I just wanted to share with you all my very first African experience... in the dark, at 11pm at night... after traveling for at least 18 hours...
My welcome to Africa was what Americans have dubbed: "THE SQUATTY POTTY".
I'll let you use your imagination... and notice, no toilet paper. Thank the Lord I brought baby wipes with me.
Bottom line: I have complete and ultimate respect for Ugandan women.
So, most of the toilets in Uganda are like this with some variation. There are toilet bowls that you still squat over at the university (and one of them has toilet paper if you get there on a good day), and then there are also just holes in the ground. I actually have a very nice cement hole in a small brick and plaster building at my home. I have a nice one because I dont have cockroaches in it (like some of my other homestay friends) and I bought some toilet paper at a store on saturday, so I am all set now. It took me two days to face my fears but it gets better every time!
I have had nightmares about toilets like these. You're very brave Danielle I know I couldn't do it. But now I know why they only wear skirts. :-)
ReplyDeleteHey Danielle. Glad you made it in one piece. Anything you need sent, like a nightgown? I think Omar The Tentmaker has one just your size... ;-) Hang in there and enjoy the culture.
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