Lyths in Uganda

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Saturday 14 August 2010

Pig roast at end of term




The final year students at school have been boarding for 3 months, and have not eaten meat once. They also haven't had rice for 6 weeks- just bananas, beans and casava. Helen's idea of celebrating with roast pork and rice met with huge excitement.


The pig was one of three owned by a teacher who wants a video camera for his wedding photography business. Helen negotiated the pig in January in exchange for a 2nd hand video camera which we bought recently on e-bay in the UK.


The evening with 60 students and teachers was a riot of games, speeches, songs, and eating huge piles of rice and chunks of tasty tender fried pork. They will sleep well tonight before their mock exams tomorrow.