Knees are the Boobs of Africa

Yes that’s right. Girls, cover them up!  Knees and above are considered scandalous and rather risqué, so we good Godly women are doing our best to adhere to this new level of modesty and keep the kneevage under control. It’s been a bit crazy the past few days… we have driven at least 20 hours and all across Uganda. Today we arrived in Kigali, Rwanda. But let me back up and talk about the latest happenings in Uganda…

Well first of all, driving in Uganda, the air smells as sweet as the people who live there. The air smells like jasmine, weed, roasted maize, bananas and tea. It is wonderful! We are learning new things like, do not sniff a Ugandans food or drink, it is considered very rude. Squatty potties are becoming much less of a dramatic, troublesome experience to becoming the norm (I am getting quite good at it, actually J). Driving through the countryside was in no way like driving ten hours in the States. There is so much to see, it feels as if your eyes are not big enough to take it all in. There is a really fun game to play called “wave”. Its were you smile and wave out the window at the people in the villages and children wave back wildly yelling, “Muzungu, Muzungus!” (meaning white people in Swahili).

We went on a safari, which was really cool. We woke up early in the morning and went for a game run. We saw African guinea fowl, tons of warthogs (they just hung out in the yard of our rooms), baboons (they are scary and make the most terrifying barking noise), buffalo, waterbacks, elephants and even hippos (we had the great pleasure of seeing two hippos mate; it was just lovely!).

We are now in Rwanda and I am all unpacked. Our house here is amazing! We have a wonderful view because we are seated on a hill, which is common because Rwanda is called “the land of a thousand hills”. Tomorrow will be our first day officially living here.

More updates to come! Let me know what you want to hear more of.

Love, Noël