Hello from warm Kigali....only 28C!
Sorry to rub that in.
One of the joys of being here is lack of internet access. When you really think about it it is a healthy break.
My journey to get here was seamless (got out of Canada between snow storms).
I was so warmly welcomed by my friends Emmy, Mary, baby David and Christophe...felt like coming to my second home.
My first day visiting the Skills Centre warmed my heart. It is so busy and being used by many different groups of healthcare professionals. Angelique is amazing and doing great work. She is glowing with her first pregnancy...I was happy to unload half of my suitcase filled with baby clothes for them.
I traveled to the university city of Butare on Friday to meet Patty and Mat who have been teaching anesthesia for 3 weeks already. They were ready for a hike in the incredible Nyungwe National Forest.
It was a rainforest, lush and tropical. We did 2 hikes, day one the Canopy Walk, suspension bridges over the tops of the trees and day two a 4 hour hike to a waterfall. We were extremely lucky on that day to see a family of Mountain Monkeys swinging from tree to tree. Rwanda is filled with beauty, not just the typical savannah grass lands you picture when you think of Africa.
The drive to and from Nynungwe from Kigili is 4 1/2 hrs but fascinating....passing through hills planted with crops of bananas, sweet potatoes, coffee, eucalyptus, and sunflowers. Fields are full of rice and tea. But truly the part I enjoy most is watching people. Walking everywhere, packing the most unbelievable things on their heads, kids playing soccer in every corner and people working hard. And very sobering was passing the Kigeme Refugee Camp (the last photo) for Congolese refugees.
We are incredibly lucky to be Canadian!
So it is time to prepare for a week of work....I am excited to help run the Basic Surgical Skills Course this week with Dr. Vair and Dr. Amirault as well as the Rwandan doctors.
big hugs to everyone and GO SEAHAWKS GO!!!
xo michelle
Sorry to rub that in.
One of the joys of being here is lack of internet access. When you really think about it it is a healthy break.
My journey to get here was seamless (got out of Canada between snow storms).
I was so warmly welcomed by my friends Emmy, Mary, baby David and Christophe...felt like coming to my second home.
My first day visiting the Skills Centre warmed my heart. It is so busy and being used by many different groups of healthcare professionals. Angelique is amazing and doing great work. She is glowing with her first pregnancy...I was happy to unload half of my suitcase filled with baby clothes for them.
I traveled to the university city of Butare on Friday to meet Patty and Mat who have been teaching anesthesia for 3 weeks already. They were ready for a hike in the incredible Nyungwe National Forest.
It was a rainforest, lush and tropical. We did 2 hikes, day one the Canopy Walk, suspension bridges over the tops of the trees and day two a 4 hour hike to a waterfall. We were extremely lucky on that day to see a family of Mountain Monkeys swinging from tree to tree. Rwanda is filled with beauty, not just the typical savannah grass lands you picture when you think of Africa.
The drive to and from Nynungwe from Kigili is 4 1/2 hrs but fascinating....passing through hills planted with crops of bananas, sweet potatoes, coffee, eucalyptus, and sunflowers. Fields are full of rice and tea. But truly the part I enjoy most is watching people. Walking everywhere, packing the most unbelievable things on their heads, kids playing soccer in every corner and people working hard. And very sobering was passing the Kigeme Refugee Camp (the last photo) for Congolese refugees.
We are incredibly lucky to be Canadian!
So it is time to prepare for a week of work....I am excited to help run the Basic Surgical Skills Course this week with Dr. Vair and Dr. Amirault as well as the Rwandan doctors.
big hugs to everyone and GO SEAHAWKS GO!!!
xo michelle
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| Christophe with his Canadian Olympic t-shirt |
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| Sim centre |
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| Kigeme Refuge Camp |
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| Patty and Mat before the Canopy walk |
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| Igishigishigi tree ferns |
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| Nyungwe Forest and waterfall |
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