Held hostage by Forest Whitaker
After writing yesterday's journal entry I went to the Sheraton Hotel nearby to swim in the pool with a few other volunteers. That place is insanely expensive, but the grounds are very beautiful and it was great weather for swimming.
While we were there a group of mzungus was taking notes and measuring the pool. After a while we got curious and asked them what they were doing, and it turns out they were a film crew working on the "The Last King of Scotland", a movie about Idi Amin, a brutal Ugandan dictator who was president in the 1970s.
I asked them if they needed any mzungu actors, and they said they did and would appreciate the help. We shoot on June 16th and July 6th if I remember correctly, although we have to call to confirm. We're going to be dressed up as British ex-pats from the 70s. I'm going to try and find an afro.
Forest Whitaker is Idi Amin, and he was hanging out in the hotel while we were there, although I didn't actually see him myself. But I'll be playing one of Idi Amin's hostages on July 6th so maybe I'll get to be tortured by him or something. Being tortured by Forest Whitaker would be soooooo cooooooooool.
I had my first paintball game today, it was loads of fun. It hurts a bit when you get shot but that just adds to the realism. I think I would make a good army marine. I only got hit twice in 6 games, and my combat roll looks amazing.
The computer that I've been building the Portrait of Ndejje site on was stolen from the lower volunteer compound on Friday, and I lost all the work I've done so far. Last night, someone tried to climb over the wall in the middle of the night and the guard tried to shoot him but missed, and the person got away. The gunshot woke several volunteers up. Then earlier this morning someone came looking for Axel saying they were from the Norwegian embassy, but they didn't have any ID on them, and Axel is Swedish anyway. There are strange things going on around here.
There is a police investigation underway, and Ivan, the boy I saw get beaten when I first arrived, is the prime suspect. I have spent some time talking to him and I highly doubt he was involved. I am worried that he will be falsely accused, and punishment is either mob justice or execution if it's decided that he stole the computer.
What makes things worse is that he's so scared of the charity and the police since he was beaten, that when they find him he will almost certainly try to run away. It is quite possible that if he does this he will be shot, and even if he isn't shot it will make him look guilty. He's not a smart kid and although we tried to explain all this to him I don't think it will affect his reaction.
I'm crossing my fingers for him.
While we were there a group of mzungus was taking notes and measuring the pool. After a while we got curious and asked them what they were doing, and it turns out they were a film crew working on the "The Last King of Scotland", a movie about Idi Amin, a brutal Ugandan dictator who was president in the 1970s.
I asked them if they needed any mzungu actors, and they said they did and would appreciate the help. We shoot on June 16th and July 6th if I remember correctly, although we have to call to confirm. We're going to be dressed up as British ex-pats from the 70s. I'm going to try and find an afro.
Forest Whitaker is Idi Amin, and he was hanging out in the hotel while we were there, although I didn't actually see him myself. But I'll be playing one of Idi Amin's hostages on July 6th so maybe I'll get to be tortured by him or something. Being tortured by Forest Whitaker would be soooooo cooooooooool.
I had my first paintball game today, it was loads of fun. It hurts a bit when you get shot but that just adds to the realism. I think I would make a good army marine. I only got hit twice in 6 games, and my combat roll looks amazing.
The computer that I've been building the Portrait of Ndejje site on was stolen from the lower volunteer compound on Friday, and I lost all the work I've done so far. Last night, someone tried to climb over the wall in the middle of the night and the guard tried to shoot him but missed, and the person got away. The gunshot woke several volunteers up. Then earlier this morning someone came looking for Axel saying they were from the Norwegian embassy, but they didn't have any ID on them, and Axel is Swedish anyway. There are strange things going on around here.
There is a police investigation underway, and Ivan, the boy I saw get beaten when I first arrived, is the prime suspect. I have spent some time talking to him and I highly doubt he was involved. I am worried that he will be falsely accused, and punishment is either mob justice or execution if it's decided that he stole the computer.
What makes things worse is that he's so scared of the charity and the police since he was beaten, that when they find him he will almost certainly try to run away. It is quite possible that if he does this he will be shot, and even if he isn't shot it will make him look guilty. He's not a smart kid and although we tried to explain all this to him I don't think it will affect his reaction.
I'm crossing my fingers for him.
1 Comments:
At 12:42 PM, Anonymous said…
God thats awful about the boy, the punishment seems completely on a different level to what is commonly known here, so scary.
How much work had you done on the computer? Oh, talking of computers by the way, i love your I Pod, it took me ages to work it properly, but i look very cool on it now, haha, not really, i just keep dancing in the middle of the street when im listening to it:) I was sat on the train the other day and me and this random fellow were listening to sublime, we both respect you for your choice in music:)
Cant believe you are going to be in a film, we are definitely going to have to rent it out when you get back, and paintballing i see? My friend did that the other day and got hit in the neck so it looks like she has a massive hickey, very funny! hope the bruises aren't too painful for you,
me, vicks and mom all miss you tonnes, understand that you're doing your own thing but if you ever want to come back then DO!!! Neighbours is getting really good, i feel like you should be re-introduced to your long lost soap...
love you loads,
alana xxxxx
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