Mwirie (Good evening) - I have now been in Kigali for 24 hours.
My journey here was long because we had another stop-off in Entebbe, Uganda after the long wait in Ethiopia. I did not mind the wait though as the passengers on the plane were very chatty and I ended up giving a Chinese man an English lesson. When he offered to give me a Chinese lesson I politely declined and said my head was already full of Kinyarwanda so I didn't want to confuse it!
My accommodation here is lovely. I am sharing an apartment with Coral, an existing volunteer. We have a bedroom and bathroom each and my bathroom even has a shower with warm water. This was very exciting for Coral because she does not have a hot shower in her placement accommodation. Here is a picture of my room and the view of Kigali from my bedroom window. I enjoyed preparing my mosquito net last night - it makes me feel like a princess!
Something interesting I learnt about Rwanda today - You must carry food and drink in a bag in public and you should not eat or drink on the streets. I'm not sure why this is but I think it's
because not everybody has access to food and drink and if you show it, you are expected to share it!
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