The Monkeys are So Loud!

It is not common for me to hear stomping on the metal roof but here in Buluba (a village set on the shore of Lake Victoria located east of Kampala) the presence of vervent monkeys makes that sound a common one. I’m amazed at the animals in this place! I understand being in a village setting that there are chickens and goats but there was a cow in my front yard yesterday. On the way to church we saw a tortoise crossing the road. Last night was a flood of white ants, they are flying ants that are attracted to the light. Then in the morning you find their wings all over the ground, they drop them and crawl off somewhere to hide. The people of this region eat them. The house we are staying in is no exception to fact that this place has lots of animals. We have a rat in our kitchen. The little bugger is fast and has an opening to the outside he escapes to as Isaac beats at him with my tennis shoe. We know when he comes because he takes 2-3 bites out of our tomatoes and green peppers. He also leaves muddy footprints wherever he travels. We also have ant, little ones all over the place. I put the bag of sugar down on the living room bookshelf knowing that the kitchen was infested with ants. Not ten minutes later the bag of sugar had ants all over it. They are harmless but annoying. We also have geckos and a praying mantis flew into our living room yesterday night, it was a big one, about 3 inches long.