Sausage Trees
While reading Blue Shoes & Happiness on my lunch break, I discovered that sausage trees (see this previous post exist in Bostwana, too! They're known as Moporoto, which sounds a bit Karamojongish. You can find out more about the Botswana variety here, if you feel botanically inclined.
Mary and Kipsy used to draw faces on the sausage fruit and make them into dolls; I'm not sure what their Karamojong friends do with them.
posted by Amanda at
11:08 AM
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I really like Alexander McCall Smith. Right now, I am reading The cupboard full of life. I've heard people say they don't like him, but I like his descriptions of Botswana. He's very easy to read.
Just curious, have you seen Beyond the Gates?
~Sarah
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Anonymous, at 9:26 AM
Sarah, I really like Alexander McCall Smith too. I've enjoyed his descriptions of Botswana - it makes me want to visit, even though I normally like more tropical places. :) It's also broadened my perspective of Africa a bit, since Botswana is a quite different place than Uganda.
I haven't seen Beyond the Gates, but it's in my Netflix queue. What did you think of it?
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Amanda, at 10:02 AM
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