What We've Learned So Far...

It has been a whirlwind 5 days, full of new people, cultures & smells!  I feel like I have been here for weeks and as though I have known my team for years.  It is such a blessing that we get to experience this as a family and every day we learn to appreciate what we have been given.

I thought I would share with you some of the funny and “different” experiences we have had so far...

·         Honking at other drivers is the polite thing to do…all the time!      ---->---->

·         Babies don’t wear bottoms, only shirts…you see a lot of little bums running around

·         It’s dangerous to take pictures of police or government things

·         Men hold hands with each other as a sign of friendship

·         Public displays of affection between anyone of the opposite gender is not allowed

·         If you get pulled over by the police, the only way to get out of a large fine is to plead for mercy or slyly hand over a small bribe

·         Most vehicles don’t have seatbelts, even though the roads & traffic are so dangerous   <----<----

·         You can transport 4 people on a boda-boda (motorcycle)

• There are more cell phone stores than there are food stores

• Avacadoes are the size of Theo's head

·         Twigs are appropriate scaffolding for buildings ---->---->

·         When you walk through the town with a stroller, expect to have a crowd of children following you screaming “Mzungu baby!!!”

·         Showing your shoulders and knees are more scandalous than breastfeeding uncovered in church

· Malaria infected mosquitoes only come out from 6pm-6am

·         When it rains, you can guarantee that the power will flicker or go out <----<----

·         Many Ugandans choose to carry items on their heads, even when their hands are free

• A bottle of beer here is a whapping 500 ml…and sooooo delicious!!!

·         The fruit here is the best in the whole world

·         Car seats are unheard of --->--->

This is just a drop in the bucket of the things we've seen and heard, but they're the only ones we could think of right now.  Tomorrow we are off to our full time camp in Nyakera and we will post photos once we have them. Oh and we now have a cell phone, so if you would like to talk, let us know and we'll email you the phone number!

Missing you all at home...feeling encouraged by all of you that have been messaging us!

~M