Right about now, I would kill for a pizza

A nice greasy deep dish pizza.

I’ll admit, I am sure there is much much more to Kampala than what I have seen. Maybe I’m not being adventurous enough. Maybe I’m just feeling like I should save money so that I can but people Christmas presents. Whatever it is, I have indeed been skimping on food (having food poisoning Wednesday didn’t help either, of course!) during this trip. It’s easy when you are traveling to eat at restaurants…at least when there is a restaurant nearby. I will be moving into a hotel on Sunday, and I am really excited about having access to a restaurant. But so far, I have been surviving on cereal, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and some traditional Ugandan food for lunch. Maybe we are spoiled when it comes to food. I am so used to having a wide variety of culinary choices that when I am deprived of that choice, my body seems to think it is literally starving. I remember having these inexplicable cravings for Pad Thai when I was living in Guatemala. So far this past two weeks, several people have asked me at lunch if I’m vegetarian. They see my plate full of rice, potatoes, posho (corn meal, sort of), and peanut sauce, and I suppose the question makes sense. I have had a hard time eating goat, which is commonly served. I don’t know why. I don’t know why it’s easier to eat chicken. I see just as many chickens running around as I do goats. Then there’s the fish. I am not much of a fan of fish to begin with, but even less so when all original parts of the fish are still attached. I sat across from the IT guy yesterday and watched as he waded through fins and gills and skin. Ick. So maybe I should just tell people that I am vegetarian. But then I will have to explain myself when I make a lunchtime run to Lugogo Mall tomorrow. I noticed the other day that there appears to be a fast food fried chicken place there. That might give me the fix I need to make it til I get back to DC.

Have a good weekend. I’ll check back on Monday and let you know how the weekend here was and how my new digs are. Apparently part of my Friday will be spent shopping for housing. I guess that’s the courtesy they give you when they insist that you go low-budget. I’m thankful for that.