50K challenge
We started the day with a small breakfast at the cottages, followed by a big breakfast at the university.
Then we received the final explanation about the 50K Challenge, in which we had to try to make a profit using 50,000 shillings. My group decided to make Belgian pancakes and sell them for 1,000 shillings each. By the end of the day, we made a profit of 61,000 shillings. We sold our pancakes to doctors, teachers, and other students.
In the evening, we went to the teachers’ hotel and went swimming there. After a long swim and playing teamball with some locals, we went to grab a bite at a nearby restaurant.
Upon returning to the cottages, we discovered that the electricity had gone out. It turned out that the payment for additional power hadn’t been made, so we ended the day surrounded by darkness.
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