Monday 04/07 Teach, finals of netball and toms arrival, Independence Day
The morning of the netball finals arrives, tension mounts. A morning of teaching wracked with nerves ahead of the afternoon’s glorious display of athletic prowess. Nyakatare girl’s netball first VII against Karuhinda’s finest. The volunteers of Nyakatare managed to muster all 700 students of the school to the Kanungu playground to watch the glorious campaign about to be waged by the “Nyak Attack”. A somewhat respectable 200 from the Karuhinda contingent met this effort. The pre-game atmosphere was ecstatic as both schools where amped up by tremendous wins in the qualifying rounds that got them to this stage, the finals, a chance to be crowned the VU netball champions of Kanungu 2011. Aided by an appropriate application of pre-game “banter” between the volunteers at both schools the start of the match was highly anticipated.
The match begins to a tremendous roar from the crowd as Nyakatare powers into an early lead, leading to the Nyakatare rendition of “Heart Attack” by Radio and Weasel with revised lyrics. “You give me Nyak Attack!!” could be heard echoing across the township of Kanungu. This hushed the supporters of Karuhinda who saw their championship dreams drifting away, however the Karuhinda players showing inspiring determination and resolve rallied back to keep the score close and keep their title ambitions within reach. Unfortunately for Karuhinda this was not enough. The size, speed and monumental support for the “Nyak Attack” shined through and carried Nyakatare primary school to the promised land of Netball champions of Kanungu. A deliriously happy Nyakatare fan base invaded the pitch as the team was carried from the pitch to the presentation of a trophy symbolising their championship status. The resounding memories of this day are seeing a phenomenal street procession of overjoyed Nyakatare students all carrying branches and leaves whilst singing at the top of their lungs through the town for all to hear the entire way back to their school in celebration of their spectacular victory.
Tuesday 05/07 Teaching and painting Mothercare
Today was another fabulous day. After teaching three successful lessons of Maths, English and Science of which I received many letters from the pupils saying how good my lessons are (oh yeah!). We got down to business finishing off the painting of the boy’s dormitory ‘St Andrew’s boy’s hostel’ and did a fine job if I do say it myself. Many volunteers came to help finish it off and together we produced some epic pictures of boats, dolphins and even an octopus! In the hot humid heat of Uganda we soon had to pack up and leave the finishing touches for tomorrow. This however was not before saying a quick ‘hi’ to the nursery children who’s school is next door (who run to hug your legs and are so unbelievably adorable, you have to be careful not to smuggle them back home) and yet more picture time with the boys who live in the dormitory who were so happy for what we’d done and were enjoying be educated about the octopus. So yes, after a much earned shower and an intense game of cards, bed was calling.
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