White Water Rafting!!!!

It's not everyday that you get to experience life in a way that feels like death; but instead of pain you experience the adrenaline rush and constant excitement created from fear! This past Saturday, that is exactly what we encountered on our adventure. Along with the other 10 students in this study abroad program, about three Ugandans, 4 guys from Europe, 4 girls from Sweden and 3 other students working here in Kampala we traveled by bus headed towards the Nile River! Unfortunately, we did not bring our camera's in fear that the large waters of the Nile would engulf them. Fortunately, for us the Rafting company takes over 300 pics of the rafters and also takes an awesome video; which we bought!
Starting off, as we drove to the rafting company on the mountain next to the Nile there were monkeys jumping everywhere. It was very exciting! We finally arrived after about a 3 hour drive in a crowded bus on dirt roads. Taxi rides are always fun here in Africa! The best part is that when you stop at a gas station or rest stop tons of people come right to the windows to sell you things....you don't even have to get out! It's great! Like walmart on wheels! And Fried Grasshoppers are sold as a delicasy here!
Alright, lastly I will get to the River! It was like the Father of all rivers! Its rapids were as large and as frightening as a Semi-Truck headed straight for you on the highway! Well...maybe not that frightening, but they were BIG! At the beginning of our White Water experience we started off with some easy rapids, then by the end of the day we went on a killer of a Wave. It knocked the breath out of us! One of falls that we went on was a 18 foot waterfall! It was completely insane! That is the one in the photo! Funny story is that we got stuck in the root of the waterfall! It was hysterical and thrilling! We got thrown out of the raft on others and sucked away by undercurrents and whirlpools! Sounds dangerous, but honestly they staff they have working for them know each and every current there is! They do the river every day! One of the very last ones that we went on was called the "Bad Place" and it was! Our entire raft flipped! We had the time of our lives and there is so much more to tell you! We are sorry that it took so long to update the blog, but the internet is a little sketchy here and does not alway want to cooperate with us! Anyways, for the next month we will be going to different areas! Leah will be in Unganda; in just another area working with Children in hopitals and going on home visits to see children and I will be going to Ethiopia to teach High School English! Scary, eh!? Well, fortunately for Leah she will have full access to internet and have electricity. Sad thing for me is that I will not. I am completely roughing it! So for now I am saying "Good Bye" until a month from now! We love you all and Leah should update this a couple of times before I will talk to you! Thanks for reading the blog and God Bless!