Enjoy a sense of danger? Want to test your survival instincts? Come to Kampala, choose an aggressive-looking boda boda man to give you a ride, and hit the downtown roundabouts at rush hour. After scratching a few bumpers with your knees, zigzagging among trucks, jumping across lanes, and breathing in the exhaust fumes, it’s guaranteed that you’ll appreciate the comfort of a warm shower (not always available here) and your own living room couch (don’t have one yet).

P.S. We have a gardener/handyman who looks like Haile Gebreselassie! 11:19