Jessica Simpson Roughs It in Africa…Oh, Please!

Posted by Sophia

Sep 28

I found this story on People.com. I like seeing more Stars visit Africa, i truly like that. It is good exposure, plus there is a lot of appreciation for the culture, the people, and the land. There is life outside USA. There are folks who have never been outside their state, let alone this country. If you can really afford it, Go see the world! You may learn a thing or two about yourself, or other people.

You will also realize, there is so much you can live without. Like, people in Uganda or Tanzania for instance.. depending with what part of the country you are at, the basic needs are a luxury. So Jessica is filming about her show the price of beauty… Jess, what did you think the people there would have done with all the bugs in the air? You should be glad you found a net for the mosquitos, for many that is not within their budget.

She did recognize the spirit of the people there, especially the women, and Kudos to you Jess… But Oh, please…those little bugs which were making your night time a nightmare…is nothihng sweetie. People there have lived through the worst, and still do. They wake up early in the morning, say 5AM carry their babies on the back, their luggage on the head, wearing torn apart flipflops, and washed down wraparound if not over sewn dresses. They walk to the farms, or markets where they will spend the whole day, and the only time they do fill beautiful is probably when they take a shower, or when they can finally buy a new dress .. for many maybe on Christmas.

Jessica Simpson Roughs It in Africa
By K.C. Baker

Jessica Simpson in Africa Photo by: Courtesy Jessica Simpson

Jessica Simpson is used to traveling in style – five-star hotels and restaurants, entourage in tow – but last week she experienced something brand new, by roughing it Uganda.

There, along with her BFFs Ken Paves and Cacee Cobb, she went to film the latest installment of her upcoming docu-series, The Price of Beauty, set to air sometime next year.

Posting a picture of herself looking forlorn as she peeked out from the giant mosquito net surrounding her bed, Simpson Tweeted on Sept. 23, “WTF?!? Do I really have to sleep like this?”

Only minutes earlier, Paves posted a shot of a gigantic spider and joked in a message to Simpson and Cobb, “Is this the Price of Beauty? Don’t let the bed bugs bite!”

A source close to Simpson told PEOPLE.com, “The accommodations were certainly interesting, but Jessica enjoyed being a part of a totally different culture.” Indeed, the following day, Simpson Tweeted, “LOVED my first day in Uganda meeting incredible women filled with spirit.”

But her sleeping arrangements were still on her mind. “Bedtime in the tent is questionable,” she Tweeted.

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