Golf Hills Residence Kigali

... thus far always been quietly and happily spoken turned right around to look at us and his voice rose. What he told us was how every year a Rwandan commission gathers to judge the veracity of events as depicted in films produced about the genocide. They have a scale going from precise to downright false. The latter is where Hotel Rwanda lies.<br><br><br><br>&#8220;Why do you think they had to go to South Africa and use South African actors to shoot that film?! Not one ...

We land into the truly THOUSAND hills of Kigali with lush greens and red earth all around. We notice the lovely big homes everywhere (a far cry from the shacks that surround Jomo Kenyatta and Maputo airports). Alizeti may have brought a file of paperwork but duly forgot to print out and transport her Visa application acceptance. However, at first she was told she didn't need a Visa. Question mark on her face, she pulls out her passport and the guy says "Oh! Vous ...

... that (they also call Cashier, Bursar, Patron, and Matron by their job titles)), who only speaks Kinyarwanda, reads the minutes she took from the last meeting. This always fascinates me because she reads the minutes in Kinyarwanda, naturally, even though 90% of these meeting are conducted in English. I occasionally pipe up with a &#8220;yes, yes&#8221; or a &#8220;Mmmm Hmmm&#8221; at random intervals during her monologue. I just want to feel like I ...

... treat myself to a sandwhich and pizza but I think I've had my does of "home food". Then went to have a drink at Hotel des Milles Collines which the Hotel Rwanda film was based on. The hotel in the movie was actually in South Africa and the one here is more of a modern cement and glass structure but it was interesting sitting and having a beer where so many tragedies happened not long ago. That being said I really felt the tourist and although I can check it off as ...

... to find them, but did get to see a dozen White Rhino in all, which is no mean thing!<br><br>As I mentioned, we did get a posh new room when we got back into Nairobi. We enjoyed a relaxing afternoon by the pool, drank a couple of ice cold beers and had a local meal, Chinese! Then it was time to catch the shuttle bus to Tanzania to meet up with our 5 day safari.<br><br>The 'roads&#8217; between Nairobi and Moshi in Tanzania are appalling to say the least. It took us 11 ...

... understood none except for "super glue" our work drew to a close at 1230.<br>It was time for fare wells in the community and the team went out and gave gufts to the local kids and lots of hugs and tears as they said their final goodbyes.<br><br>I will try and add some images later today but the Hotel has suffred from a couple of power cuts in the last couple of days and the computer is running even slower!<br>Take care and see you all on Thursday<br><br>The team<br>

... We have also visited with her grandmother Libertè. They stay in a house with 5 other family members. House being a very loose description of a room measuring 6 feet by 6 feet. Each memeber of the team wants to stay or come back in the not so distant future. This is just an amazing experiance that will remain with us all for ever. I am going to try and add some photographs! Love to everyone at home we are missing you all.

... vincible&#8221; and ask how his armor was feeling. We had a good chuckle about that, and everyone was very happy at the end of a very fun match. <br><br>The last activity of the day was as series of relay games, that we sometimes call crazy Olympics. This was a first for them in Rwanda and the campers and staff really loved the games. Students from the school gathered to watch, and especially cheered for our older deacon Mr. Sibobugingo, whenever he did well ...

Greg Swartz and I had breakfast at 07:30 and continued discussing the work we would be doing in Rwanda. I saw at breakfast that there is a group of American University students staying here at the Bloom Hotel. By quite a coincidence they are from the University of Missouri, Columbia, which is very near where Dr. Swartz lives. By another striking coincidence Dr. Imaculée Kamanzi, the department head for dentistry at the Centre Hospitalier de Kigali (CHK) where we have been working for ...

... probably wants it, a visit to Jambo Beach will bring a happy reward, a chance to explore a beautiful landscape brimming with unspoiled natural beauty.<br><br>Getting to Jambo Beach is easiest by hiring a driver in Kigali. Buses also run hourly between Kigali and Kayonza, operated by the Atraco, Stella, or Sotra companies. In Kayonza, motos, minibuses, and the occasional taxi are available for the short ride to the north.