Here in Africa I’ve been experiencing a whole new way of living. There’s something to be said about life here, so I’ve decided to say it by giving out awards to all my favorite parts of this month.

And the award goes to…

For Best Way to Shower:
Rain Storms
 
For Tastiest Drink:
Pineapple Fanta
 
For Best Imitation of a Bus:
The 5 person car
 
For Most Likely to Become Dinner:
The Chicken in the yard
 
For Most Dangerous Insect:
The 9pm Mosquito
 
For Best Dancer in Church:
The neighbor’s 4 year old son
 
For Biggest Musical Influence on Youth:
Celine Dion
 
For Most Often Used Word:
Caribu (welcome)
 
For Coolest Animal Sighting:
The Zebra
 
For Most Popular African Meal:
Ugali (porridge made from maize)
 
For Best Way to Wash Clothes:
A Soapy Bucket
 
For Best Way to Name an African:
The Bible
 
For Most Delicious Food:
Chipatti (fried dough/tortilla)
 
For Better Than In America:
Bananas
 
For Least Likely to Happen:
Meeting Simba in the pride lands
 
And finally, I’d like to give an award to each of my teammates for Most Number of Days Without Showering:
We lost count.