Shickel Family

So we live in rural East Africa... When you initially hear that statement, you probably imagine a village in the grassy sahara, grass huts, wooden furniture, lack of electricity, outdoor toilets, bugs, and the list could go on. But in reality we live comfortably in a house that was built in the 90's (and reno'ed many times) with brick and concrete, a metal roof, windows with screens (no glass) and indoor plumbing (shower, toilet, sink), an American looking kitchen, and even a CLOTHES WASHER. We drive a car to town when its too hot or when we have too many things to carry home from the market. Sounds pretty nice right? Honestly, it is.  We live next door to Ugandans who cook outside, use a pit latrine, they might have concrete or tiled floors but many have dirt walls and floors, and likely they walk everywhere or occasionally take a boda. What a juxtaposition to our house, literally right next door.  Yet we both have the same basic needs - food, clean water, shelter, w...