Rafting the Nile River

I just got back from one of the most amazing weekends of my life! On Saturday I rafted the Nile River with four other volunteers. It was seriously fun. We went over a bunch of different classes of rapids from class 2 to class 5. We started out at the top of the Nile River and rafted for 5 straight hours with a short snack break in the middle. The first couple of rapids weren't that bad and then we hit the class 5s. It was intense, but absolutely awesome. I got thrown out of the raft about 3 different times. The first time wasn't that bad, but the second time was on a class 4 and I totally thought that I was going to die. Of course that didn't happen, but it is amazing how your mind races when you are underwater waiting to surface. We also fell out on the very last rapid of the day, which was actually a class 6 rapid, but we entered it about half way down. We did a very slow flip and me and two other people were the last ones holding on for dear life. When we flipped I got continually pummeled by waves and then finally hit calm water where I was picked up by a kayak. Overall I had an absolute blast and would love to do it again. That night after rafting we hung out at a campsite that looked out over the Nile. It was beautiful! We had a great night and met up with a few more volunteers. Also, they showed a video of our rafting trip. Seeing the video showed me just how crazy the day was. I bought a copy and will definitely have to show everyone when I get back. After such a great weekend, I am ready to go back to teaching tomorrow. This is my volunteer partner's last week. Then I am going to be on my own! I am heading up to Gulu this weekend to meet up with the GlobeMed students from UNC that I met in Ethiopia. It should be great. I will keep you posted.