Only a Drunk Man Drives Straight
This is a saying about the roads of Kampala. Because there are so many potholes (craters is another word that comes to mind), people are swerving constantly to avoid them. Also, the traffic is crazy with bicycles, pedestrians, taxis, motorbikes, and cars all jockeying for position on the roads.
Other random observations:
The trees and plants are beautiful. I don’t know the species names yet, but I am enjoying seeing the many varieties, which have vibrant flowers in red, yellow, purple, and orange.
We are hearing many types of birds but not seeing many. I read yesterday that African Grey Parrots are indigenous to this area and we hope to see them. We have not observed any wildlife here except for lizards.
The people here are very excited about my goal of building a fitness center. There are a few health clubs here, but they limited equipment and are expensive. One young man told me, “he greatly hopes to expand his arms.” The Ugandan vocabulary and sentence structure is much more formal than what we heard in the southeastern US.
Fruit trees are abundant. We have had avocado, mango, passion fruit, pineapple, oranges, and our favorite -- jack fruit.
It is very dusty here, mainly due to the condition of the roads. As such, it is difficult to keep anything clean. It appears that trash pickup is much better than when I was here three years ago, but the dust and mud remain.
Electricity is as intermittent as we were told. It goes off at around 7:00 pm every other day and comes back on at the same time on the alternate days.
The weather is comfortable. The lows have been around 75 degrees and the highs around 85 degrees. Because of the proximity of Lake Victoria, there is usually a nice breeze.
Car shopping has been quite an experience. The cars are packed so tightly that you literally cannot squeeze between cars and are stacked up 8 deep. As such, they try to sell the ones that are easiest to access.
This is a saying about the roads of Kampala. Because there are so many potholes (craters is another word that comes to mind), people are swerving constantly to avoid them. Also, the traffic is crazy with bicycles, pedestrians, taxis, motorbikes, and cars all jockeying for position on the roads.
Other random observations:
The trees and plants are beautiful. I don’t know the species names yet, but I am enjoying seeing the many varieties, which have vibrant flowers in red, yellow, purple, and orange.
We are hearing many types of birds but not seeing many. I read yesterday that African Grey Parrots are indigenous to this area and we hope to see them. We have not observed any wildlife here except for lizards.
The people here are very excited about my goal of building a fitness center. There are a few health clubs here, but they limited equipment and are expensive. One young man told me, “he greatly hopes to expand his arms.” The Ugandan vocabulary and sentence structure is much more formal than what we heard in the southeastern US.
Fruit trees are abundant. We have had avocado, mango, passion fruit, pineapple, oranges, and our favorite -- jack fruit.
It is very dusty here, mainly due to the condition of the roads. As such, it is difficult to keep anything clean. It appears that trash pickup is much better than when I was here three years ago, but the dust and mud remain.
Electricity is as intermittent as we were told. It goes off at around 7:00 pm every other day and comes back on at the same time on the alternate days.
The weather is comfortable. The lows have been around 75 degrees and the highs around 85 degrees. Because of the proximity of Lake Victoria, there is usually a nice breeze.
Car shopping has been quite an experience. The cars are packed so tightly that you literally cannot squeeze between cars and are stacked up 8 deep. As such, they try to sell the ones that are easiest to access.
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