A few of my favorite things about Uganda:
- motorcycle taxis are not only a form, but the BEST form, of public transportation
-they refer to salons as "saloons"
-when something hurts, it is "paining"
-children looking like they've seen a ghost when I say hi, because they have never seen a mzungu (white person) before
-or children being so excited to see a mzungu that they chase your boda boda down the street until they can't run any longer
-avocados are at least 3x the size, and less than 10 cents
-bananas, pineapple, mango, oranges - it's all SO much tastier
-oranges are orange on the inside, but the peels are green
-you show up to church late, but it's okay because worship lasts an hour and everyone else is on Africa time, so we're actually early
-they can't say my name so I go by the alias of Alice
-everything sounds better with an African drum - which you can find just about anywhere
-almost all kids shave their heads, so unless they're wearing a skirt/dress - you have to refer to all children as gender neutral
-Cafe Javas - a new (well, to me) restaurant that makes food with cheese that doesn't taste like soap!
-rice & beans with every meal (or FOR every meal)
-african tea - so. tasty. & tea time every day at 11:00 sharp!
-the sun rises & sets at 7 - everyone wakes up by 7, tea time at 11, lunch at 1, dinner at 7. always.
i could keep going. but i won't. because i am currently stalling packing because i am pretending it is not my last day in uganda. somehow i feel okay leaving, because i somehow always get back here. so it's definitely farewell. see you soon, east africa!
- motorcycle taxis are not only a form, but the BEST form, of public transportation
-they refer to salons as "saloons"
-when something hurts, it is "paining"
-children looking like they've seen a ghost when I say hi, because they have never seen a mzungu (white person) before
-or children being so excited to see a mzungu that they chase your boda boda down the street until they can't run any longer
-avocados are at least 3x the size, and less than 10 cents
-bananas, pineapple, mango, oranges - it's all SO much tastier
-oranges are orange on the inside, but the peels are green
-you show up to church late, but it's okay because worship lasts an hour and everyone else is on Africa time, so we're actually early
-they can't say my name so I go by the alias of Alice
-everything sounds better with an African drum - which you can find just about anywhere
-almost all kids shave their heads, so unless they're wearing a skirt/dress - you have to refer to all children as gender neutral
-Cafe Javas - a new (well, to me) restaurant that makes food with cheese that doesn't taste like soap!
-rice & beans with every meal (or FOR every meal)
-african tea - so. tasty. & tea time every day at 11:00 sharp!
-the sun rises & sets at 7 - everyone wakes up by 7, tea time at 11, lunch at 1, dinner at 7. always.
i could keep going. but i won't. because i am currently stalling packing because i am pretending it is not my last day in uganda. somehow i feel okay leaving, because i somehow always get back here. so it's definitely farewell. see you soon, east africa!
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