Living in Uganda for a couple months now has really been an eye-opening experience and these are just a few of the things that have caught my attention so far.
You know you have lived in Africa when…
-you spend 10 minutes picking bugs out of your bowl of cereal before you have breakfast. The thought crossed your mind to throw it out, but the cereal was just too expensive to get rid of it.
-you get out of a mutatu (taxi) and consider it a smooth ride because your head hit the ceiling just once.
-loading a YouTube video before the internet bugs out makes your day!
-making it a week without losing power or running water for at least couple hours is almost considered a miracle.
-“Don’t forget to tuck in your mosquito net before you go to bed!” doesn’t sound strange.
-you think spending 20,000 shillings (approx. $10) is way too much to spend on a meal.
-the smell of burning trash no longer gives you a headache.
-seeing four people on a motorcycle or a man riding a bicycle while holding three chickens no longer makes you turn your head.
-you are willing to argue with your boda driver (motorcycle taxi) over 500 shillings (about 25 cents) insisting that he is trying to take advantage of you.
-tripping up the stairs as a result of them being uneven isn’t annoying anymore.
I will probably post more of these as I have more new and interesting experiences.
You are hilarious!
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