lessons i have learned while living in uganda!

lessons i have learned while living in uganda!

• it can be dusty and raining at the same time, really don't understand this one...
• people here just don't sleep much at night...how do they do it?
• bananas are not just a fruit, they are a way of life....eaten as is, grilled, cooked in a red sauce, matooke, kabalagalas....
• electricity works sometimes, sometimes not
• ditto for internet
• ditto for phone service
• ditto for my van
• no one ever knows the temperature. if you ask how hot it is, the answer will be hot or too hot, cold or too cold
• questions often get answered by someone raising his/her eyebrows. you are supposed to understand that automatically. i still think sometimes it means yes and sometimes it means no
• it is always fun to wave at children in villages, but you must not be surprised if they look at you as if you are an alien
• potholes are as big and as deep as small ponds
• if someone says he is having irish for dinner, he means potatoes, not people
• good luck finding a jar of salsa, a tortilla, frozen yogurt, blueberries, paul mitchell shampoo, fitted sheets and goo goos
• i have an accent (oh really?)
• i talk too fast ( oh really?)
• i do not speak 'british' english, therefore i speak incorrectly.....that one makes my hackles stand up
• african/americans are 'yellow'.......hahaha, that one makes me chuckle
• no one understands the word 'rooster'
• and my favorite........President Obama is from kenya
• seriously, i have learned more, but that's enough for tonight...someone in this country needs to sleep!