We were treated to a tour of
Gashora today. Unlike previous years, the team was offered bike rides
down to the village instead of riding the bikes themselves. We were
spoiled. Apparently, we'll continue to be spoiled with bike taxis as
we've arranged for it tomorrow morning too. I decided to walk down to
the village with Lisa and Maria... Then I started to run the last part
of the trek (not a good idea... You get really hot, really fast). It was
great seeing the Covaga women whom I recognized and hug
whole-heatedly.
We visited the medical center, where
we donated the medical supplies and a bunch of eye glasses. We also were
lucky to have eye charts to judge the type and strength of lens needed.
The medical center was well-organized, clean and was rather impressive.
There were such cute kiddies hanging around too.
Afterwards,
we went over to the primary school which was a walking-distance away.
When we entered the court, children crowded us where we stood and we
were soon ushered into the computer lab where we met with the teachers
of the school as well as the principal. We discussed what they needed
and they agreed to compile a list of what they felt would be helpful.
We headed for lunch then checked out their kitchen garden project which is aimed at having one
kitchen garden for each family. This will keep Rwandans from being
malnourished by providing families with protein-rich veggies. We will be
helping to build kitchen gardens tomorrow, as well as a fence to
protect them.
At the end of the day, we all came back
and rested for a little while. Some of us went down to the water-front
and went on a boat tour. I decided against this because I'd be eaten
alive by mosquitoes... We've already discussed that.
So, here's my TTAA...
African
Tea: although it's essentially hot milk and a tea bag, it is my
favorite African hot drink! Yes, I may be mildly lactose-intolerant, but
I absolutely love the sweetness of the tea combined with the hot milk.
Babies and their mothers: it's the cutest
thing to see a tiny baby strapped snugly to their mother's back! One of
the Covaga women had a 2 month old on her back. So incredibly cute. She
swung the baby to the front to feed her, and when she was through, she
handed me her baby! So, I had this baby forced upon me... I was sort of
uncomfortable as I've never really been good with tiny babies... But the
longer I held her, the more I enjoyed it.
Bottled
sodas: pretty self-explanatory... Nothing like a cold bottle of orange
Fanta under the hot African sun... I don't know what it is about glass
and soda... But it makes the soda so much more awesome.
Later!
M
Mali Foster
DWC Participants
Rwanda, July 2012
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