I rode home on a boda because I was too exhausted to walk after Speech Day which was supposed to start at 11:00, but that turned out to be African time so we commenced at 1:00. It was a long day with the typical thirty minute speeches that are all too common with events like these. Despite the oppressing sun and late start, the show was entertaining with the kids' performances, accept for the computer demonstration which was very impractical because no one could see the computer screen on the stage, but at least the pupils I chose learned a little on the way.
As it dragged out the only thing keeping people there was the free lunch that was eventually served at five o'clock. I had already made plans to go to the Source of the Nile for dinner at six so I skipped lunch and the 100 yard queue. I didn't have much time so I took the boda straight to the Source, and Mother Nature provided an in prompt to shower. Despite the shining sun, the rain poured down down just as we reached the main road. It was pretty cool, but I was worried because the rain was very painful, pelting us in the face making it very hard to keep our eyes open, and on top of that it hadn't rained in a while so there was a nasty mixture of oil and water on the road. I said to the guy driving probably ten times, "Be very careful, the roads are very slippery." At the Source it was not raining, and I walked in completely soaked by the downpour we encountered on the way.
I was once again awed by the Nile, and I had the whole talapia and chips as the sun set on the exhausting and final day of school. I will say goodbye to the kids on the coming Friday when they come to get their grades, otherwise I am all but finished.
