Saturday, June 13, 2009

pearl of Africa (Entebbe, Uganda)

Oyotya (aw-yaw-tia -> i struggled with this at first)
(btw. the greetings I use in my letters are actual words that I learn and use onboard or in the country,
and the response from the locals are great!)

And apologies for sending some news only now, thanks for bearing with me - I am going through a silly phase and get lazy to write. Nevertheless, I'm back with little news...

Went to Uganda (swapped my Heathrow for it), Entebbe. Similar to Kenya, Tanzania and Ghana - dirty roads covered in red dust, bikes and crazy taxis (saw an accident between a scooter and a bakkie which blocked our way, so our busdriver went over the pavement to get us at the airport in time, haha), people very friendly, huge Indian community as there were 4 Indian channels on tv, and a Hindu temple in Kampala (the area we stayed in). All I aimed to do in Entebbe, was to see Lake Victoria, and we happened to stay right next to it, haha (it was the backyard of the gorgeous and stunning resort we stayed at), so I didn't leave the resort. We witnessed the friendliest, beautiful and social dragonflies ever! They followed us like curious puppies and even paused for a couple of photos. Wow! At night you could hear birds, frogs and crickets. And there were many horses at the stables. The weather was perfect! The crew was lovely! It was a transit flight, which means we stop in Ethiopia first (where I learned some more words again, lol)

I had 7 days off and planned on coming to Cape Town or at least any other continent, but unfortunately flights were full everywhere, so I am staying in Dubai. I picked up a flight to Rome (yay, finally) also. So, more news to come later

We have new uniforms, which were launched on the 7th of June. I love it!! Makes me feel corporate and sexy at the same time;-)



Best wishes to you all


Werabe
Tulabangane
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Let your soul stand cool and composed before a million universes - Walt Whitman