Title: Kelti Giles (
Rwanda)
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Uganda! - 10/Dec/2010 13:44 - 5109 days ago
Since there is no school on in Rwanda at the momemnt, I decided to take a short vacation to our neighbouring country of Uganda. ...
Workshop in Nyamata - 18/Nov/2010 10:51 - 5131 days ago
The teacher's in my sector were too busy for workshops this month (national exams, English training from the gov't and vacation ...
Gorilla Weekend! - 04/Nov/2010 13:17 - 5145 days ago
One of the main reasons people visit Rwanda is to see the almost-extinct gorillas of the mist, that are now protected thanks to ...
New Workshop - 17/Oct/2010 07:29 - 5163 days ago
In Rwanda, the school semester ends in October with local and national exams. This is followed by 2 months vacations where volu...
Bees in my Bonnet - 06/Oct/2010 10:36 - 5174 days ago
A couple of weeks ago, I came home to find part of my ceiling collapsed along with a huge beehive and a bunch of dead bees (ther...
Birthday Weekend! - 25/Sep/2010 09:03 - 5185 days ago
For the first time in my life, I spent my birthday in Africa (although it is not the first time spending my birthday overseas - ...
VSO Family Dinner - 21/Sep/2010 08:47 - 5189 days ago
Early September saw the arrival of 19 new VSO volunteers to Rwanda (unfortunately, none of them coming to my district). They ha...
Back to work! - 28/Aug/2010 05:20 - 5213 days ago
I've now been back in my placement for 2 weeks&doing workshops as well as classroom observations with the teachers in my distric...
Holiday in Zanzibar - 13/Aug/2010 11:30 - 5228 days ago
My 1st vacation from my placement in small-town Rwanda was to the exotic spice island of Zanzibar, off the coast of Tanzania. ...
Waiting, workshops,&more waiting - 20/Jul/2010 11:24 - 5252 days ago
Trying to do workshops with teachers during the most important exams of the semester was probably not the wisest move, but yours...
Canada Day in Rwanda - 11/Jul/2010 11:13 - 5261 days ago
Had the awesome opportunity to help with a workshop in another district called Nyanza with the 2 Mels (Melanie&Melissa). It was...
Schools Visits - 20/Jun/2010 05:09 - 5282 days ago
In my sector there are 9 schools. Within only 1 month, I've managed to visit all of them&do at least one session of classroom ob...
All work&no Play... not for me! - 10/Jun/2010 01:46 - 5292 days ago
Things have finally started rolling workwise in my placement - I've visited all 9 schools in my sector&have started giving small...
Muhura - my new home in the boonies - 22/May/2010 15:31 - 5311 days ago
After over a month in Rwanda, I am finally in my house in Muhura, in the Gatsibo District of Rwanda. It is in the Eastern Provi...
Workshops - 03/May/2010 07:01 - 5330 days ago
Well, I have been in Rwanda 3 weeks and still don't have a home but have been staying with another volunteer, Epiphanie, and doi...
In Rwanda! - 19/Apr/2010 15:53 - 5344 days ago
AFter flying for almost 2 days straight I finally arrive in Kigali, the capital city of Rwanda and my suitcase, with my whole li...
One week to go! - 04/Apr/2010 17:03 - 5359 days ago
As hard as it is to believe, I leave for Rwanda in one week! My flight from Kelowna to Vancouver to Amsterdam to Nairobi to Kig...
Difficulties finding Solar Polared Devices - 20/Mar/2010 16:22 - 5374 days ago
As I might not have reliable electricity all the time in Rwanda, one of the other CUSO-VSO volunteers suggested that a solar pow...
SKWID training in Ottawa - 11/Mar/2010 16:21 - 5383 days ago
What is SKWID training, you ask? It has nothing at all to do with squishy sea creatures and everything to do with preparing for ...
On vaccinations and other preparations - 22/Feb/2010 19:21 - 5400 days ago
So there is still enough time left before I leave that the whole 2 year adventure in Africa hasn't really become "real" to me ye...
Why am I doing this? Am I completely crazy? - 16/Feb/2010 22:52 - 5406 days ago
Those of you who know me well know that I am a bit of a non-traditionalist. I have already spent 2 years of my life volunteering...
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