Number 9. Seeing our high school alma mata on a faded T-shirt worn by some one neither of us graduated with….Yeah Class of ’99 (or ’98)
Number 8: Intimacy of Matatu rides….and their efficiency, who knew that 23 people can fit into one of those things?
Fantasy Ride it was not
Number 7: Practicing the artful ways of walking the streets of Kampala…Watch out … for the … hooooooole!
Josh's walk to work circumvented these obstacles
Number 6: The sweet, sweet tastes of mangos, avocados, and pineapples all for a price WallMart can’t even beat. While we’re on the food thing, we’ll also miss blending African and more familiar foods for a fine stay-at-home dinner…Do I smell chapati pizza?
Number 5: Eight hour bus rides on the day before Christmas. Not your average East African bus ride. During the Christmas time of year the bus has about one live chicken for every 2.5 persons by the time it pulls into Kampala
Live chickens one for 20,000, two for 35,000
Number 3: Backpacks and tote bags, What! We have heads and bicycles for that sort of thing.
Number 2: Celebrity status….Muzungu! Muzungu!
And the Number 1 Thing We’ll Miss About Living in Africa: SAWA SAWA SAWA YEAH…everywhere we go, over and over and over again.
Of course, let’s not forget the sunsets
