Confession

I have a confession to make. I bought a luxury item today...a real box of sweetened American-like cereal. Cereal here is a true luxury, one that I've missed. And until now, I think I've done a pretty good job at resisting the lure of the good life. You can get almost all kinds of cereal here...well, not everything....but lots of Kellogg's brands. And whatever you can't get here, Kenya has the rest. But it will cost you. A box of cereal here costs anywhere from $12-$24! The healthy stuff like Fiber One or Raisin Bran is the high-dollar stuff, and the Frosted Flakes are the cheaper kind. Corn Flakes "aren't that bad", starting at around $9 a box. Yeah, as you can see, I've resisted this luxury...until now. Cereal fell into that category of things that I will wait to eat until I get back, like Sundrop and Cheerwine and Whatburger. Until now. No, I didn't pay $12 or $24 for a box, but I still paid too much. That's why I have to confess. I've had a reoccuring bout of a nasty amoeba, giardia, hanging around in my intestines this last week....and I've not really wanted to eat much of anything...except a big bowl of Cheerios (and you can't get those here.) So, I found the next best thing that still was within my budget (but not really, that's why I'm confessing.) I found a box of "Choco Bubbles" at the duka (shop) down the road. Choco Bubbles are a random South African cereal akin to Coco Puffs. The whole box was just shy of $7, but I justified the purchase because it was all I had wanted to eat for a few days. And those Choco Bubbles tasted delightful! But I should have thought about the unpasteurized milk....it doesn't mix well with amoebas!!! So in the end, my $7 box of cereal really wasn't worth it, because it doesn't taste good anymore. Cereal is one thing that you can't mess around with. I've learned my lesson. No more South African brands again. I'm holding out and counting down until I get real Cheerios....or even better, Honey Nut Cheerios!