The whole country has gone mad with CHOGM fever! Don’t worry, it’s not the hot new Ebola(that’s called Marberg’s disease), it’s the Commonweath Heads of Government Meeting. It is going down in Kampala right now, and I hear it’s all the rage these days. Heck, the queen of England even came. But mostly it’s just funny for us in the villages. I have been cracking up at the radio ads leading up to the meetings, becuase they had some PSAs encouraging resturants to have their staff look clean and be nice to patron, have enough glasses for everyone and have the items that are actually on the menu. Also, hotels were encouraged to wash sheets, so the guests don’t get bedbugs. The motto since last summer was “Are you ready for CHOGM?”. I have to say that I have been, considering it gave us two national holidays last week, and I am always ready for that.
Next hottest thing: Circumcision season! Boys of 20 getting circumcised in front of their 200 closest friends and realitives, getting tanked on local brew, and doing the booty shaking circumcision dance. Stay tuned!
