Umva! (be quiet)

Spent all day today measuring children and counting up their measurements. I love being around the children, expecially the little ones – some of them are so small and sweet! I'm quite enjoying the challenge of helping Tracy with PE lessons too…though we're running out of games to teach them – any suggestions welcome! I resorted to Sleeping Lions this week just to stop them leaping about saying "Teacher, teach us new game!" Can't remember if I told you or not, but the school meal is always rice and beans…and on a Friday you get random meat!! It's a big hit with the children, but I can't say I really understand why!

Still, at least it wasn't intestines! Rachael did actually cook us all intestines last week…it's a traditional part of Agatogo – a dish involving vegetables, ground-nut sauce and goats meat (I think). She is a really good cook and the dish was really tasty…the problem was I wasn't sure what these little rubbery bits were…and I tried a bit of one and couldn't chew through it…then someone informed me that it was most likely to be intestines…and despite the rest being absolutely delicious I just couldn’t stomach the offal. Then I thought I found a hoof…and the hysteria that ensued meant I didn't eat an awful lot more!! Actually that is the first time there has been anything suspicious about any of the food here – on the whole it is very good. Justine (the cook at Tubakunde house) is a cooking student and a fantastic cook who has delighted us with an array of Rwandan cooking – all of it really nice! So, as yet I haven't lost all the weight the travel nurse said I would!!

By the way, the reason there are still no pictures on this blog is that my laptop has died. It has been sent home with the others to hopefully get fixed and come back with another party of workers from York in February, but it will be difficult to post pictures until then I fear!