I had my first African mango yesterday! And it wasn’t just any mango – it was a mango fresh from a tree in my own backyard! It was sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo good. I had also been really excited to try fresh Ugandan coffee, but not only do most Ugandans not drink coffee, but, thanks to the beauty of international trade, Uganda ships its raw beans to other countries (especially Kenya) where it’s processed and packaged and shipped back in Nestle canisters. So….not quite what I expected.
Last night I had a conversation with my mother at dinner about hillary vs. obama. I asked her what Ugandans thought about hillary when she was running and she said that, despite the fact that everyone LOVED obama (obviously), people really liked hillary because they thought of her as an “African woman” because of the way she stuck by bill during the whole monica scandal instead of leaving him. SO interesting, right? Especially considering that that was one of the big reasons why so many American people were turned OFF by hillary.
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yum yum yum yum yum!!!! Ever since I got back from Uganda I've been addicted to mangoes- have you tried Jackfruit yet? also delicious :) That's so cool that your homestay family has a mango tree in their backyard! As for coffee- i think 1000 cups has ugandan coffee that they grow and process there- you can take a tour of the growing fields and processing plant while having a taste test session too (i didn't do it but some of my friends raved about it).
ReplyDeleteThat's really interesting about hillary and Ugandan support for her because of what happened with Bill. It sounds like you're really getting to know your homestay family well and have great conversations with them- You go girl! That's great :)
ive also been eating mangos (nonstop) that ging sent to me.....I LOVE THAT I CAN COMMENT HERE AMAZING. come home soon i miss you too too much!
ReplyDeletelove jasy
those Ugandans are some enlightened cats.
ReplyDelete-Jared