to make an actual effort to be late, and still we were some of the first ones there and probably waited at least half an hour for it to start!
But at an event where you can chat and get to know people while you’re waiting, you hardly notice it. I was pretty impressed with how well organized the event was. We learned quite a few good dishes, although it was about 5 hrs long and by the end I was waning.
Since we finally had power again and I could restock the fridge, we went up the hill for some grocery shopping, then my roommate Cassandra and I split ways. She is here long-term, so is really settling into the place. She came home a little while later with a bed for our extra room as well as a TV! The extra room is bigger, so I’m planning on moving in there. I went into town to get paint for that room, only to find that the power was out at the store. They were running on a generator, but it wasn’t strong enough to support the paint mixer. Gotta love problems like this that come up.
To make it not feel like I wasted a trip into town, I did find a few things we’d been looking all over for, and also treated myself to some lychees! I’ve only seen them at one place in Kampala, and they were a little pricey, but that was my treat for a wasted trip into town!
When I got home, Cassandra had brought home a kitten! Her name is Mallie, and she’s super cuddly, curious, and playful. So we got a kitten, a bed, and a TV today-- exciting day.
