Last time I was working in the dump in Mexico, they called me the “orange woman”. I have red (orange) hair, my skin turned bright orange, and that day I wore an orange blouse!!! Oh, Did I mention, I was passing out orange jello!!!
Red. For Valentine’s. I feel your pain. I too am a fair skinned girl. The only thing that will really help is …real aloe vera from the goo of a leaf cut into, ice packs on the burn, aspirin. in that order. And beg, borrow or buy an umbrella. that’s the only way the spf 45 works on days like you are having. If anybody (guys) make fun of you for the umbrella, hit them with it. :-)
So how do you like your chicken? Crispy? Girl you BE CRISPY! OUCH!!!!
Jen
How do they say red person over there….they are gonna have to change your name. I am loving your reading about your time there. Hope the sunburn feels better today.!
I was equally surprised at how my white skin reacted to African sun.
It’s much more intense…and direct.
Aloe does wonders, though. Hehe.
Soak up every single sound, every single scent you can. You’ll miss it when it’s gone.
Yonas
For once I feel blessed to have a GTD (Golden Tan and Delicious) skin….
On a separate note: Am I the only one keep seeing a blank white screen everytime I go to this page? It’s like I have to scroll to the middle of the page to see the first post.
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15 responses to “UGANDA: white girls and african sun don’t mix”
ugh. i hope india doesn’t have the same effect on me. my luck … i’ll be sun burned from india and then get wind burn from the freezing cold in china.
oooh…that is no nice!
hope you are sleeping well as i write this and will awake ready for thursday!
uh…i mean friday. :)
Ouch! I feel your pain. Your Uncle Bob can really empathize with you! Love you.
Last time I was working in the dump in Mexico, they called me the “orange woman”. I have red (orange) hair, my skin turned bright orange, and that day I wore an orange blouse!!! Oh, Did I mention, I was passing out orange jello!!!
Anti-malarial medicine often makes you even more sensitive to the sun. Sorry! Lather on aloe vera and you won’t peel as much AND it sooths.
as a blonde haired, blue eyed kid, i totally understand the pain…i’m the kid that thinks about going outside and gets burned, even under a blanket!
the thing i noticed about the picture is that you’re wearing some gear from SAGE…which just happened to at UMHB, my alma mater….small world.
OUCH!
sorry.
you crazy muzungu.
Red. For Valentine’s. I feel your pain. I too am a fair skinned girl. The only thing that will really help is …real aloe vera from the goo of a leaf cut into, ice packs on the burn, aspirin. in that order. And beg, borrow or buy an umbrella. that’s the only way the spf 45 works on days like you are having. If anybody (guys) make fun of you for the umbrella, hit them with it. :-)
…burn is not the word for it….Ioh, I know that must be miserable. bless your precious heart!
So how do you like your chicken? Crispy? Girl you BE CRISPY! OUCH!!!!
How do they say red person over there….they are gonna have to change your name. I am loving your reading about your time there. Hope the sunburn feels better today.!
I was equally surprised at how my white skin reacted to African sun.
It’s much more intense…and direct.
Aloe does wonders, though. Hehe.
Soak up every single sound, every single scent you can. You’ll miss it when it’s gone.
For once I feel blessed to have a GTD (Golden Tan and Delicious) skin….
On a separate note: Am I the only one keep seeing a blank white screen everytime I go to this page? It’s like I have to scroll to the middle of the page to see the first post.