Well this is definitely an experience. A culture shock to say the least.

I landed three days ago and it was bizarre. My first experience of Africa was a squat toilet in the airport. I thought they would have Western toilets in an airport but then again I didn't expect the airport to look like this. Birmingham airport could take hours to walk around. Nairobi takes about 40 seconds from end to end. People are lying all over the place hiding from the sun and i am randomly trapsing around not a clue how to get out.

When I finally did find my way out, I went on a quest for a Visa. Here I was grilled on my intentions and that was not cool when I didn't really know what my intentions were. She couldn't really comprehend why I would be in Uganda with no idea what I will be doing or where I will be staying. Yeah I probably should of planned this better. Anyway, the not so lovely lady decided to let me in the country after taking 4 photos of me and fingerprinting every finger. I felt like a prisoner. Especially as a man with an ak47 was happily chilling behind me in case I deserved to be shot.

I met my taxi driver the company booked for me. He was holding a sign and laughing at how pale I was. It was here I learnt the word mzungu which they call all white people and here I realised white people are rare. I felt very conscious but more secure as I was with this taxi driver who had some big muscles in case. I'm not sure what sort of taxi I was expecting but a falling apart car I wasn't expecting. We were driving so fast I was quite petrified but at the same time in awe at what I was seeing. Grassland that goes back further than I can see, people carrying baskets on there heads.

My driver was a bit erratic but it seems all the drivers are here. We went down a one way street the wrong way because he didn't want to wait in traffic.That was different. Not to mention my driver closing his eyes driving down a road because the electricity pylons were sparking onto the car due to the heat. I wasn't as scared as I should be but I'm so jet lagged it doesn't feel so real anymore.

After 2 hours of the ride of a lifetime I arrived at the place i'm staying. It's called red chilli hidaway and a 3 legged cat lives there. I want to stroke it but I am quite paranoid of rabies and I am not vaccinated against that.. They took me to my room. No light, nothing. Just a bed with a mosquito net and a goat outside. What the hell.

The people here seem lovely though and this is life in Uganda. I better get used to it even if it is overwhelming. I am so paranoid of mosquitos. I'm painting myself in deet and will be on serious mosquito duty before I sleep tonight.