Back To Africa

It has been quite a long time since I have been to Africa. The last time was when I was in South Africa back in 2002. I remember being in a store and seeing this woman with the most beautiful dreadlocks. When I asked her about her hair, she said she created the look by washing her hair every day and using a towel to create the locks. I have heard of this method being used before.

Before I went to South Africa, I had been in Uganda back in 1996 to 1997. I was working at the time and I remember that before I left for Uganda I put my hair into braids. A woman I knew at the time said to me that it was not exactly wise for me to braid my hair before going to Africa simply because it was so much cheaper to get it done there. I did not know this beforehand, however she was absolutely right, although I am not quoting her. It amazes me that at that time, you could get a full head of beautiful braids for $7.00 CDN. One would be hard-pressed to find anyone that was not either a relative or a friend to do their hair for that amount in Canada, or anywhere in North America.

Africa is a flurry of hairstyles. You can find any hairstyle under the sun and the picture I show to you today is of a woman with a neatly braided hairstyle. The photo is courtesy of Morguefile.com.

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