I spent this weekend in Fort Portal with my new friend Edvine. Fort Portal is the closet town to Bigodi and is only about 45 mins away. We've been having trouble charging my laptop of the solar panels at home in Bigodi so I had some work to do in town at the Internet cafe and Edvine had been wanting to have me over.
Firsts for the weekend include
- Ridding my first boda boda or motorbike taxi- there is a driver and you ride on the back. Most women here ride side saddle but I couldn't manage. So there I was in skirt ridding straddling the back of the bike while holding a long African mat, a shopping bag, and my purse! It was a sight to see.
- Ridding in a taxi car with 8 other people- Typically, taxis are actually vans here but today we took a taxi car. However, there were eight of us. Four in the back seat and four in the front, including two in the drivers seat!
- Attending mass in Africa- Actually, we went to two Catholic masses this weekend. The first one on Saturday was in English which was great because I could actually understand it. I was raised Catholic and have wonderful memories of attending mass with my father so it's always nice to return. One great thing about the Catholic church is no matter where you are around the world the service is the same.
-Attending mass in Rweteera- Rwetweera (which I've spelled wrong in earlier post) is one of two languages spoken in this area. While English is the official language of Uganda because there are so many tribal languages people learn their tribal language first. Today's mass was in Rweteera, I understood exactly two words: Alleluia and amen! However, the music was wonderful- instead of an organ there was fantastic African drumming.
- Going shopping in a store- Last weekend, I attempted to buy skirts at a local market in Bigodi which was an experience. Yesterday, Edvine and I went to "real" clothing stores in Fort Portal. There are no changing rooms so you change in a corner in the store.
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