Laughter In My Family

I still remember clearly my first pair of shoes. It was brown suede, size seven and had a stripe that ran from the toes to the shoelaces. I was fifteen years old when I wore my first pair of shoes. It coincided with my departure from the village to the city. I was born in a small village called Kebisoni in Southwestern Uganda.

I walked in a strange way with my first pair of shoes. When I lifted my feet, my knees would come very close to my chest.

This made my brother, Eric, laugh at me so much that he would bend over with laughter. When I saw that it made him laugh so much, I…