Today was an adventure. I took a ride in the back trunk of a Toyota SUV up this extremely bumpy road. On the paved roads, it wasn't so bad, but the stopping short was not very helpful. i also was wearing a basket on my head as a helmet. This boy riding on a bike saw me in the back going over a few bumps, and he started laughing and laughing. Then came the long trip up the hill to the Freedom Lodge on this very, very, very, bumpy road. I was thrown around the trunk like a rag doll. The cases of water that we bought fell on me while I try to hold my basket helmet on my head. Kids are looking in the back and pointing and laughing and I was laughing too. Honestly, it was a great experience and it was a very African thing, as many Africans ride in the back of pickups. It was a good day.

Harrison Newman