jinja town

here are a few photos from "around town". i don't really know what the population of jinja is, but im guessing maybe penticton size? however its spread out like mad with all the surroundng villages and sub-county's and districts...this place is split up all over the place, i can't keep track. above is a shoe store window.

i like this one- got this bicycle boda( called 'piki piki') is a slower form of transport. you sit on the seat on the back. i never take them as i'm self concious of when they are huffing and puffing going up a long hill and you are suddenly very aware of how heavy you are on that back seat.

so, accordng to the latest poll, only 5% of ugandan's have telephones. thus these little booths that are EVERYWHERE..even in the smallest villages. they boast a landline and you pay however much money to make a call. mobile phones are extremely popular though, as you can only do 'pay as you go' and thus you wont have a bill at the end of the month you can't pay.

this is one of the art studios we go to quite often to see local work. people are so bloody talented here there are paintings and sketchs and drawings for sale EVERYWHERE and its really neat because quite often the artist is actualy there and will take you to behind the store where his studio is.

this is leslie writing in red dirt. cool.

this is the field across the street from welcome home, where we take the older toddlers every afternoons to run off some energy. however these are not our toddlers, these are some shool boys have 'football' (soccer) practice. soemtimes i want to join in, but i know i would get trampled. these guys are GOOD.