Second week in the village did not feel as draining as we had our own room in the school so didn’t have to walk the 2km to and from home everyday! Our room in the school had a beautiful view of the hills and countryside. Our first day was mainly spent building bricks followed by a lovely dinner with Fred and Phillip. The following day while Tom helped Phillip in Lugazi, James, Winfred and I spent the morning hole filling in the Counsellors Room, ready for painting. In the afternoon I was asked to sit in a fine art lesson where I seemed to be the source of entertainment and focus of attention, being the only mzungu (white person) in the room! Wednesday was a busy day, having finished painting the 3 walls of the Counsellors Room with ‘off white’ emulsion, and adding a splash of cornflower blue to the 4th - Tom and I felt a successful days work had been accomplished. In the evening, Fred taught us how to cook the best local food you can eat - rolex, which we are to cook for, and hopefully impress, our housemates in the Busoga Guest House with! On our last night at the village, Helen joined us, surprising us with two friends from the guesthouse, and 3 kilos of meat to barbecue!! A deliciously cooked barbecue by Fred Rhodes, surrounded by members of the 3Rs staff and a bonfire was a great way to finish our second week in Kasokoso village.
