August 2011
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WatchThe rural red dirt roads outside of Kigali are slow going, with many interesting obstacles along the way. Click to watch the video for a quick view from our bus window.
Sunday, August 7
Eleven of us arrived safely on four different flights, all uneventful. Being Sunday, the Opportunity bank is closed and most of our clients would not be working, so we had a relaxing day. What a great group of people. And my one-year old grandson now has his own hand made mini-drum from the market we all visited.
We spent a couple sobering hours at the genocide museum, where we...
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In a few hours I head for O’Hare airport, then on to Amsterdam where I’ll meet up with others from our group, and arrive in Rwanda by Saturday evening. So many conflicting emotions. I can’t wait to return to the continent where I grew up, yet I hate to leave my comfortable suburban home and life. The other 10 people in our posse are passionate caring people or they wouldn’t be making this jaunt,...