rebel against the box

or bulawayo, as its more commonly known....is my new home! i arrived a week ago and launched straight into a weekend of fun with old and new friends.
this sums up my thoughts so far.....
i love night kayaking
i dont like sleeping in wet blankets

i love camp fires by the lake
i dont like stepping on hot coals in bare feet (still recovering)

i love driving the motorboat
i dont like trying to get the boat back onto the trailer while little things bite me in the water

i love climbing mount silozwe, knee boarding, walking through rivers and african bush,
im not as fond of remembering to fill the water buckets everytime the water is on, and charging everything when the electricity comes on....that along with the obvious things which im hesitant to write on here....
the economy is insane here. a loaf of bread costs 3 million zim dollars...this week.
i always said id be a millionare for a short while...perhaps this is it.
will write more when i can...but i dont get access very often.
so until then i'll be looking for a place to live a bit more permanently, studying portugues and african studies/languages at UNISA and training for the half marathon in cape town at the end of march....as well as shooting photos, running prayer weeks (hopefully) and generally walking around a lot. in the sun...bonus.
smooches to you all who still read from time to time.

so yeah...no idea where the last two months have gone....
and i am up against the clock here in this sweltering internet cafe here in kampala.....its not natural to have this many computers generating this much heat in an already hot and smoggy city. i need a bucket of cold water.
i booked my flights to zimbabwe today...and as of this friday i will once again be on an airplane and finally reaching my destination. its been a long time coming.
after a short stint in canada, the uk, and now uganda i will be able to hang up the backpack and let down my dreads....which have turned green from the chlorine yesterday....not so impressed with that today. me thinks a little bleaching action is in order this week. good thing i have some time to kill here in the dustiest - non - desert - city in the world.
had the chance to shoot some photos this weekend for the launching of kampalas children centre...was fun to practice my new love and play around with the images.
was amazing to see the kids one year on....they've grown so tall and those who i helped settle in one year ago now speak english and luganda. they are soo smart!
anyway, i am out of time...but certainly not thoughts and stories....sorry for the silence. i may be switching stuff up a bit regarding this blog....ill keep you posted.....when i can.