Our first
work week finished with a fantastic first session of Patty’s Teaching and
Learning Course expertly delivered by herself and Dr Théo. Again, the session
was very well received and all participants were enthusiastic. It was, however,
time to get out of the operating room as I was three for three in terms of days
when it was necessary to manage emergencies. It was also time to get out of
Kigali, with its frantic pace of life. I haven’t been able to get a good
night’s sleep since being here, which I attribute to the malarone, a malaria
prophylaxis medication. I also suspect it’s making Patty a bit manic.
A snapshot
of the weekend:
BBQ potatoes
with “akabanga” hot sauce are the best food ever.
Staff at
Paradis Malahide are unforgettable and most energetic (they literally run to
get your order).
If a
Rwandan tour guide who doesn’t speak English tells you the rest of the hike
will be short, don’t be fooled but do it anyway; it’ll be unforgettable.
I fell in
love with the town of Gisenyi, on the shore of lake Kivu, and I have a new BFF,
Dosine.
I got my
first marriage proposal followed shortly by the second one, although the
thought of moving to Goma, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, isn’t all that enthralling.
I almost
busted white girl dance moves at a great beachside bar, Tam Tam.
Gorilla
farts are enough to discourage even the most fervent animal lover.
“This road
has always been one way, but maybe for today, they changed it.” – Kigali taxi
driver
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| Hiking near Gisenyi |
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| Dosine is in the middle |
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| Bonding the gorillas |
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