“Slugs” and Inflation
Friday was a ho-hum day for me at TASO. I was in the lab going through the routine of checking blood for HIV, Malaria and Syphilis markers. Sarah, however, had the more adventurous job of volunteering in the Child Care Centre. If a child comes into TASO HIV+, they’re placed into the centre where they can receive pediatric counseling and have a safe place to stay while their parents are getting medical check-ups and adult counseling. Sarah had an amazing day of eating groundnut porridge, watching kids struggle with Disney puzzles (even the counselors didn’t understand why Snow White and Cinderella would be hanging out with each other) and watching various pirated movies. When I showed up around lunchtime, a six month old was innocuously crawling around when they started peeing their shorts. It was pretty hilarious for me as I affectionately called the kid a slug as it left a clearly defined (and stinky) trail.
Saturday, Cooper, Ellie, Sarah and I headed out to the Ukrainian/Ugandan fusion chicken place where we got fed handsomely for $1.07 each. After our pork and/or chicken, we headed out to KSP for some rooftop patio action. A bill for seven 500 mL beers and a few sodas came to 25,000 Ugandan Shillings or about $10. Yeah. Terrible for Uganda; great for NGO workers.
I’m still full from yesterday morning’s brunch at Ellie’s. We had corn beef hash (which Sarah has never had before) topped with fried eggs. I love having American friends. Also, discussion went towards what we’re going to wear to Invisible Children’s supposedly outrageous Halloween party. We’re thinking of going as Ugandan school children and adopting all the associated behaviours including trying to grab hands, laughing at “muunus” (Acholi for white person) and wiping snot everywhere. Can’t wait.
Casey
