Title: Stephen and Mary in Rwanda (
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Friends for life - 12/Jan/2013 19:00 - 4345 days ago
Get together with Returned VolunteersOne thing about doing VSO is it certainly expands your circle of friends and provides you w...
And this concludes Stephen and Mary @ Rwanda - 12/Jan/2013 18:49 - 4345 days ago
Children of RwandaAll good things must come to an end and our VSO adventures really were worth every minute of the preparation, ...
Coming Soon - 18/Aug/2012 19:50 - 4492 days ago
Watch this space for pictures of the Deputy Heads' Workshop, Chez Lando and Rwanda Life....
Even More Workshops - 18/Aug/2012 19:48 - 4492 days ago
Mary preparing for the next dayThe last main post was when we rushed home and left our Guyana volunteer friend, H...
Back in the Saddle - 18/Aug/2012 17:32 - 4492 days ago
Rwanda by the roadsideThis is a strange experience for me because it has taken me 10 months to put pen to paper since we returne...
Back in the Saddle - 18/Aug/2012 17:32 - 4492 days ago
Peter (HT) and Maurice (DHT)This is a strange experience for me because it has taken me 10 months to put pen to paper since w...
Not quite finished yet - 02/Oct/2011 07:36 - 4813 days ago
View from our window at Chez LandoThis won't be the end of the blog. In th...
Mr George - 02/Oct/2011 06:23 - 4813 days ago
Just over 36 hours ago, we heard that Mary’s Father, Jerzy (George) Rozek had passed away quietly with his son John with him a...
Back Again! - 01/Oct/2011 07:02 - 4814 days ago
Coming back toRwandawas hard but necessary. We decided to have the maximum impact by refocusing our work on delivering as many w...
Final Leg - 19/Sep/2011 07:36 - 4826 days ago
View from our window at Chez LandoSo, after we rushed home for family reasons, we find ourselves back in Rwanda. We now realise ...
Here we are again - 18/Sep/2011 09:19 - 4827 days ago
Our 20 minute view over Lake Kivu before departingThose of you who follow the blog regularly must have wondered what has happ...
Looking at the job - 18/Sep/2011 08:37 - 4827 days ago
Hard at workIt wasn't going to be just sightseeing. There were schools to be seen, workshops to be done and the sloping containe...
A Glimpse of Life in Rwanda - 18/Sep/2011 08:30 - 4827 days ago
Selecting Fabric in Kimironko MarketBeing a former VSO, flexible, adaptable, sensitive and hard working (all the VSO Dimen...
Helen in Africa - 18/Sep/2011 07:07 - 4827 days ago
Helen makes herself at home with the facilitiesAt relatively short notice, our friend Helen decided to visit us here in Rwamagan...
Just a few bits and pieces - 07/Aug/2011 14:15 - 4869 days ago
Starting earlyIn recent months, a spectacular red brick wall has sprung up as you enter Rwamagana on the left. It’s at least 1...
Global Schools Partnership - 07/Aug/2011 14:02 - 4869 days ago
Rwamagana Heads in partnership with NottinghamThere are quite a number of schools in Rwanda that are linked with the British ...
Talking of Wine - 07/Aug/2011 13:51 - 4869 days ago
What shall we choose this time?Mary’s sister, Ann, had been given a present to go to Vinopolis by the banks of the Thames. ...
Still Celebrating Four Months later - 07/Aug/2011 13:43 - 4869 days ago
When you have a big, BIG“0” birthday, we feel it’s really important to celebrate it for at least a year. We came up with p...
Holiday at Home - 07/Aug/2011 13:34 - 4869 days ago
Addis to KigaliIt would have been great to have written some entries whilst we were at home but seriously, we didn’t have the ...
Five Hours to go - 08/Jul/2011 07:51 - 4899 days ago
As I write this we are anticipating our trip home. We will leave our little house in about five hours and travel to the airport ...
Three Days of Beauty - 08/Jul/2011 07:39 - 4899 days ago
View from the Balcony of the Hoiliday Hotel One of the great advantages of doing VSO is that you ge...
Workshops, workshops, workshops - 26/Jun/2011 18:03 - 4911 days ago
It's the end of a very busy fortnight. We're not quite finished yet. We still have one more "planning lessons" workshop for 40 t...
Our visit to Nzige - 26/Jun/2011 17:34 - 4911 days ago
Cam in her tropical gardenYou will have seen in previous posts that our VSO colleague, Camilla has joined us on a few occa...
Sector Headteacher Workshops - 26/Jun/2011 17:23 - 4911 days ago
Workshop in Cam's Teacher Resource CentreThe first workshop we did was for Headteachers in the Kigabiro and Muhazi sectors on le...
Methodology and Materials Workshops - 26/Jun/2011 17:12 - 4911 days ago
Describing the materialsRight from the beginning of our time here, despite the fact that we had different jobs, we decided that ...
