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I hope you've had the time of your life - 21/Nov/2011 15:33 - 4538 days ago
My time in Rwanda has come to an end; at least for now. I have fallen in love with this beautiful country and I really do h...
Normal (Is there more than one way to be?) - 19/Oct/2011 08:27 - 4571 days ago
I haven’t written a blog for a while and my excuse is that everything has become ‘normal’ to me and so I don’t know what...
I love you so - 16/Oct/2011 12:56 - 4574 days ago
This weekend was one of those wonderful weekends where the planned somehow becomes the unplanned and the surreal happens. But in...
It's been a while - 28/Sep/2011 14:53 - 4592 days ago
I haven't blogged since I got back from South Korea and so I thought it was about time I put something on this site. And so, her...
We're all going on a summer holiday - 31/Jul/2011 09:55 - 4651 days ago
Things I saw:Golden Buddha at Wat Pho in BangkokMini golden Buddhas in Wat PhoGyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul, South KoreaGyeongbo...
A picture of my life - 07/Jul/2011 13:52 - 4675 days ago
The past few weeks have been so busy that I haven't had time to blog. In a desperate attempt to catch up with my blog before I g...
Hello, is it me you're looking for? - 16/Jun/2011 07:14 - 4696 days ago
I love those morning when I'm walking to work, bleary eyed and not really with it, when I suddenly hear a little voice "Good mor...
If you're happy and you know it... - 12/Jun/2011 13:49 - 4700 days ago
It has been a busy couple of weeks but very enjoyable. Both weekends, surprisingly have involved long walks that take on a somew...
I'm so excited - 03/Jun/2011 12:45 - 4709 days ago
So if you're feeling a bit homesick and in need of some family time what better thing to do than book a flight... to South Korea...
Isn't it ironic - 03/Jun/2011 08:31 - 4709 days ago
Yesterday started off as a line from an Alanis Morissette song, if the song had gone, 'isn't it ironic that you arrange a meetin...
We'll run till we drop - 22/May/2011 08:04 - 4721 days ago
For the past month or so I have been intending to go for a run. For the past month or so I have come up with several excuses as ...
Grease lightning - 15/May/2011 14:23 - 4728 days ago
Tuesday saw the Gits gather together for the third singalong. So, with a wonderful risotto, courtesy of Julia2, we sang along to...
Hair, flow it, show it - 08/May/2011 14:21 - 4735 days ago
I went to aerobics twice this week- exercise is always good to get rid of frustration! On Friday, Judy and I headed to Kigali fo...
Don't Stop Believin' - 01/May/2011 14:06 - 4742 days ago
I spent this weekend in Kigali. We had a National Volunteering Programme Review on Thursday and then I went for a work meeting. ...
Boom boom boom boom... - 26/Apr/2011 14:03 - 4747 days ago
I started aerobics class in Gitarama today. I have never sweat so much in my life. The music is a mix of 90s classics. I think i...
I miss my friend - 24/Apr/2011 13:45 - 4749 days ago
This weekend was a VERY sad weekend as it was Heather’s last weekend in Gitarama. Her and Julia had arranged a scavenger hunt ...
Pleased to meet you - 17/Apr/2011 13:42 - 4756 days ago
We arrived back into Rwanda at about 1am after finding another VSO volunteer, John, at the airport. We headed to Sharon’s who ...
Don't like flying much either now - 16/Apr/2011 11:31 - 4757 days ago
Wednesday we spent the day looking round Djibouti City. It’s nothing spectacular- it has a very French feel and there are a lo...
You're not going anywhere - 12/Apr/2011 11:28 - 4761 days ago
We headed to Djibouti today after relaxing in the hotel in the morning. We were the only people waiting for our flight to Djibou...
Hyena fight for the lion share - 11/Apr/2011 11:22 - 4762 days ago
We did a tour of Harar today. There’s not much to say to be honest. It was interesting but incredibly hot and dirty and was ve...
I've been travelling night and day - 10/Apr/2011 11:19 - 4763 days ago
Today was a day of travelling. We flew from Lalibela to Gondar to Addis Ababa to Dire Dawa and then took a bus from Dire Dawa to...
Kiss Kiss - 09/Apr/2011 08:03 - 4764 days ago
We did the Southern Circuit of churches today. They are so spectacular! Today was a bit more eventful though as we were joined b...
Honey to the bee - 08/Apr/2011 07:55 - 4765 days ago
We took a car to see two of the churches outside of Lalibela today. We saw one built under a cave and another where they have ho...
