We came back from Nairobi and went straight into a team building outing with the IAVI Uganda team. On Friday morning we sailed out to Bulago Island, a 45 minute boat ride away out in Lake Victoria. Although I’ve been living on its edge since I arrived, it was my first time out on the lake (the world’s second largest freshwater one, I think).

We played some team building games, ate fantastic roast pig, and enjoyed a quiz game and charades on the beach. As team captain, I’m proud to say that we won both competitions.

With a few others, I stayed out at the owner’s house (too many of us to fit at the main lodge). My room had a spectacular view of the lake, and before dinner I swam in one of those pools that looks like it has no edge – like swimming in the sky.

The downside (or upside, depending) staying in this amazing house was that we had to take a tractor ride to get there. A little bumpy, a little slow, but eventually we made it.

I had never seen pineapple grow before. I always thought it must grow on a palm of some sort. Of course, everyone laughed at me for this.

The next morning, just as we were getting ready to head out for fishing and waterskiing and whatnot, it began to pour. It rained so hard, that we couldn’t take a boat off of the island for hours. Pauli kicked our butts at Scrabble; playing the word “zuni” on a triple word score pretty much guarantees that you’ll win. We were way too lax with the rules because I think that might have been an illegal move. Not that I was anywhere near winning.