Trick-Or-Treating in Jinja

We decided that even though we are living in Africa, we have to keep up our Halloween spirit. So, we joined a group of ex-pats which go to a resort in Jinja (a town outside of Kampala, but in Uganda) every weekend after Halloween. This resort is called Kingfisher, and is right on Lake Victoria, so has a fantastic view. There are about 30 bandas, which are little huts, which were actually very nice. They had running water, a king-sized mattress, and plenty of space in the "living room". In fact, we fit three beds in that space, with plenty of room in between them. And by running water I mean a shower and a flushing toilet! I bet that it doesn't seem that amazing to you, but for us it was a HUGE thing. At the resort there is plenty of space, along with a pretty large pool, but shallow enough that it was safe for kids to play there, a makeshift slide, a bar, and a restaurant. This is very high-class for Uganda. There were a lot of infants, but mostly people around Matt's age there. I was pretty lonesome, except for two other people in my grade. At first I wasn't that thrilled about going, but it turned out to be alright.