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Travel Blogs from Kigali
Life in Rwanda, Akagera, more craziness..
... we got to see maybe the coolest moon ever. It was so bright and was orange-yellow, there were also a lot of stars out that night. Matt and Cory have a really cool home. It felt like we were in the tropics again. Every room was open air with screens and the ceilings were like 12 feet high. It felt so spacious and was nice because we had a great breeze! We ate pizza and watched a recorded NFL game from thanksgiving on their projector. It was nice because we didn't
know ...
The Grind
... all, over a 2 week span, we had 101 campers! Isa and I are feeling pretty good about
this.
The weekend before our first, camp, I met with a Health NGO leader, and he referred me to a ton of public statistics and resources, which I will be sure to use in the very near future, once I figure out how to incorporate them into activities instead of just lecturing kids.
We are starting to encounter a problem in terms of getting female participants. ...
Lake Munkamba, change of plans.. Rwanda!!
... saying if they didn't get there by 8 we would have to call a taxi.
Luckily, our driver arrived at 7:50 and we got right on the road. He knew that he was late and we were pressed for time. Traffic was heavy and he took all the shortcuts and back roads in Kinshasa to get us to the airport in the shortest amount of time. He was changing lanes, flying over medians and sometimes driving in opposing traffic to get us there (#nascarinkinshasa). We made it to the airport in ...
And So It Begins...
It's been a long time peeps. I know I have not updated you guys in a while, but I’m here now and boy have a lot of things developed over the last couple of weeks. Things have really started to come together for Shooting Touch out here in Kigali. The time we’ve been waiting for is finally here and Casey and I are so excited to kick off our basketball camps! Its not just meetings and preparing anymore.. That stuff is great for an ...
First Coach's Clinic and December Classic
... time into training his team. He had already planned a tournament last year, so he knew the whole process. He knows sponsorship contacts, how to get a radio advertisement out, and everything. Can’t really say enough about him. Another great thing about this program is that is that it can be replicated very easily, especially if/when these places give our proposals the OK. Just change the dates, and we can do it again whenever.
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Location
Other places to stay in Kigali
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Hotel Garni Du Centre
B.P. 548, Kigali | Hotel
