Things in Rwanda are never Boring...

well... as my title says... things here are never boring! it has been quite the adventure the past few days....lets start with this morning and then move backwards.... there was an earthquake... it was from the congo (a 5.5)... so we just felt about 30 seconds of shaking... but still.. a little nuts... i have never experienced that before... So this morning we get on the Mutatu to go to work and it runs out of gas... the men get out and push us to a taxi stop we get out and a man gets us a special hire... now what happens in the special hire... we get in an accident... a huge truck with Africans that work for the American Embassy (ironically)
side swipes us... so we pull over.. we stand around of a very long time... and eventually we get to work... it was QUITE the experience....But this week i went to the north.. up by Gitirama... we went into communities and interviewed Cell leaders (leaders of the tribe)... church leaders...head masters... families.. and then the FH workers in the community... it was a very interesting job and i got alot of good pictures... it was a very harsh reality the lives some of these people were living...they walk an hour to get water.. and 3 hours to get to the Hospital... These realities became a little more real to us as well when a mother came running up to us asking us


If we would take her son who had just been severely burned by boiling water on his hear , head, and arm.. to the hospital... if we had not been there, the mother would have had to walk 3 hours to get her son to the hospital... it was crazy to see and think about.... The country is beautiful though... there is really nothing like the rural areas of Rwanda.. and these people have no idea that they have the most gorgeous view in the WORLD!! seriously one of the most beautiful places i have EVER been in my life... so a little about some of the pictures... the one on top is a lady we interviewed and she insisted on giving me 3 eggs... she was one of the cutest ladies ever


The children with me are children from one of the villages we went to... and then look carefully at the picture at the bottom with the Eye... if you look closely.. you can see me taking the picture in it... its a pretty Sweet Photo! :) So, valentines was last night... and an intern from last semester (sam) who got a job with FH in Rwanda invited me to go out with some of his friends... we went with a girl from Holland, a boy from Scotland, and an American that apparently knows Erick to a pizza place... it was alot of fun to get out of the house and do something fun... the pizza was also amazing... it has also been fun to get to know
Missionaries from the UK... like when we were in Guitirama we had dinner at two Englishmen's house.... it has been fun to see us all serving... but from different countries as well... it is fun to have friends ALL over the world!

Well... slowly i am getting used to Rwanda... it has been quite the adventure living here... i am looking forward to my project... i have been editing Photos, and working on templates all day... but the time has flown, and i hope i am able to compete this project before my practicum is over!!!