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Monthly Archives: April 2007
coming soon.
“Soon” is a very relative term here, so I’ll specify that by this I mean that you can expect these things throughout the next 2 weeks. pictures! new address! news on my house! (preview: It is quite possibly nicer than the apartment where I lived … Continue reading
prayer in motion.
I think that I have discovered one reason that Ugandans are incredibly religious: Public transportation. Getting from point A to point B in once piece often involves prayer. Travelling on these “roads” is a fairly reliable source of ridiculous stories. I will write a … Continue reading
possibly the world’s least marketable skill.
I am making very slow progress in trying to learn Dhopadhola, a tonal language that, according to Wikipedia, is spoken by approximately 250,000 people total. Most of these speakers stay in the Tororo district in Eastern Uganda. After training is … Continue reading
3 times when i felt ridiculous this week.
1. being followed down the street for several blocks by an infamous local “crazy” man on my way home. As he waved his arms, shouting and dancing, onlookers laughed while I understood nothing and shrugged. 2. being called “Lady Shakira” around … Continue reading
things i have seen.
The Eastern bank of the Nile River, a man carrying 15 chairs on a bicycle, a mother wailing at the side of the road over the dead body of her young child, the sunrise accompanied by the 6am prayer call, … Continue reading
emlsewhere. 