Preparing for a busy two weeks - 26/Jun/2011 16:40 - 4911 days ago
Cutting up rice sacks to make postersEverything comes at a price and the price of doing 10 workshops in a couple of weeks is wor...
Getting Around - 26/Jun/2011 16:38 - 4911 days ago
InGuyana, it was taxis, minibuses, planes and boats. InRwanda, boats are few and far between, minibuses generally on the main ro...
Rovers survive in the Premiership - 29/May/2011 15:52 - 4939 days ago
Rovers Supporter????Most of you know my feelings on football. I’ve tried but I just can’t learn to like it but a little b...
VSO Education Sector Conference - 29/May/2011 15:32 - 4939 days ago
We’ve just got back from a three day conference inKigaliat the Amani Guest House where we were lodged when we first arrived. A...
Wedding in Kigali - 29/May/2011 15:23 - 4939 days ago
Happy CoupleYou may remember that in March we went to a Dowry Giving of a young couple, the cousin of one of our teachers ...
Trip Down South - 29/May/2011 15:10 - 4939 days ago
Bus to HuyeA gang of motos ready for the offAt the weekend of the second week of May, Mary and I were invited to take part...
From School to School - 29/May/2011 14:57 - 4939 days ago
Trying on my helmetWe’ve moved into a new phase of our work – intensive school visiting. Mary is now working with 8 schools ...
Half Way Break - 29/May/2011 14:38 - 4939 days ago
Cam and Mary working on a Sunday!A couple of weeks ago on 15thMay we went for a meal with Camilla at the Dereva hotel in Rwamaga...
God Bless the Queen’s Grandson and his new wife! - 01/May/2011 14:52 - 4967 days ago
The Royal CakeThanks to the Royal Wedding (no holiday here) we were invited to the Residence of the British High Commissioner in...
It doesn’t end there – Akagera National Park - 01/May/2011 14:50 - 4967 days ago
One of hundredsBut the fun continued with another safari– this time inRwanda. On Easter Saturday, just...
2 Day workshop for New Headteachers and back to business with VSO - 01/May/2011 14:48 - 4967 days ago
It was a delight to discover, despite the rain, that all 20 of the Heads turned up on time for a successful 2 day workshop. Mary...
First Holiday in Uganda - 01/May/2011 14:46 - 4967 days ago
Lake BunyonyiThe first thing many people said to us when we said we were going toRwandawas“Is it safe?”. The answer is decid...
Mary Catches Up - 01/May/2011 14:44 - 4967 days ago
Official Birthday PhotoYou may have noticed that I am a month behind on the blog. No real excuse other than lots of work, daily ...
One workshop in the bag! - 27/Mar/2011 18:02 - 5002 days ago
Delivering the first workshopJust a quick one. Mary and I, ably assisted by Camilla, completed our first workshop yesterday...
I never thought I would be cold in Africa but what an inspiration - 27/Mar/2011 17:56 - 5002 days ago
Rugezi WetlandsFirstly, just to let you know that twice we’ve sought out swimming pools in hotels and twice it’s been too co...
“To sheer or not to sheer”, that is the question.” - 27/Mar/2011 17:37 - 5002 days ago
"Bald or Bald, Sir?" Throughout my working life, I generally have waited until the half term or term break to ...
A Quiet“At Home” - 27/Mar/2011 17:32 - 5002 days ago
Mary prepares rice sacks outside the houseThe next week was hectic with many changes of plan, writing of extensive statist...
A Visit to Kabarore - 27/Mar/2011 17:27 - 5002 days ago
For many volunteers, including us, weekends are a time to catch up with the jobs but“What the Heck!” the jobs will still be ...
A Birthday to Remember - 27/Mar/2011 17:01 - 5002 days ago
It only seems 5 minutes since the Big 50 and now the Big 60 has arrived and here we are inRwandacelebrating it with Mary followi...
A day in the life of two Rwanda Education Volunteers - 13/Mar/2011 18:14 - 5016 days ago
Sleep comes easy inRwandausually because of sheer exhaustion from the previous day, a comfortable bed and relative quiet but by ...
Seeing the wood for the trees - 12/Mar/2011 15:41 - 5017 days ago
A typical welcome from primary childrenClick on picture to start videoWhenever times get hard and they often do here, al...
Getting away from Rwamagana - 21/Feb/2011 14:13 - 5036 days ago
NeighboursWe’ve had quite a lot of visitors but to date we haven’t been anywhere else apart fromKigalito get provisions. ...
Work eventually taking off! - 21/Feb/2011 14:06 - 5036 days ago
Looking at resources RoomThis week has been an eventful and interesting week which has kept us busy with a few frustrations and ...
Latest News - 13/Feb/2011 16:24 - 5044 days ago
If you want to know what we've been up to on aDAY TO DAY BASIS,just click on the tab above....