Rainbows and pots of gold - 07/Apr/2011 07:17 - 4766 days ago
We flew to Lalibela today- leaving at some ridiculous time in the morning.Our transport to the airportWe are staying at a lovely...
Don't give that 'guy' a gun - 06/Apr/2011 12:48 - 4767 days ago
We did a boat trip today to some of the Monastries in the area. It was with some of the same people as yesterday and was a great...
I finally found the source, of the Nile river of course - 05/Apr/2011 12:42 - 4768 days ago
As we had missed our flight yesterday we’d changed it to today- a very easy process fortunately. So we rose very early and too...
They gone miss this plane - 04/Apr/2011 12:37 - 4769 days ago
Catherine and I headed to the market this morning- the biggest of its kind in Africa apparently. We then went back to the hotel ...
You got a fast car - 03/Apr/2011 12:33 - 4770 days ago
We arrived in Addis Ababa at 7.30 last night and spent over an hour trying to find Lalibela, a restaurant recommended by the hot...
We need a holiday - 02/Apr/2011 12:31 - 4771 days ago
Today was the first day of our holiday and so to start it off as we meant to go on, Pauline and I met Tom and the three of us he...
Work Hard - 01/Apr/2011 07:53 - 4772 days ago
Some of my colleagues are currently studying whilst working. I personally have no idea how they do it. They work from 7 until 5 ...
Mamma Mia! - 30/Mar/2011 07:35 - 4774 days ago
In keeping with our sing along nights, this evening was Mamma Mia night. There was about 14 of us this evening (obviously a lot ...
Weary and bleary eyed - 27/Mar/2011 07:23 - 4777 days ago
Heather, Julia(2) and I headed to Ngororero on Friday evening. The bus journey was interesting as they were trying (and achieved...
Summer stars are in the sky - 20/Mar/2011 13:19 - 4784 days ago
A very busy weekend and very enjoyable weekend which saw the second Gahogo Hilton Party as VSO volunteers, the Gitarama crew, ra...
Everybody loves that man, Bugsy Malone - 17/Mar/2011 12:49 - 4787 days ago
This evening the Gitarama girls (and Michael) donned our aprons (well, Heather and I donned Karen’s aprons), fine tuned our vo...
Playing games - 13/Mar/2011 14:17 - 4791 days ago
A while ago my friend Vanessa told me she liked to celebrate her birthdays. And she wasn’t kidding. 26 of Vanessa’s friends ...
Saturday night at the movies - 06/Mar/2011 10:23 - 4798 days ago
This Saturday saw a group of us descend upon Heaven in Kigali to go to the cinema! For 7,500RWF we got two films, popcorn and an...
A photo can capture the way we were - 27/Feb/2011 12:42 - 4805 days ago
We had the windows in the house replaced this week so hopefully no more floods! I got told in work that, as I am a clumsy woman...
Long long way to go - 21/Feb/2011 12:28 - 4811 days ago
Geri and I went to see a HIV awareness session this week with a colleague. I love seeing the work and it was a great community ...
We were holding back the flood - 13/Feb/2011 12:28 - 4819 days ago
A busy week in work this week as we conducted a strategy workshop to gather the thoughts and ideas of our beneficiaries, staff, ...
What's my name? - 06/Feb/2011 12:27 - 4826 days ago
I went for a walk today and as always started talking to some children. Their English was very good (much better than my Kinyarw...
(Confusion) I leave it all up to you - 31/Jan/2011 12:19 - 4832 days ago
Two colleagues and I collected Geri from Kigali on Wednesday. There was a little confusion as they dropped me off at the guest h...
Football's coming home - 23/Jan/2011 07:57 - 4840 days ago
The new volunteers arrived in Rwanda on the 15th January and so on the 20th January I headed into Kigali to meet Geri, the new Y...
Explosion - 17/Jan/2011 07:35 - 4846 days ago
We had our colleagues round for drinks this afternoon which was lovely. Julia and I had been meaning to have our colleagues over...
I can't hold on - 07/Jan/2011 07:06 - 4856 days ago
One of my colleagues had a baby recently so we all piled round to her house this evening baring fanta and bananas. All was going...
Pictures of you - 03/Jan/2011 10:34 - 4860 days ago
It's going to take me a long time to write up everything that Pete and I did and saw over the Christmas and New Year period so ...
That monkey's gonna monkey around - 27/Dec/2010 11:12 - 4867 days ago
An early start on the 27th as we were heading to Nyungwe. We were lucky as the journey, which is supposed to take six hours only...
