I recently got back from Soriti (a district in Uganda) where we spent 10 days and lived with a family in the rural area in Uganda. It was one heck of an experience so let me tell you a couple things I learned
1. You MUST eat seconds - if you look up from your plate that means you're hungry. Be prepared...
2. Free time = relaxing in silence with each other
3. All vehicles respect the speed limit - there is none
4. Flies are your friend - if not you'll be swatting ALL day. Mom... you'd hate this place
5. Baby goats are now my favorite animals. They are hilarious to watch
6. A good way to encourage a cow to move is to drop kick it
7. All Ugandan men are interested in American women (i.e. a question that was poised - "How easy is it to get a white girl to marry you?")
8. Even the dirtiest bathroom back home doesn't compare to their 'latrines' aka holes in the ground
9. Ugandans get "Jonda" from riding in cars - "Jonda" it means an immense joy
10. Football (soccer) is king
11. Running water has a new respect when you carry two 15 liter jerry cans 1/3 of a mile 4x
12. Unripe oranges are better than the best oranges back home
13. Running around like a headless chicken has new respect when you actually see it
14. A moonless night is still bright from the stars
15. People who have less material things usually have more spiritual things
That's about all I can think of. Also waterfalls are seen better when you're underneath of them for future reference.
Friday, March 6, 2009
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