November 2010
3 posts
How to Make a Thanksgiving Feast in Uganda
Step 1: Decide on a menu that includes foods found in Uganda but still in line with the Thanksgiving tradition in America. This is what we came up with: Turkey, Stuffing, Gravy, Green Beans (or as they call them here, French Beans), Mashed Potatoes, Pumpkin, Cajun Rice (this tradition was passed on to us but our mzungu friend Amanda who grew up in Louisiana. Plus we figured it’d be good to have...
Taxi Madness
Recently I have been having the worst luck with taxis. I’m not sure if the luck we’ve encountered so far—considering the conditions of roads and/or taxis—has run out or if my bad luck in the transportation department gets saved up for one long stretch and things will go back to normal for another 3 months before I have another week of 2 extremely lost boda bodas, one melted flip flop, and 2 broken...