Can't nobody hold me down

Well its been a while but a lot has happened. I'll start with the parasite...

I'll start by saying that things have been going great. The team has been great and we've been having a blast. A great trip

Work had been progressing well when Tuesday evening just after finishing work for the day, I sat down and noticed my stomach hurt, then my back, then my arms and then my eyeballs. I went and laid down and got the chills... when it was 87. I wrapped up for a bit and then walked up for dinner, still shivering. When I felt the back of my neck was roasting I thought I might have heat stroke, so I took some advil and starting drinking water. I started to feel a bit better and started sweating so thought I'd be able to sleep it off. I went to bed feeling pretty bad, but still thinking I'd wake up fine.

I sort of woke up the next morning just to tell my tentmates I wouldn't be working and to check on me later. After shoving horrible electrolyte solution down my throat all day, they took my fever. When it got to 103 they took me an hour into Masaka where they said it was probably Malaria and I should take the meds and I'd be fine.

So I went back, took some meds and slept, waking the next morning feeling on the mend. Wandering around a bit the next day and feeling almost better yesterday. By today I was back to full, except I don't have my sense of taste... not to big a deal when in bland East Africa, except for the fruit.

So it wasn't great, but I'm fine and back rocking.

In other news, we got our biosand filter constructed and hopefully operational later this week. This will allow a local family to purify the swamp water they curent drink. We are starting this as a pilot project to see how it it received and how we may expand it.

We have finished up the composting toilets and have started education with the kids at the school.

Our second team of 5 also arrived yesterday and will be helping us install the pump. I am currently back in Kamapala for the night with fellow EWBer Nick Haupt to pick up some pumping equipment and our solar cells. Hopefully things will go well tomorrow as we search.

Things are well and we're on schedule. Most importantly we are having a great time. Sitting around last night we we talking about how we are all really going to remember how much fun this trip has been.

Praise God for keeping us safe and being my peace during dark sweaty painful hours.

Back in Masaka tomorrow and installing pump.

More then...