A few random comments...
Hike with Bona:
We did another long walk with Bona and his friend around the hills that surround Nyamirambo. Truly, it is amazing that only 10 minutes from our busy neighbourhood one can be on dirt roads with homes that could be anywhere in rural Rwanda. The air is clean, birds are plentiful and the vegetation is lush. There are lots of photos on a previous blog post. We arrived back at Serena in time to do justice to the massive breakfast buffet.
African Nations Championship:
The Rwandans are thrilled their team is 2 - 0. The team has a poor track record, so these wins are massive for national morale. Rwanda faces Morocco later today. Tristan and I might try to find a comfortable TV screen for viewing (cold drink in hand). Apparently, the fans from Congo are the noisiest of all. One wealthy man from Congo hired 80 buses and sent them to Rwanda full of lively Congolese fans. Those who can get into the stadiums cheer their team with vuvuzelas or drums; those who remain outside set up music and dancing.
Malarone dreams:
I seem to have pretty crazy dreams most nights. Last night, for example, I was setting up a CASIEF program in Russia and had an unpleasant episode with Vladimir Putin. Where does this stuff come from?
Man cold:
Tristan has a man cold but he's been a pretty good sport about it. As long as he doesn't get GI illness, I'm happy.
Coming week:
We have a full on academic day tomorrow with teaching in the morning and simulation in the afternoon. This will be followed by journal club and dinner with Francoise. Then we are off to Butare Tuesday till Friday. We look forward to welcoming Matt, Charissa and their adorable children later this week.
I hope you got spared the worst of the snow. It will be our turn soon enough. Sadly, our time is going much too quickly.
xo
Patty
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So glad you both survived a Bona hike!
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