Some Lingo for y’all:

Uganda was a British colony, so luckily for us, they speak English here. However, a large communication barrier still exists. As you can imagine our accents are slightly different, to say the least. We find ourselves constantly trying to interpret what the other is saying; and if it isn’t our accent, then the problem lays in the lingo:

AMERICAN UGANDAN

Do you want a soda? Do you want to take a soda?
Do you have any Sprite? Is Sprite there?
We are out of Sprite. Sprite is finished.
Let’s go. Let’s push/move.
You are going out in the rain? You are going to move in the rain?
Let me walk you home. Let me push you home.
I just devoured my chicken. I just punished that chicken.
I’m scared of spiders. I fear spiders.
Welcome. You are welcome.
(They say this WHEREVER you go)
Where were you? Where are you from?
(This one always trips me up)

*You also notice that sentences often come in a different order here: “you are going, where?” “You are doing, what?”

On another note…. We made another trip out to Sipi Falls aka the most beautiful place on earth, and we had a great time. The rain came with us, but I wouldn’t say we were too disappointed to have her presence. Last time I was at Sipi Falls, we hiked around wet with sweat from the pressure of the hot sun; this time we were wet from the pouring rain and it made for a COMPLETELY different experience. We slipped and slid from one waterfall to the next, and I felt like I was a five year old with a sugar high. When you are soaked to the bone and forced to trudge down a path that is more like a waterfall itself, there is really no point in keeping your composure, you might as well as start jumping from puddle to puddle or follow Dennis and Joel's lead and slide down on your "kabumbum."


So on forward.... This weekend, while all you in the good ol' USA are getting your inner ghoul on, we will be heading to Kampala, to get our groove on. (We will be the dorky white kids, trying to shake it) We are just hoping that the whole MAPLE crew will be able to make it. It seems while I was gone in Kampala last weekend the boys ate something bad, so the health of the house hasn't been the best. But it seems that they are on the rebound!