You Know You Live in Africa When...

  • ...you take showers with frogs that have found their way into your bathroom
  • ...a trip to Lusaka is like Christmas
  • ...your drinking water is full of yellowish brown floaties (we don't have a water filter)
  • ...you get excited about having ti drive to the store because it means you get to leave the base for awhile
  • ... you take 3 showers a day just to try and cool off
  • ...you eat dinner with the lights off so the bugs don't get in your food
  • ...when you can't buy things online because paypal doesnt associate with Africa!
  • ...when there is no gas
  • ...when the power goes out every night
  • ...when you buy your bread at a casino
  • ... killing snakes is normal
  • ...eating termites and rats is considered yummy
  • ...in order to see an African at night they have to smile
  • ...you wear your sunglasses even in the shower
  • ...your construction materials arrive on an ox cart
  • ... a BMW has a tow hitch on the back of it
  • ...Christmas time = 95 degrees

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Muzungu Minibus


So how many people can you fit in our car. Legally it is built for 7, but this past week on our way to training we fit 10 with a whiteboard and 3 bags. We probably could have fit more if we really tried but on that day it was crowded enough for us.

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