Just a little bit about work - 13/Feb/2011 16:02 - 5044 days ago
Preparing the TimetableThe first two weeks we have been reading, reading reading !!!! meeting people, meeting people, meeting pe...
VSO Programme Office - 13/Feb/2011 15:46 - 5044 days ago
Map of Rwanda with locations of all the volunteers.We are on the right, three from the top.Just to prove we are here!!!!Ev...
Rwamagana Town Centre - 13/Feb/2011 14:58 - 5044 days ago
After the trip to the lake yesterday, two of the volunteers stayed in our house overnight. It's a tight squeeze and the toilet f...
Day out to Lake Muhazi - 13/Feb/2011 13:34 - 5044 days ago
Lake MuhaziA couple of weeks ago, we were in Kigali and we met up with two volunteers who had arrived in September - Louise and ...
Pictures of the first few weeks - 04/Feb/2011 13:34 - 5053 days ago
We've put together a few pictures of the first few weeks......Just click on the picture to see them.First 3 weeks in Rwanda...
Second day off this week - 04/Feb/2011 10:06 - 5053 days ago
It’s Friday 4thFebruary and believe it or not it is our second day off work this week. A three day week sounds about right to ...
Introduction to Work - 04/Feb/2011 07:40 - 5053 days ago
Officially we started work last Monday but we were thrown into it the previous Wednesday. We were brought to Rwamagana by the He...
Amazing Welcome - 29/Jan/2011 17:41 - 5059 days ago
Just a few words about our welcome here. It has been amazing. The Rwandese as a nation seem at first to be quite reserved and ma...
Moving on and Moving In - 29/Jan/2011 17:39 - 5059 days ago
So much has happened since the last post. For a start I am sitting in the main room of our home where we will be spending the ne...
VSO Family Dinner - 23/Jan/2011 19:52 - 5065 days ago
Yesterday, most of theRwandavolunteers and staff came from all over the country to meet us at a big celebration in a local resta...
Kinyarwanda lessons - 23/Jan/2011 19:50 - 5065 days ago
Learning Kinyarwanda We have now completed 5 of our 6 Kinyarwanda lessons (2 hours each) and will have more in April...
In Country Training - 23/Jan/2011 19:48 - 5065 days ago
Mary at the Resources ExhibitionWe are now into our eighth day at the Armani Guest House where we are staying for In-Country Tra...
We have internet at last - 19/Jan/2011 19:31 - 5069 days ago
We can hardly believe it but we have been inKigalinow for four days and it feels like two weeks. We have been kept very busy wit...
Almost There - 19/Jan/2011 19:27 - 5069 days ago
It’s Friday 14thJanuary and we now have just 24 hours to go before our flight. Christmas and New Year are over and everything ...
Which should we choose? - 03/Dec/2010 17:47 - 5116 days ago
This?Or This?No Contest !!!!!!...
Fundraising Party - 02/Dec/2010 13:52 - 5117 days ago
After days of baking cakes and scones and preparation, the day came for the party to raise funds for our VSO placement in Rwanda...
Untitled - 22/Nov/2010 11:05 - 5127 days ago
Guess Who?...
Raising Money - 18/Nov/2010 18:09 - 5131 days ago
For the last few days we've been going through all our possessions to see what is surplus to requirements so that packing will b...
Finally given Flight Details - 18/Nov/2010 17:56 - 5131 days ago
Yes, today was a red letter day as we received our flight details for 15th January 2011. We fly by Brussels Airlines from Heathr...
Fundraising Party - 06/Nov/2010 18:42 - 5143 days ago
Well, nothing is ever free and, as always, we've been asked to raise some funds to go towards our placement. We've decided to ho...
Just a little bit about Rwanda - 06/Nov/2010 16:54 - 5143 days ago
Our placements will be in Rawamagana in the Eastern Province of Rwanda which is a republic in the Central and Eastern ...
2010 Oppenheimer Lecture, Rwandan President Paul Kagame - 05/Nov/2010 18:39 - 5144 days ago
You may be interested in this article by the Rwandan President....."Delivering the2010 Oppenheimer Lecture, Rwandan President Pa...
We've accepted! - 04/Nov/2010 18:18 - 5145 days ago
After having had the placement finalised, we have now accepted and are starting the countdown to our departure. They tell us tha...
Rwanda on YouTube - 04/Nov/2010 17:48 - 5145 days ago
Why not check out some of these YouTube links.....Or just go toYouTubeand check out all the otherVSO Rwanda Videos...
We've been offered a placement - 07/Oct/2010 16:30 - 5173 days ago
Since we were accepted again for VSO we have been waiting patiently for a placement. They told us it could be really difficult t...
We've applied again! - 04/Aug/2010 16:22 - 5237 days ago
In the beginning of June we applied again to do a one year VSO placement starting some time next year. It's always difficult to ...
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