Country Info
- Kigali
- Capital
- Rwanda Franc (RWF)
- Currency
- 7,312,756
- Population
- RW
- Country Code
Rwanda Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Rwanda
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
... 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 thing I ...
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
I leave for home in a little over a month and I'm not sure how I feel about that. I mean, don't 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 ...
Greetings from Nyanza
... morning. The ride down to Nyanza was less than two hours and incredibly beautiful. I’m still shocked at how different Rwanda looks compared to typical images of Africa. The countryside is incredibly green and lush, with tons of hills and terraced ...
Grading Frenzy
... I tell them to tell the government of Rwanda, where stock the person who die in genocide and demand pardon, the government of Rwanda are pardon them and they will go to construct the country who were destruct.” Wow. Bad grammar, but FULL CREDIT for ...
Off to the lake and the Congo border
I arrived in Gisenyi after a 3 hour plesent bus ride from Kigali the capital of Rwanda. The scenery on the drive was quite spetacular with lots of lush hills and an abudance of trees everywhere. Gisenyi is very close to the border of the DRC and is ...
TGIT!
... Senior 4 right now). They kept asking “Teacher, do you think about an animal? Do you think about an animal in Rwanda?” When we finished I explained that their question asks if I think about an animal all the time. Since I’m only ...
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
... might be exaggerated but I am sure I give as good as I get. Time is flying by; I am almost half way done my time here. The next couple weeks will likely see a trip west to the lake area of Rwanda and some time north in Uganda. Stay tuned, ...