6:30am: alarm clock goes off (if we managed not to turn off the cell phone the night before)
7am: Breakfast of boiled eggs and toast
8am: Moses, our pothole-avoiding-mud-driving specialist, picks us up in his safari van
…and thus begins our hour-drive from Buisa to Funyula for a field day!
We met up with one of the village elders, George, and a translator, Edward in the town centre before we headed out to visit the randomly-selected farms in this district.
At each farm, Cate, Florence & Natalie (sheep expert from University of Guelph) conducted outcome mapping with the farmers, while Kathleen & I wrestle with the pigs.
For the pig wrestling, Kathleen and I (and usually with help from one other person), measure and record the length/ girth of the pig, weight of the pig, and note if the pig has any lice, mange, or internal parasites. We finish by ear tagging and giving the pig a shot of ivermectin.
And for the rest of the day, we visit the selected farms on foot, taking in all the sights and smells on step at a time.
3pm: inevitable thunderstorm
3:01pm: race to get into the safari van
3:02pm: hoping (and praying) that the roads back to Busia would not be washed away with the rain
…and thus ends another exciting day in the field.
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