It's too hot - 26/Dec/2010 11:11 - 4868 days ago
We headed to Kigali on Boxing Day. The journey wasn’t as pleasant as it could have been as there was a women being sick into h...
It just don’t feel like Christmas - 25/Dec/2010 11:04 - 4869 days ago
Unsurprisingly Pete had a very big lie in the morning after the gorillas. Whilst he was sleeping I went into town to buy breakfa...
He's still a gorilla - 22/Dec/2010 09:10 - 4872 days ago
Pete’s flight arrived as planned as did the driver to take us up to Ruhengeri. After a couple of days of thinking we wouldn’...
We're not going to make it - 21/Dec/2010 08:48 - 4873 days ago
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Goodbye my friend - 20/Dec/2010 12:58 - 4874 days ago
It was Moira’s leaving do tonight which, whilst sad because Moira is leaving tomorrow, was an enjoyable evening. To ensure tha...
Snow is falling - 19/Dec/2010 08:04 - 4875 days ago
It only dawned on me this weekend that Pete may not be able to get here because of the snow in London. As it is about 25 degrees...
Keep on eating - 16/Dec/2010 10:07 - 4878 days ago
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It's a beautiful day - 14/Dec/2010 08:57 - 4880 days ago
We went to visit some of YWCA’s beneficiaries today as we are making a film for a funding pitch. It was a really good day (ev...
Let's get this party started - 12/Dec/2010 08:54 - 4882 days ago
Another fabulous weekend! Friday I travelled to Kigali and met John for dinner at Republica which was lovely. I had a vegetarian...
I like food - 08/Dec/2010 06:36 - 4886 days ago
Today we had falafel courtesey of Karen. It was VERY good.We had a power cut- it wasn't a triple date!...
These trees will spread their branches out - 05/Dec/2010 09:10 - 4889 days ago
I cannot believe we are into December already. There are none of the usual signs of winter approaching; cold weather, Christmas ...
And I've been up all night - 29/Nov/2010 06:56 - 4895 days ago
This weekend, Julia, Suzanne and I headed to Butare for a weekend of nature and dancing. And it definitely lived up to expectati...
Moving too fast - 24/Nov/2010 13:50 - 4900 days ago
The cyclists came back through Gitarama today. I still wasn't able to get a good shot- they go too fast! Oh well. The kids...
I want to ride my bicycle - 23/Nov/2010 10:02 - 4901 days ago
Excitement descended upon Gitarama today as cyclists sped through the streets as part of the Tour de Rwanda 2010. Unfortunately ...
Don't go chasing waterfalls - 21/Nov/2010 08:31 - 4903 days ago
I pushed the boat out this week and ate out twice! A group of us met up on Wednesday to go to Green Garden. Moira is back from h...
Walking around - 17/Nov/2010 10:33 - 4907 days ago
Pictures from my lunchtime walk yesterday:...
Careless and free like animals - 15/Nov/2010 07:01 - 4909 days ago
This weekend Ken, Carla, Pauline and I descended upon Akagera National Park. It was Ken and Carla’s last weekend in Rwanda (wh...
Busy being fabulous - 07/Nov/2010 07:11 - 4917 days ago
It has been a very busy couple of weeks and as a result I have neglected the blog. So here is a summary of the past two weeks:My...
When it rain rain rain rains, It rain rain rain rains - 24/Oct/2010 07:51 - 4931 days ago
I’ve had a very busy and enjoyable week this week. It started off a bit grumpily (for about 5 minutes on Monday and only due t...
And I got presents to send you - 20/Oct/2010 10:56 - 4935 days ago
I have been looking at other blogs and seen that quite a few people have created a wish list post. I think this is a brilliant i...
Beautiful beautiful view - 18/Oct/2010 08:12 - 4937 days ago
I will write about the weekend when I have the time but for now I wanted to post some of the (many) pictures I took this weekend...
Southern trees bear strange fruit - 14/Oct/2010 06:57 - 4941 days ago
I'm cheating a bit today as I actually took these photos last month. Pauline brought some fruit round with her which we couldn't...
Shed some light on me - 13/Oct/2010 07:09 - 4942 days ago
I'm cheating a bit today as I actually took these photos last month. Pauline brought some fruit round with her which we couldn't...
I've got the greatest view from here - 13/Oct/2010 06:47 - 4942 days ago
I am going to try and start taking more photos as otherwise when I return to the UK and try to conjure up images of Rwanda my me...
