The answer: Three weeks!
Today we have been here three weeks. And guess what happens on your three week anniversary....guess...you get robbed! Yep, we got taken today!
We were wondering how long it would take before someone pick pocketed us in the overcrowded, bustling city of Kampala, and now we have the answer. Three weeks.
The guy strategically cut Jimbo off and got me in a tight place between lines of parked taxis and no people. Don't worry. He didn't approach me, he just followed behind me, unzipped my bag, and put his sticky fingers on my change purse, but most devastatingly my glasses! Pure talent I guess. I didn't feel one thing, and it only took him about 10 seconds. As soon as he peeled off, Jimbo stopped me as he noticed the bag was unzipped. Definitely a way to make you feel like a real sucker!
The change purse didn't contain any cards or important stuff, just a little over 20,000Ush ($10). The annoying part is that my glasses and glasses case seemed to be interesting to him too. Lucky for me i brought a spare, but as my friend Janna can attest, finding glasses you like is not an easy undertaking. Oh well, it could be a lot worse. We are just grateful that he only took what he did, and have tried to learn our lesson. Be more aware, and don't keep things in the top of the backpack.
As for our new sticky finger friend: I hope he can feast for a week on the profit he made today!
4 comments:
oh no!! i can't believe your glasses were stolen! hopefully someone else will put them to good use (be on the lookout for someone wearing stylish frames...i'm sure they're not too easy to come by in uganda). love y'all!
janna
uh oh....do you want me to get Lurue to make up another pair just like those for me to send to you? Which frames were they? I can get that done easily.
Yikes...sorry guys
That dude did you a favor. What's the Ugandan word for "four-eyes"?
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