Dress code
19 March 2008 at 10:25 toepfer 2 comments
Hello from Uganda! I have been in Kampala for a week now and all is going very well, but I have to say I feel woefully underdressed most of the time. People on the street are by and large impeccably turned out. Looking around the Life in Africa office, the men are all wearing nice trousers and buttoned shirts, and the women are in lovely skirts and blouses. And it’s true everywhere. I have seen more beautiful ties since I’ve been in Kampala than I’ve seen in years. And women: no trooping through the streets in sneakers. You’ll be in dressy shoes wherever you are, dirt road or no.
I’ll be wearing the two skirts and one dress that I bought almost continuously, I imagine, and I’ve been working up the callouses on my feet so that I can wear my better shoes everywhere. It just seems more respectful, somehow. The cargo pants and t-shirts will be for slouching around in the apartment and weekend activities.
Entry filed under: KF4 (Kiva Fellows 4th Class), Life in Africa Foundation (LiA), Uganda. Tags: culture, Laura Toepfer, Laura Toepfer. clothing, Life in Africa, Uganda.
1. Anika | 28 October 2008 at 15:19
Great work.
2. Jon | 21 March 2008 at 19:30
Laura,
Hey I just wanted to wish you well in your time there. I will be coming to Uganda in June with my girlfriend and if you are still there it would be great to meet a Kiva Fellow! How is internet connectivity? Kampala seems to be a fairly wired place but it never hurts to ask.
jongos [at] gmail