Beauty... and bonding.

I just wanted to share that there is more to the complex reality of life in Rwanda than the difficult events of the past.
We are often woken up in the morning by the singing of the nuns at the convent- beautiful voices, but not always the most welcome at 6:30 in the morning! Oh well.
This past weekend has been very relaxing, and we had some good group bonding time. On Friday afternoon we had a T-shirt competition. Most of our group went to Kimironko Market to dig through the piles of American thrift store rejects- finding some pretty hilarious T-shirts. Mindie won and was awarded a jar of nutella which she graciously shared with the rest of us girls.
We played some group games in the evening, and then the girls had a sleepover in the Jackson’s living room- thanks Dwight and Brenda for putting up with our crazy ideas!
Saturday afternoon we went to a World Cup Qualifier football (soccer) game of Rwanda vs. Algeria. We went super early to get good seats, and then had to face a sudden hailstorm, huddled under an umbrella. It was quite hilarious, really! The game itself wasn’t the most incredible one that I’ve seen, but it was still a great experience. The sun came out after the rain and hail subsided, and caused us to squint hard in order to keep up with the action.
This morning I attended St. Stevens Anglican church, and once again enjoyed the service. It is wonderful to join a community of believers half way around the world.
I ought to do some more reading for classes, so I best be going now.
It is hard to believe that I have just slightly over a month left here in East Africa. There is a lot that has to happen yet, and I know that it will go so fast…