Country Info
- Kigali
- Capital
- Rwanda Franc (RWF)
- Currency
- 7,312,756
- Population
- RW
- Country Code
Kigali Slideshow
Kigali
Travel Blogs from Kigali, Rwanda
To Kigali and Back
... my room! Thanks to Dad and Peggy for all the great stuff I asked for – kitchen supplies, office supplies, toiletries, etc.! Going to Kigali is such a double-edged sword for me. On the one hand, I just love it there. Let’s face it, I’m ...
The land of a thousand hills
Even just walking around Kigali, you can understand why Rwanda is called the land of a thousand hills...this city is sprawled out across several large hills and the valley in between. From many points you can far across the hazy city and even beyond, to ...
Memorial
... were able to speak freely to Natasha about their experiences. A french girl that Natasha met said that never happened with her as in Rwanda, french are not good people. Back in 1932, so not long ago at all, the Belgians and colonolialized. If a person ...
Football is a Universal language, sadly it seems t
A different setting for this blog, I am perched on a child's stool in the largest classroom in the school. I am however not surrounded by little ones as it is Rwandan Independence Day and as such they have a day off, as I am yet to have a day on this ...
Rwanda
So this Monday started off a little calmer…but the theme was still the same…another plane crash! This time it was in Rwanda….the accident was last Thursday. The plane had taken off…but the gears got stuck. So they turned around and ...
First Day at Kingdom education centre
Hi everyone at home had first day at KEC it was good to finally see the playground. Before work began we were able to meet some of the pupils and join in on their break time. We marked out the playground with chalk and were able to do some ...
My life as a Volunteer in Rwanda
... searching for the device. Fortunately there was a good Samaritan who had it waiting for me. I soon jumped onto a plane heading for Kigali, Rwanda. 19 hours after taking off from Calgary I arrived in Kigali at about 8 PM local time Monday night. The first ...
Just Waiting For Our Flight
What we thought was a 9A flight turned out to be an afternoon flight.....day in the airport....oh well, it ...
Home
... get me wrong, I miss my close friends and family very much...but I have to admit that I feel very much at home here in Kigali. I have friends, a job, some sort of a routine :), and when I think about having to leave it makes me really sad. I dread having ...
Mirror Mirror on the Wall
Well, yesterday I had quite an experience: For the tailor shop we needed to buy some mirrors so that when costumers come to be fitted they can see exactly whats going on. So, Alex (Andy's right hand man) and I went in to town to get some. After riding ...
Never thought I would DJ in Africa
... a project to wire the school for audio. Think a very basic PA system for the school. On Wednesday I went out with Ivica, to Kigali, in search of components for this audio system. The basic design is an input device in the main office connected to a mixer ...
We find the source of the Nile
... and in some cases actual video footage of the slaughter.. It was a powerful documentation of what happened in Rwanda as over 1 million souls were brutally murdered in orchestrated mob violence. Significantly however there was no explanation as ...
Training, Frustration, Tea 2
Currently lounging under an umbrella poolside at the Manor hotel with an espresso. Today (Wednesday) is a national holiday (Hero's Day) so we have the day off from training the research assistants, which began on Monday. I am training 5 RAs for the ...
First Day in Rwanda
... whole line...which was nice but i kinda felt bad... then we walked through the area known as "No man's land" between uganda and rwanda...neither country owns the land. so anyway that was neat. and then we crossed the rwanda border and had to go through ...
Rwanda: A Dark Past But A Bright Future...
... had tears in my eyes a few times... so a quick overview of what happened in the 1950s Belgium came and started ruling rwanda. prior to this time, rwandans had their classification as being tutsis or hutus but noone cared who was who. they lived together, ...
Painful History
... that if it does, it will be the end of Rwanda, and that is thus far an effective deterrent. The meeting in Kigali today was canceled, and instead I went on a massive hike around the hills. Pictures are on facebook. I also spent over an hour ...
Proper rubber dinghy English teacher.
... of our one-upmanship which has become a major part in our days. We are slowly but surely discovering the city of Kigali amazing spots like Shokola and the Hotel mille de Collines no longer elude us. I am writing this on the balcony of cafe ...
A fish called Rwanda
... be a breeze but it turned into probably the biggest debacle of the trip. When we were crossing, our guide Anna, told us that Rwanda had banned plastic bags outright and if you had one in your possession you could be fined. As we lived out of plastic bags ...
Update
... going to introduce a program to elementary and middle school students in the States that will allow every teacher in Rwanda to receive a K-Light. I think that this has an amazing potential since it compliments the pre-existing curriculum requirements for ...
Honeymoon, hills and a magical experience
... brings everything to a standstill) so it's been interesting to say the least... Oh and if anyone's seen Hotel Rwanda, we're staying at THAT hotel while in Kigali, the Milles Collines. Beer Watch: It's seems to come down to a simple choice: Primus or ...
An evening with Fred
Today we met with Fred Buyinza in his community of Gasabo, we were welocomed by the local community leaders and enjoyed Rwandan dance. Allan was adorned in African Dress along with Lara and Kari. Pictures to follow. All the team were fantastic and ...
Proven Hangover Cure
... my fingers crossed! Tonight is dinner with a bunch of fellow volunteers at our favorite (and the best) Indian restaurant in Kigali, then maybe drinks afterward. Tonight there will be no dancing 'til morning....unless I decide to do that and go straight ...
Parlez-vous français?
This week Trayce, Sam, and I started French lessons. There is a woman named Elizabeth that we found through some friends. She comes two or three times a week for 90minutes. Sam is really shy and sits in for some of the lesson, but not all. Trayce is ...
Guess what?
We're here! (But our luggage isn't, and the hotel we're supposed to be staying at gave some of our rooms away, so we're all moving to a different hotel . . . no surprise, again.) Running over to the next hotel, but more soon! ...
Cyangugu
Really small town with nothing special. please don't take the ride from here to kibuye even if lonely planet says it's the best journey in rwanda, for me it was the ...
The Rwandan Accent
Had a couple of really great laughs this week thanks to some misinterpreted comments from one of my Rwandan friends. The first occurred a few days ago when we were having lunch at the beach. He commented to myself and another gal "Nice bitch". She ...
2nd site party
This time the site party was more moderate. Also customers employees have been invited. They left the brandies beside and everybody was a little bit pissed instead of loosing their minds. Was fun. ...