Only in Uganda....

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Here's a little lighthearted post before we head out to the Village. It's a compilation of things that we've found unique to Uganda....some probably occur in other parts of Africa also, or even other parts of the world, but since Uganda is the only place we've been, we're saying they only occur in Uganda

Only in Uganda
- do the hotel maids ask for your room key as you are heading out for the day so they can clean the room...and leave the keys in the door for you when you come back
- does one word mean both "hello", "thank you", and "rabbit"
- is the only stop sign in the town of Gulu located in the middle of the sidewalk nowhere even close to an intersection (see picture for proof)
- do hot showers mean 120 volts flowing through you and not 120 degrees flowing over you (ask Bill about this experience later...don't worry, he only stutters a little bit now :) )
- can you confuse the name "charles" for the name "josh" ( just say it really softly and quickly, with a short "ah" sound, and all one syllable...go ahead and try it..you'll see)
- do young children set up chairs for your pending arrival to their camp without any prodding or instruction by adults (ahh, the servant's hearts of the kids is so beautiful!)
- can you find shoes made in the USA advertised in the newspaper (guess we need to come to Uganda to buy American made attire)


So yes, Ugandan life differs a bit from American life. We love it and have found it to be a lot of fun as well! Hope this made you smile a bit as it did for us as we compiled the list.


Hoping to update you with pictures of the Village later on....it's solar powered internet there so one never knows.

Blessings!