Thursday, May 14, 2009

Today we got up early and headed to College St. Andre, a secondary school here in Kigali. When we were pulling out Guillaume said that it was going to rain 'seriously'. We knew we were in for it! It was funny because when we left the hotel it hadn't even started raining (it didn't for about 20 mins) but people were already running from place to place – they knew what was coming. By the time we got to St. Andre it was POURING and I had no coat...fun! We met with the chaplain and then observed in an S4 math class. Then we headed to the market! It is always such a bustling place, even in the rain. It was so great to see the students interacting, and I'm sure the shopkeepers were glad to see them as well! After the market we had lunch and then attempted to sort through all the donations we have! It was a chore. In fact it was once described as “World War III in Nakeesha and Ashley's Room”. We got some stuff sorted and then headed out to the orphanage. We brought American footballs and some jump ropes. Everyone had a good time! We also dug some frisbees from last night out of the mud and played that as well. We had such a good time just relaxing and playing in the room. Lori also tried to do some work in the sewing room, but it sounds like we may need to put a little more effort in on that! Leah and Lori also gathered information about all the children so that we can begin to prepare all of their bags for them soon! I also finally got to see Ishimwe the little boy that arrived at the center while we were here last year. I wish I would have seen him earlier because he kept grabbing for me when I was trying to leave. It broke my heart! After we left we were going to Sole Luna for dinner. On the way there it was decided that Guillaume's baby would be named Ashley :-) Because he likes me the best....and because my name was the one drawn out of a hat! We'll have to see about that one! Unfortunately we won't be here for the baptism to hold him to his word! We had a wonderful dinner at Sole Luna. It was so great to be able to walk home. I love walking in Kigali – except we looked like a rather ridiculous train traipsing along the streets of Kigali! When we got back we had to pack everything up and get ready to check out tomorrow. We have a VERY long weekend ahead of us! And, once again, it's now 12:30 and we have to be up by 6:30! We will be in the north until Wednesday, so there will probably not be any posts until then!