Fun Facts!

FUN FACTS!!

Steph:

So in light of our little inner/outer struggle, I'd like to share some fun, random tid bits with you!

• Botswana and Namibia both play South African TV. South African News only, South African weather. We haven't been able to find the weather report anywhere, except online. And we don't have internet. So... yeah.
• I knew I'd get tan lines but holy cow. I'm so nice and brown from about 2 inches above my knees down. My quads and thighs...they've never been so white. It's not attractive.
• Our farmer's tan up top is also stellar
• My face has held up surprisingly well. I thought that as soon as I'd stop my daily wash, scrub, lotion routine, I'd break out like a pizza. But I haven't!! Amazing!
• Erik's beard is long. So is his hair. He looks like Davy Crocket and refuses to even CONSIDER letting me cut it. Ever.
• The difference between S.A./Namibian and Botswanian Rest stops on the road is that, since there are no fences in Botswana, the rest stops are covered in cow and donkey dung. They use them more than people do. Not helpful to us at all.
• Erik says the beer selection is weak.
• We're building a Braai pit at the house when we get home. Basically a big fire pit to cook meat in. You're all invited.
• The Kudu are a type of antelope/deer and they are BIG. Like moose, only bigger. And they're called the "Ghost of Africa". You're considered lucky if you see one.
• The lack of wikipedia is making me sound less smart because I can't look up these things before actually typing them out.
• I miss yogurt.
• I don't get Rugby.
• We have to change the way we say "water" to the British way of saying it because people don't understand it. At all.
• I've lost a bunch of weight. It's exciting, but now my pants fall off.
• I feel like the cows we ride by on a daily basis really are judging us.
• Oh!! On that note! Erik made an excellent point. The reason they don't run away when we get close is because we don't look like humans on the bicycles! It makes us look like weird aliens.
• Nothing really describes the feeling of watching a beautiful butterfly gliding over the road, making you smile and then flying right into your spokes and dying a horrible death. It happens all the time. Now when I see one, I cringe. Very sad.
• I miss my people a whole bunch
• I like Africa :) and I like our adventures.