Beautiful Rwanda

I have been in Rwanda now for almost a week and I am just amazed at how beautiful it is. I am certain that my pictures will not do justice to the landscape or the people. When I arrived, it was already dark so I did not get any good pictures on the ride in to the Rafiki Village, but here is the turn in to the road that leads to the Village and the Village gate.

Since that first day, I have gotten to meet most of the children, including the pre-k and kindergarten classes, which I will be teaching. The children are all learning English very well and are very bright. I have not gotten any good shots of school yet so as to not interrupt class, but those are forthcoming.

Annie, the Education Director who I will be taking the place of here, has shown me around Nyamata, the nearest town, and Kigali, the capital city of Rwanda. There are many modern conveniences in Kigali, even a 24 hour store where you can find anything from food to patio furniture (the Rwandan version of Wal-Mart). Last night (Saturday) we had dinner at a restaurant in the city named Shokola and it was delicious! This is Kim, a mini-missionary here for the summer, and I enjoying our mango juice at dinner.

We also got to do a bit of shopping yesterday while driving around Kigali and looked at many hand-crafted items. I will have to make this trip again after I move into my new home to find some things to put on the walls. I will be able to move into my home from the guest house on the first of June, a Tuesday. At that point I will be teaching and running the school so there will be much to be done!

Until next time,

Erica