As my time here nears an end I've been asked what will be the first thing I do when I get home. I think I will take one big breath of fresh air. Despite the general cleanliness and the claims that Kigali is a very nice city, especially for Africa. There is an indescribable taste in the air that is a mixture of exhaust fumes, miscellaneous trash piles, smoke from occasional fires, and general muggy sensations that make it hard to really appreciate the beauty of the place. Today on the bus I felt that hard as we followed another bus spitting out black smoke right into our window. But you get used to it.
Well it's been a strange week so far. The kids have gone back to school and there is absolute chaos while their timetables are sorted and confirmed so we haven't really been able to do much except sit back and watch. They run two sets of classes in schools - one morning and one afternoon. Until it settles down as to who goes to school when, we can't really figure out what our role now is. But it's been ok. We've met a few more kids, a few that don't go to school for one reason or another, and it's been fun.
Tomorrow I'm off to Giseney for a night. There is a group of ladies who make necklaces who I am hoping to meet as I brought over calenders for them to make beads from. Also there is another orphanage, a government one that has somewhere in the order of 600 or so kids. It's also really close to Lake Kivu which I'm told is stunning and seems a fitting way to see out my trip.
Ah I should maybe write more but I'm slack, tired, and useless. I guess I might have a big long post in the weekend before I fly out and try and capture the final thoughts and feelings. Maybe.
Oh and people have emailed me saying that commenting is hit and miss affair on this blog. I really like Google by and large and it hurts me to think that it could be letting me down with mucking up posts on Blogger. Maybe I should have gone Wordpress. My bad. Actually, Google's bad.
Until next time...
Well it's been a strange week so far. The kids have gone back to school and there is absolute chaos while their timetables are sorted and confirmed so we haven't really been able to do much except sit back and watch. They run two sets of classes in schools - one morning and one afternoon. Until it settles down as to who goes to school when, we can't really figure out what our role now is. But it's been ok. We've met a few more kids, a few that don't go to school for one reason or another, and it's been fun.
Tomorrow I'm off to Giseney for a night. There is a group of ladies who make necklaces who I am hoping to meet as I brought over calenders for them to make beads from. Also there is another orphanage, a government one that has somewhere in the order of 600 or so kids. It's also really close to Lake Kivu which I'm told is stunning and seems a fitting way to see out my trip.
Ah I should maybe write more but I'm slack, tired, and useless. I guess I might have a big long post in the weekend before I fly out and try and capture the final thoughts and feelings. Maybe.
Oh and people have emailed me saying that commenting is hit and miss affair on this blog. I really like Google by and large and it hurts me to think that it could be letting me down with mucking up posts on Blogger. Maybe I should have gone Wordpress. My bad. Actually, Google's bad.
Until next time...
I wouldn't worry about making your post a long one Paul, the short insights into your experiences and your random thoughts about them are really interesting :-)
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