First of all: There are new pictures up! There is an album about driving to Torit, and some pictures from Torit and soon (i hope) pictures of our trip to Keyala. So go to the website and check them out!
In terms of today, I have a confession. So a couple days ago, I decided to conduct an experiment. Infuriated by the fact that I was getting no color while standing all day under the sun, I decided to check and see if my sunblock was just super good, or if I had developed an immunity to the sun's harmful rays. I know that this seems like it should be a no brainer, but I was so perplexed that I lost my normal common sense and decided that something MUST be haywire because sunblock has never worked so good (that spray stuff! who knew?)
Anyway my experiment was simple. I went a day without sunblock. That happened to be the day that George and I wandered around the market for like...five hours.
The conclusions were simple as well. I got sunburned.
At first I thought it was just a normal sunburn. Not so bad. But as it turns out, I seriously underestimated the intensity of the African sun. When it burns you, you BURN. That up there is my back, three days post sunburn. And it hurts. It hurts really bad.
In terms of today, I have a confession. So a couple days ago, I decided to conduct an experiment. Infuriated by the fact that I was getting no color while standing all day under the sun, I decided to check and see if my sunblock was just super good, or if I had developed an immunity to the sun's harmful rays. I know that this seems like it should be a no brainer, but I was so perplexed that I lost my normal common sense and decided that something MUST be haywire because sunblock has never worked so good (that spray stuff! who knew?)
Anyway my experiment was simple. I went a day without sunblock. That happened to be the day that George and I wandered around the market for like...five hours.
The conclusions were simple as well. I got sunburned.
At first I thought it was just a normal sunburn. Not so bad. But as it turns out, I seriously underestimated the intensity of the African sun. When it burns you, you BURN. That up there is my back, three days post sunburn. And it hurts. It hurts really bad.
So you could say I've learned my lesson. The sunblock I have been using is that new helioplex thing from Neutragina. Its amazing. I reccomend it highly. It sprays on, it smells good, and it presents up there from ever happening to YOU.
3 comments:
dude that looks so painful. yowch.
have fun wehn they are slicing bits off of you in your old age. my uncle just got like a huge chunk of his nose removed (ew!).
seriously be careful squaw!
so, at this rate you'll die from skin cancer before malaria. score!
You clearly have my genes as "the whitest white woman in Maplewood". I'm glad to know that spray sunblock has been vindicated in your eyes-- I've always been a fan.
Please take care. Your grandmother got sun poisoning on her honeymoon in Mexico City-- you don't want that to happen to you!
Mom
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