Clothes!

For some reason, I thought it would be a good idea to bring no cute clothes with me to Uganda.  I thought, it’s going to be hot, it’s going to be dirty, and most importantly, no one is going to care what I look like or what I am wearing. 

After being here for two weeks, I was already very sick of basically every article of clothing I brought.  By week three, I absolutely hated my clothes, and by week four, I didn’t even want to get out of bed in the morning because I hated how I looked and felt in my hideous clothing.  It’s not something I expected to be a problem, but day after day of wearing clothes that didn’t look okay really put me into somewhat of a depression.  I know, it’s kind of pathetic, but it happened.   

So, we decided to go shopping.  Nyendo the dirtiest part of Masaka town, but every Tuesday, they get new clothing.  The vendors buy large bales of donated clothes, and then put them in piles.  If the clothes are laid out nicely, they are more expensive, but if they are just in a massive heap and you have to dig, they are much cheaper.  At the tarp we were at, there was one pile priced at 2,000 shillings per piece, and one priced at 1,500 shillings per piece.  Converted into dollars, that is about $0.83 and $0.62.

Next we looked for jeans.  I hate shopping for jeans, but somehow at this place I ended up finding two pairs that I love without even trying them on!  For less than $20, I have a whole new wardrobe, and somehow, a whole new attitude.

Thank goodness for donated clothing, I have never been more grateful for charity.