They're forming an alliance.

We (30 of the 38 USPers) went on a safari this past weekend. It was at Queen Elizabeth National Park, which s on the western end of Uganda. Mukono is on the eastern end so we drove all the way across Uganda. It's only about the size of Uganda, but because of pothole roads and speed bumps every quarter mile, it took us 11 hours to get there. We took a faster way back, so it only took 10 hours. We stopped 2-3 times each way to get gas, have a bathroom break, let our engine cool down because it overheated, or take pictures at the equator and eat delicious food. We took a matatu (14 passenger van/taxi) there and back and used it for the safri-ing. This weekend, I spent about 30 hours in that matatu. The seats were not very comfortable either. The sleeping was pretty difficult. The safari was sweet. W saw a lot of elephants, pretty close to our van. We saw a lion, a leopard, a hyena, a hippo, mongooses, warthogs, kob, giant pterodactyl birds, and probably more that I'm forgetting. We camped and that was cool, except the ground was rocky and our stuff got a little wet. We brought our own food, so I had PB&J for most of our meals and various snacks. They made us dinner 1 night and that was fantastic. I got to talk to some of the others USPs and that was sweet. We had a campfire. There was a hippo about 100 feet away from me. I never want to ride in another matatu, but I probably will sometime this week and definitely will at some point before I leave.
This is our last week of normal classes. It's a little...stressing. After classes, we have finals week and then we go to Rwanda for 10 days. Then we have a few days of debrief and then I leave. A month from now, I'll be in Washington DC. It is crazy. I really want to see everyone at home, but I don't want to leave everyone here. I don't want to stop learning. I'm not counting down the days, although I do know how many are left. I'm glad to be here now and I'll be glad to be home soon. See you all soon. Vaya con Dios.