Cold, rainy November is almost through, US Thanksgiving is just around the corner and everyone is starting to get excited for the Christmas plans (especially me!!)
I think I may have mentioned that last weekend I attended the USPA Shaggy Dog Show - some of you may know that I am not a dog person so I must admit on a hungover, stormy Sunday the whole experience was a little overwhelming. There were some very nice dogs but then there were also ones that had signs saying "do not pet". I stayed as far away from those as I possibly could.
Brenda, Alison & Zia (unfortunately Zia did not win any prizes!)
This week was a bit of a busy one - after having an empty office for 2 weeks we had a full house for a day or two. Wednesday I left the office early to head to yoga...it may have taken me two-weeks to plan to go back, but I was excited and ready to go! Now one of the issues in Kampala is traffic - for me to get to a 6pm class on the other side of town I need to leave work by 4:45. I have a RTP driver take me to Alison's house and then her driver, Elly, takes me the rest of the way. This week Elly and I ended up in parking lot traffic. We eventually heard that The President was in the area so traffic was at a standstill. Unfortunately this meant that yoga was missed....by Alison and me. I made it to her boss' house by 6:30 and there was a nice glass of wine waiting:)
Although we missed Yoga - Angela managed to get there and we met her for dinner after the class. It was our Farewell Christmas Dinner before she and Phil head to Brazil!!
Phil & Angela
Angela, Me & Alison
AMAZING BEEF TERIYAKI
As you can see from my food picture - my dinner was amazing. We went to a Japanese restaurant that satisfied my craving. While I did not have sushi - the Vegetable Tempura and Beef were perfect and a great mid-week treat.
On Thursday my friend Jen arrived. It was great to see someone from home and of course get a few treats - new Roots Canada RTP shirt, licorice, m&ms:) We quickly realized that there were tons of grasshoppers around - I am not sure if this is related to the rain or its just the time of year. But grasshoppers are a delicacy here.....not sure that I will be trying them any time soon. Last night on my way home from dinner, just around the corner from my apartment there was a large crown of people - they had put of corrugated iron and were shining bright lights on it to attract them and then catch them. When I did get home I found a few dead ones in my apartment.
They are pretty big, but I assume harmless. Please excuse the chipped nail polish...I am off for a pedicure later today:)
Tomorrow I head to Soroti in Eastern Uganda to visit the projects and support our internal audit. It should be interesting. I will be back in Kampala by Wednesday night to plan my Gorilla trip and hopefully get some Thanksgiving cooked done (thanks to my dad I have recipes and key ingredients....the trick will be not screwing it up!)
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