Monday, October 22, 2007

Boda-boda

Once again, it's amazing here! The main thing we realised was that here instead of motorcycles, they have boda-bodas. The reason they are called that is because it is an onomatopoeia because when a motorcycle runs it goes bodabodaboda. So that's why it is called boda-boda.
And what they can do on these things! IT'S INSANE! They are used for transportation, and are much like taxis. You can hail them, and they are everywhere. However, the drivers almost never wear helmets, and, in order to get a little extra cash, they put on a dangerous amount of people. The most we've seen is 5 plus the driver. Not only this, but the cool bikes that they have here they put huge amounts of sugar cane or other crops/objects on to save time.

Friday, October 12, 2007

Chillin in Uganda

We're finally there! The never-ending problems finally came to an end, and here we are. The family flew on KLM flights, on which we first stopped in Amsterdam and spent the afternoon and night there. Then we just got up really early again, and went to Entebbe. We met up with some people, and were driven to our house, which might even be nicer than our old house. It's great!
And there's this sweet place called the American Recreation Association (ARA) that makes you feel like you are in Hawaii, especially with the PERFECT WEATHER here!