I actually have some free time... its great.. so im going to babble here...

First to namethe things i am ever most thankful i brought with me...

1. The Emirates blankets that jd and i stole fromthe flight... invaluable. They keep us warm if it is cold on the truck, they can scrunch up into a pillow, and can be laid on the grass to lay on. Granted, they are starting to smell as we havent washed them yet, but you dont notice THAT much. They just smell like us.

2. My head torch. Hands free lighting aparatus useful.,.. well...every night. Good for putting up tents. Does flicker quite a bit, possibly bringing on bouts of epilepsy... should eat more carrots.

3. My travel towel. Not quite as quick drying as it states on the label, but its ever so soft and cosy when you step out of freezing cold showers and have to dry off the ice haha.

4. My mac in a sac, kindly donated by my wonmderful mother who, i must admit is always right,. I have fashioned it at leawst 3 times a week siunce arriving in this apparently dry and droughted region of the world.

5. Panty liners. Now guys, dont shy away, they are a fab invention. You get to wear the same pants for at least 4 days haha. I wont say anymore onthat, Im sure i can hear jordan boke .

Thats all folks...

Oh, I think im black these days... We were out shoppiung yesterday and people kept staring at me so i asked jd if my hair was a mess and he said "no, why do you keep wondering why people are staring?" and i said "yeh... *sigh*... I keep forgetting i am WHITE" hehehe.

We found some english muffins the other day... and Wendy said, "do you know why they are called english muffins... iits cos they are white" haha.

There is no equality in the world, blacks are blacks and whites are whites and we are not the same in the centre!! Look at that for a change of tune!!!! Kind of ending on  aserious note here, i dont mean to but at home we are about equality and we have 'One Scotland' and all these other race campaigns, but when you come here its a different story. We like to think we are all the same but really we are not. It does have a lot to do with life bhere compared to at home, but it gets very frustrating. It will take a long time for our wway of thinking at home to be swept across the african continent. Everyone is nice to us here, its not that, but we are getting sick of people trying to rip us off. As ive told those thieving sly b*****s...

"I might be a mzungu but im not stupid!!"

This does all sound serious, but its actually very very funny over here. We have such a good laugh about it. A lot of people arent sure either if ur a traveller or are resident here, so its good to keep them on their toes.

Oh, for all you worry warts out there...
In between the two times we were staying at Jinja in Uganda a 14 yr old girl was killed white water rafting, on the same strip we rafted down a few days before.... SEE, my bruise WAS bad, these arent foam rocks u know!!! haha.

ALSO...

When we accidentally missed ourturning in Kakamega forest in Kenya when it was pissing down, the road turned to mush and we slid about everywhere, almost toppling over, the next day... 18 people were killed in a landslide there. Scary eh. Now we all know i think god is a load of bull, but my bloody god we have been lucky.

 What else to say, what else to say...
Jd and i love Tea Masala. Its like tea, which is hot and spicy with other herbs mixed in for added flavour. Its very popular on the big bad truck. Dad, I shall bring some home for you.

As u can see from the picture of me with the big cheesey grin, i am not too tanned... but dont be fooled, i'll always look white next to blacks, so its not fair to judge til im home!!!

Ok, rambled long enough. Will have nothing to tell you guys when im home. On that note (oh here i go)... Mum, can u buy in some haggis, i keep having cravings. Samosas are keeping it at bay but still. I get back on a friday so we'll prob be going to grans (HI GRAN and GRANDA)) so can we get a chinese; chicken satay on skewers, singapore  fried rice, and chips. YUMMMMMMMMEEEEEEEEEE. I'll bring the video camera and we can all laugh at my shaky footage. That will be the only thing left to show you guys. Oh, can u buy me in some baileys too.... TTTHHHAAANNNKKKSSS.

Love, ash x