10/25/2020 0 Comments Trip to the center of the earthTrip to the Equator!! Today was so much fun! SIT offered to cover a trip for those who want to go to visit the equator! Many didn’t go because it was a 2 ½ hour drive each way, but Anna, Asia and I thought it would be so exciting to get to just go and stand there. What turned out to be really nice as well was just getting to get out of the city and have fun on a road trip seeing more of Uganda we wouldn’t have otherwise seen. I used to hate being in a car for hours and would get sick, but I have been having a lot of fun with it in Rwanda and Uganda. We left around noon and after about 45 minutes of driving we stopped at a gas station with a shop to pick up some snacks and water for the trip. Anna and Asia got jackfruit, which I thought looked really funky but they made me try it. Jackfruit is amazing! It tasted like bananas and I ate a bunch! The drive was beautiful with the long landscapes of greenery, but also sad as we drove through some of the smaller villages and saw the poor state of their houses and shops. We’ve been talking a lot this week about development issues and the ways that we need to listen to the communities and learn from them on what kind of work is necessary.
After the drive, we finally got the area with the line for the equator! There was a fun photo area where you could stand in between both hemispheres. It was so much fun to think that we were jumping and standing in-between both hemispheres. We had a lot of fun taking pictures, and then got to walk around a bunch of small local craft stores. I bought a few beautifully made local artwork of elephants and a wood carving of Africa. The local store owners were all very nice and friendly, and Anna and I practiced our bargaining skills. The whole experience was a ton of fun and I’m so excited that we went and got to get a break. We were all very refreshed coming back and I’m excited for the new week!
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