Uganda, May 8 -- Dear Diary,Let's start with what we refuse to say out loud: a Kyanja Airbnb booking is not just a booking. It is a statement of intent. The good WiFi. The tasteful linen. The kitchen you will never use because you did not go there to cook. Nobody drives to Kyanja for the fresh air.

You go to Kyanja because you need a room in a building where nobody knows you, in a suburb far from your real life.We have all either been there, or know someone who has. The Airbnb is the modern alibi.

The discreet weekend. The story that begins with "I need a break from the city" and ends with you triple-checking that your location was off the entire time. You have seen how those Airbnbs advertise. "comes with a Jacuzzi that massages your s...