My Summer Skin

So its been a few weeks. The internet in our Jinja office has been out. Also, I think my body is acclimating to the mefloquine, because I am not having the same vivid dreams as I was before.

Some things I have done in the past weeks:
- Travelled to Lake Bunyoni for Intern Retreat (really good experience)
- Repaired my chacos with binding wire
- Rafted the Nile River (class 5 rapids, pretty sweet)
- Poured a Concrete Ring Beam
- Poured a Concrete Strip Footing
- Eaten Italian Oatmeal (parmesan cheese and olive oil, delicious)
- Driven John's Land Rover off Road on the site. The thing is a beast. Dont worry mom and dad, I would never take it out on the road with other drivers. The roads are really crazy round here.

The rest of my time in Uganda has been planned out. On may 16th I will come to Kampala and from there we will go on a project trip to Tanzania. I will be there roughly 10 days. Then I will finish out the rest of my time in Kampala. So only about 5 more weeks of construction managment left. I need to make the most of it, I am getting attached to this project and I want to see it through as much as possible. That being said, project trips are the EMI staple, and this will be a great oppertunity to see what a project trip is like and do some engineering.

Last wednesday we had the emi office prayer day. It was really awesome, and we listened to a life changing message about prayer by John Piper. It is called "Put in the Fire for the Sake of Prayer" and I think you can find it online.

I have been working in Kampala since Wednesday, hard at work on the water system for the babies home. Its hard work, and its brain work. Managing is emotionally draining. Engineering desing is hard on the brain.

Jennifer (in Kampala) has Deathcab for Cutie on her Ipod, and I love it so much. Hence the title. Also my skin is very dark now from being in the sun all the time.