The final night before Ruth departed to return to Halifax, we had a wonderful evening at Khana Khazana, the Indian restaurant. We needed to lift our spirits after the inauguration. We ate delicious food, enjoyed each other's company and talked about whether humans are inherently good or not.
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| Kyle and Patty |
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| Kitt and Ruth |
Rwanda has been nearly completely dry for a month...until last night when a storm hit Kigali. There was lightening, wind and an intense downpour. We watched the people across the street sweeping water out of the bar with a broom. It was a losing battle. The power failed, so we lit candles and switched on our headlights. Rain came through our roof covering almost all the rooms in our apartment with water. We scurried around gathering our electronics, threw towels on the puddles and resigned ourselves to sleeping in wet beds! Poor Amélie arrived in the middle of the pandemonium. Somehow, I managed to give Kitt and Kyle a beginning lesson of bridge during the chaos. They are quick learners! We need to press on with this pursuit while we have Amélie here as a fourth. Kitt made a 700 rubber right off the bat. Natural talent or two exceptional hands.
We got up bright and early for a 12 km walk around the hills of Kigali. Kyle's gizmo said we did 400m of elevation. This is a good cure for jet lag. It doesn't take much to leave the noise and pollution of Nyamirambo (our home) to be in countryside that looks like rural Rwanda, complete with goats, the odd cow and children screaming "muzungu".
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| Amélie, looking fresh after a long flight |
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| Christophe, Kitt, Amélie and Kyle |
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| goats |
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| cow and the green hills of Kigali |
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| Damage from the rain, even some cobblestone streets were messed up |
Kitt, Kyle and Amélie are going to the genocide memorial this afternoon and then we have been invited to the home of Francoise for dinner. As usual, we are preparing for a busy teaching day tomorrow.
xo
Patty
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