First off I would like to say that there is something significant about the fact that my first day in Rwanda was January 1st, a day known for new year resolutions, and change. And my last day, Valentines Day. A day of love.
Well I’m spending my last few days here in Rwanda. All the girls came to Kigali to see me off. Baraka, Yves, Fiston, and Patrick all asked if they could escort me, but I’d rather have my sisters with me. I still had lots of candy with me so on the bus ride to Kigali I walked up and down the isles passing it out. Everybody loved me after that. Then “Hero” by Enrique Iglesias came on and the 5 of us girls got so excited and sang every word very loudly. Needless to say we made quite the spectacle of ourselves which is okay because everyone stares at us as it is, so we might as well give them something to stare at. We got a round of applause when we finished!
That afternoon we went to hotel Rwanda (Hotel des Milles Collines)
It was still strange to see things I recognized from the movie, and be in a place where so much happened. On the way out we took some photos by the Milles Collines sign, and silly Synnøve got dirt on it from her shoe, so then Marit being the amazing friend she is got a water bottle and tried to wash it off, the guard that was watching was having an absolute aneurysm at this point, so we just briskly walked away. Then we got stuck on a roundabout
in the middle of busy Kigali for about 5 minutes with all of my luggage. Good times. Later that night we met some Kigali volunteers at our favorite restaurant for a goodbye dinner. The hotel we were staying in was so sketchy we hid our valuables in the ceiling! That night I squeezed into a bed with Ellen and Marit. Good thing we became best friends because we definitely were cozy.
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