Narozari Day

As Tim mentioned Friday was a lot of fun at the National Park. Sunday was just as packed as we attended Narozari Day. Once a year the parish where we are staying has its annual celebration. We were lucky as the celebration was moved from early in September to late October. We were able to meet many prominent figures in Uganda during the day. Tim and I both saw and shook hands with the bishop of Masaka, the presidential nominee Dr. Kizza Besigye, and Ugandan boxer Justin "The Ugandan Destroyer" Juuko. It really was an amazing time as people from all over the area attended the festivities. The total count of attendees ended up being around two thousand. Dr. Kizza Besigye was a very nice and welcoming man, and chatted it up with me for a few moments. If you have some free time you should read up on the Ugandan presidential election of 2006. Many say Besigye should have won, but the current president who has been in office for 20 years supposedly stole the election. I was also able to meet his two personal accountants which was very neat for me as I majored in accounting. Both men gave me their phone numbers and e-mail addresses and told me to stay in contact with them. Next, we were able to meet Justin "The Ugandan Destroyer" Juuko. He is a very decorated boxer from Uganda. He was a very nice guy, and actually introduced himself to Tim and I. We got our pictures take with him, and he told us about his upcoming fight on November 15th where he fights for the IBA World Championship in Moscow. Lastly, we met and talked with the bishop of Masaka. He also was a great man, and allowed Tim and I to take many pictures with him. We finished the night be enjoying a couple cold one's with two priests in our parish, and two other teachers. All in all Tim and I had a great weekend, and look forward to the next month. Thanks for all the responses and prayers.

-Chris