In each country we visit, the first phrases I try to learn are a greeting, and how to say thank you. Afrikaans, the language of South Africa, has the easiest “thank you” for me to remember. Everywhere we went we told people to “buy a donkey”, because that’s how you say “thank you” in Afrikaans! …
What an extraordinary country this is! We began our stay with a visit to the Kigali Genocide Memorial, which our friends highly recommended. It’s difficult to put into words the horrific history that is portrayed here, where the ruling Hutus brutally massacred the Tutsis in 1994. It’s incredibly sobering to see humanity at its absolute …
We had the opportunity to go on the Murchison Falls Safari while in Uganda. It’s 3893 km² with only 150 lions and 50 leopards so it was crazy to see them so many times. It was such a cool experience to get to see all the animals so close and in their natural habitats. We …