Celebrate good times, come on! - 10/Oct/2010 12:02 - 4945 days ago
This week I learnt that Matatus are not actually called Matatus. This is actually the Ugandan word for the Taxi bus. In Rwanda t...
Food glorious food - 04/Oct/2010 06:16 - 4951 days ago
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And in the end on dreams we will depend - 29/Sep/2010 19:21 - 4956 days ago
I obviously spoke too soon as today did not simply involve waking up, going to work and then coming home. Well, actually that is...
I will follow you, follow you wherever you may go - 27/Sep/2010 06:53 - 4958 days ago
As I am now settled into work there seems little point in me writing a blog for each day as they would pretty much read the same...
Everywhere you go you always take the weather with you - 20/Sep/2010 19:27 - 4965 days ago
There were a lot of power cuts in work today- I’ve been told they get more regular as the rains start. And it was pouring down...
I'll be lazing on a Sunday afternoon - 19/Sep/2010 19:23 - 4966 days ago
I was woken very early by a phone call today. Needless to say, I was not impressed. Today felt like a Sunday as the heavy rains ...
I’m not lost but I don’t know where I am - 18/Sep/2010 19:21 - 4967 days ago
I slept so late today. It was wonderful! I really needed it after two weeks of training and early starts. I wandered down to the...
You'll never walk alone - 17/Sep/2010 19:19 - 4968 days ago
There was a gecko in our office today. I got very excited and tried to point it out to my colleague. He is obviously used to the...
When will I, will I be famous? - 16/Sep/2010 17:22 - 4969 days ago
Today was my first full day at work. Work starts at 8 and my‘commute’ is a five minute walk with an absolutely stunning view...
Everything's changing when I turn around - 15/Sep/2010 20:14 - 4970 days ago
I barely slept last night so I’m guessing subconsciously I was nervous about today. I was delighted to see that almost everyon...
I'm gonna get dressed for success - 14/Sep/2010 20:10 - 4971 days ago
The Employers’ workshop today saw us all dressed in our smartest clothes and didn’t we scrub up well! It was the first time ...
All we do is shop until we drop - 13/Sep/2010 20:06 - 4972 days ago
It was a sad day today as we had our last Kinyarwanda lesson with Alphonse. We gave him a card which he seemed really happy with...
Just say yes - 12/Sep/2010 11:31 - 4973 days ago
Today was our‘lie in’. A ‘lie in’ here seems to mean we have breakfast at 8 rather than 7.30 so not really what I had in...
I just wanna dance the night away - 11/Sep/2010 11:09 - 4974 days ago
We visited the Memorial Centre today as we couldn’t go yesterday. It was obviously quite an emotional experience and afterward...
Relax, don't do it... - 10/Sep/2010 11:02 - 4975 days ago
We were supposed to go to the Memorial Centre today but the surprise bank holiday meant that it was closed. VSO quickly arranged...
We are the champions, my friends - 09/Sep/2010 11:00 - 4976 days ago
I moved into Alphonse’s French/Kinyarwanda group today. I didn’t always understand what was going on but I think I understoo...
I'm gonna get myself connected - 08/Sep/2010 10:58 - 4977 days ago
One topic of conversation that is quite common between us volunteers is text messages. When we arrived we were given a sim card ...
Money money money - 07/Sep/2010 13:37 - 4978 days ago
Our first Kinyarwanda lesson and I wasn’t as bad as I feared. Luckily we had a very patient teacher in Emmanuel. We focused on...
Come on baby light my fire - 06/Sep/2010 13:33 - 4979 days ago
After an absolutely brilliant night’s sleep which wasn’t even disturbed by Pete’s 6am phone call (I doubt he was awake tha...
Come fly with me, lets fly, lets fly away - 05/Sep/2010 11:44 - 4980 days ago
I've arrived!!Pete took me to Heathrow airport for 6pm yesterday and helped me to decant one bag into the other to avoid paying ...
So long, farewell, auf wierdersehen, adieu - 04/Sep/2010 12:52 - 4981 days ago
In four hours I will be saying goodbye to Pete at the airport.In seven hours I will be boarding a plane.And in 23 hours I will b...
Panic on the streets of London... - 04/Sep/2010 12:04 - 4981 days ago
... or more accurately Croydon.Yesterday saw me spend nine hours- that's rightnine hours- shopping for all the bits and bobs tha...
Leaving on a jet plane... - 01/Sep/2010 14:48 - 4984 days ago
Following months of uncertainty due to my irregular heart beat (it would appear nothing about me is 'normal') I received confirm...
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