At lunch on the second day of my trip we went out to lunch with someone from the provincial education office. When the waitress asked what type of soda he wanted, his reply was, "I will have any type of soda which can be safely consumed by a human." She asked if a Sprite would be OK. On the first weekend here, I went with my two co-workers Trish and Rick to Kakamega forest, which is an UNESCO World Heritage site. I'm not sure what the criteria for these so-called world-heritage sites, but I'm thinking a dartboard in some bar in Geneva. For those of you who have been to a few, you know what I'm talking about. Anyway, this one was actually quite beautiful and deserving of whatever designation bestowed, even though what seemed like
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