Oweno Market

I don't know if anyone back home has ever been to an open market before. Not just a flea market, but a crowded place where merchants are yelling out their prices to passer-bys and where you can bargain for a price that suits both yourself and the merchant.
Well, even if you have, I am sure that it is nothing like oweno. Although it is one of the best places to go if you are looking for cheap clothing, it is jam-packed, and, if you don't know your way around, you could be in there for the entire day, looking for what you want or the way out.
It is basically this huge market (or maze whatever you would like to call it) in downtown Kampala, covering a bit more than a city block. It is definitely for someone adventurous, and not for someone who is looking to get in and get out.
If anyone comes to Uganda, we will take you to all of the great national parks and to oweno. For everyone here at school, if you see them with a new shirt or shorts and you ask them where you got it, they will say, "Oweno".
At oweno, if you want to get a decent price, you have to know some good bargaining techniques.

1. Know your way around oweno
2. Be friendly with the seller.
3. Start at a very low price so the agreement is lower
4. Know the secret of, "I will look around and come back later" or "No, the price is too high, I will keep looking." Then it is almost a guarentee that they will call you back and lower the price and give you there "new" final price. These people really need the money.

Also, if you are ever wondering where all of the great clothing and old shirts, etc. that you give to your church or to Good Will which is donated to Africa goes, it is places like oweno.

Sorry no pix for this one.

I lost my first tooth in AFRICA: A post from JT

I Lost Mi frst tooth . - typed by JT

The tooth fairy came and gave 4000 dollars, wait...no, schillings!

I think that it is very cool to have lost my first tooth in Africa.

From,

JT

Ok, I went to post this, and, when it was done, I was going to take a picture of JT's mouth and the missing tooth, but couldn't find the camera. So, I waited until the next day. But when JT came home, a second tooth was gone! He can't even say the sentence, "Mom, can you make me "soft stuff". So now, "All he wants for Christmas (or when he comes back in the summer) is his two bottom teeth, his two bottom teeth..."

New Car: A Land Cruiser

Guess what??? We got a new car to replace the old Pajero! It's so much nicer, and takes so much less work, according to Mom, who was the first one to drive it because she was the one who found it. Hopefully, this 4 by 4 won't give us nearly as many problems as the Pajero, and it will definitely be our new safari car. And above all...IT HAS A/C!

We're not sure yet what we'll do with the Pajero. If someone is looking for a bargain, we'll sell it to them, otherwise we'll probably just keep it as a second car.

The World Swim Against Malaria

Matt and I are in The World Swim Against Malaria, and we need some sponsors. In this event sponsored by ISU, you swim as many laps as you can in a PE class. Sponsors can either sponsor per length, or a total donation. The rest is pretty obvious, and every schilling made goes to buy a mosquito net for a needy kid.
Skype or comment us if you can help out.
Thanks from Uganda.