Wow! I cant believe Ive been here for a whole week! It feels like longer though, because of the training. Im learning Kinyarwanda slowly but surely.
My first impressions when I got off of the plane were: Wow this place is clean, and Its not hot here at all. Rwanda is amazingly clean, no trash anywhere. They had huge banners to welcome us and private buses to take us around.
The first place I stayed was a convent in the capital. I had electricity, running water and my own bathroom. The capital is huge. There are several supermarkets and the Rwanda equivalent to Target. We were there for about two days and then we moved on to a smaller city which is where Im living now.
I still have electricity and running water, but we share bathrooms. Its funny how you begin to get accustomed to and enjoy a cold shower. The food is great. They have the best bananas in the world!
Even though we are really close to the equqtor, it never really gets above like 80 degrees. The weather is always nice. There are so many hills and trees too. There is stuff groing everywhere! They even have pine trees growing next to palm trees.
Right now all we do is study and try to intergrate into the community. I really miss home, but Im really excited about what we are doing here. The community is receiving us really well. Hope to write soon!!
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Glad to hear you are settling in well, Christine. Interesting about how clean it is, too. Is it very humid in Rwanada? I figure being close to the equator, it might be... but you never know.
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So, basically, what you're saying is, Rwanda is a much cleaner, more organized, less chaotic, and less barbaric place than Egypt LOL. You can anticipate my visit soon! Especially now that I QUIT my job!!!
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