NOda-Boda

Kaitlyn & Layne's first time on a Boda-Boda

We spent the day covering baseball and volleyball with the students of the secondary school. Once lunch time came, we had to make our way back to the guest house which was approximately 2 miles away. This time instead of taking a car we took what the locals call Boda-Bodas which are small motorbike taxis. We found out the name originated from drivers transporting passengers across the border to Kenya. Pronounced in English as border-borders, Ugandans pronounce them bo-duh bo-duhs. These small bikes are found all over the city quickly weaving and darting through traffic. The girls jumped right on and enjoyed every second of the ride waving to locals who were amused at the sight of 2 mazungo's (white people). Thomas had a slightly different experience. According to Thomas, it was his driver's first time driving any sort of motorized machinery. He feared for his life as the Boda-Boda turned blind corners and maneuvered through ditches and deep ruts in the winding village roads while eating the dust caused by Kaitlyn and Layne just ahead. After we safely arrived to the guesthouse, Thomas' driver demanded more payment because he was "too big". Shortly after Thomas demanded a discount for his shotty driving. Needless to say, Thomas won't be hopping on the back of a Boda-Boda anytime soon. The other hand, the girls having been begging to ride one ever since.

After the Boda-Bodas, the girls took it upon themselves to have a chapatti-eating contest. After Betty cooked piece after piece of the cooked flat bread, the girls downed the majority of it. They tied for first place with 9 chapatti pieces each, and Thomas handled a gentleman's 3 pieces because he was "trying to keep it tight".

Our empty plate of chapatti... YUMMM!!!

Thomas was not impressed

After a delicious lunch, and full stomachs, we headed back to the secondary school where Kaitlyn and Layne taught baseball and Thomas participated in a soccer game with the boys. Thomas was a little rusty when he began, but shortly after entering the game he was very competitive and even scored an impressive goal that had all his teammates cheering and celebrating.

Thomas has mad skill

Tomorrow is our final day at the secondary school and we couldn't think of a better way to end it then with the first ever sports day for Arise Africa International and the students.