Title: Tricia Atherton (
Rwanda)
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Almost finished with VSO but not with Rwanda! - 23/Mar/2013 11:20 - 4052 days ago
Dear friends and readers of this blogI'm sorry I haven't written for such a long time. I have been busy finishing my work for VS...
All in a Day's Work... some snippets - 22/Jan/2013 06:36 - 4112 days ago
One day last week I came to work and was sitting at my desk in the office and I noticed something that looked like smoke billowi...
A New Year 2013... - 10/Jan/2013 08:19 - 4124 days ago
Happy New Year for 2013A new dawnIs the photo familiar? If you have been following this blog you should ...
Happy Christmas to all my friends in Rwanda - 20/Dec/2012 22:55 - 4145 days ago
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Working in Rwanda for 4 more weeks - 22/Oct/2012 19:44 - 4204 days ago
Lunch break between school visitsThe question is 'Why?' and 'What can we do about it?Using the brand new training roomAND a new ...
.... continued - health - 14/Sep/2012 13:55 - 4242 days ago
Feeding the children before school every morningPreparing the porridgeThe health aspect of the project started with giving child...
Further developments in Gasundwe - 14/Sep/2012 13:30 - 4242 days ago
The view from Gasundwe VillageI just want to remind you of the location of Gasundwe Village. It is situated on the mountains aro...
A new floor for the school at Gasundwe - 07/Sep/2012 11:56 - 4249 days ago
The church and school in the villageBefore- the earth floor which breeds worms which get into the childrens feet.Everyone helps ...
Going home for a visit... - 11/Aug/2012 22:04 - 4276 days ago
Just a quick update. Tomorrow I get on the plane back to England for a visit home. It is the first time I have been home si...
Goodbyes again and again .... - 14/Jul/2012 13:29 - 4304 days ago
We came to Rwanda together in January 2011. There were about 24 of us who all arrived at the same time. In a few weeks the...
Thanks, Joy and more goodbyes.... - 01/Jul/2012 08:47 - 4317 days ago
Before I start writing about all the lovely things that have happened since my last post I must tell you about one horrible even...
Changing Seasons - 05/Jun/2012 05:50 - 4343 days ago
The Rainy Season seems to be coming to an end and the Dry Season is upon us . Hurray!This means we can get out to all sorts of p...
Wet Weeks which go on forever! - 10/May/2012 11:41 - 4369 days ago
SundayThe Rainy season seems to have gone on forever this time. If you think that living in Africa is always hot and sunny think...
Art Day with Kibe - 28/Apr/2012 20:14 - 4381 days ago
Market sceneStrolling down the street one day in Kigali I got talking to an artist and finding a kindred spirit I went back to h...
Easter Time in Rwanda - 18/Apr/2012 23:54 - 4391 days ago
Judy, Tricia and Mary OdetteThis year in Rwanda Easter time coincided with the Genocide Memorial week which begins on April 7th ...
Developments in the Village - YAY!! - 31/Mar/2012 11:15 - 4409 days ago
Sun Rise over the bus parkThe closest marketWalking the last 45 mins of the journeyI took the first bus out of Git and caught th...
The most remote school so far... - 18/Mar/2012 19:29 - 4422 days ago
The headteachers sets off on his way to workerr we'll wait here for you... This week we visited the most difficult to acces...
music and culture in Rwanda - 03/Mar/2012 17:47 - 4437 days ago
Now take a good look at this guy's homemade guitar and never never complain that your instrument just isn't good enough. This gu...
A beautiful Wedding - 26/Feb/2012 07:41 - 4443 days ago
Last week one of our beautiful volunteers got married to a lovely Rwandan man. It was such a beautiful day and the ceremon...
Untitled - 24/Feb/2012 06:33 - 4445 days ago
Collecting waterThe Dry Season is almost at an end. Until this week it hadn't rained at all since John and Cat were here in Dece...
The Dry Season has returned - 31/Jan/2012 12:08 - 4469 days ago
Well, the dry season is here with a vengeance and Judy and I are off on the road again! The tarmac roads in Rwanda are amazing a...
Keeping in Touch- PO Box 207, Gitarama, Rwanda - 25/Jan/2012 17:34 - 4475 days ago
A word about the postal system…. Not quite pigeon post but sometimes it is very slow, then other times amazingly fast! The pho...
Happy New Year 2012 - 12/Jan/2012 10:11 - 4488 days ago
Happy New Year 2012!!!My resolutions are:To finish my placement to my satisfaction by limiting my focus to 3 main areas and 2 su...
Some highlights of Christmas - 30/Dec/2011 20:29 - 4501 days ago
John and Cat at the HaciendaThe boys with their home made camerasHere they are!!John and Cat arrived on time and it was so excit...
Christmas Eve in Rwanda - 24/Dec/2011 20:27 - 4507 days ago
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Advent and the waiting game… - 08/Dec/2011 09:05 - 4523 days ago
Thanks to Phil for the beautiful photoAdvent and the waiting game…We are used to waiting here in Rwanda– we spend many hours...
Building hope and optimism - 01/Dec/2011 10:16 - 4530 days ago
Gasundwe villageGasundwe (village)is home to approximately 200 adults and approximately 200 children. It is known as one of...
'Isn't she lovely...isn't she wonderful..' - 20/Nov/2011 19:21 - 4541 days ago
Isn't she lovely?This is one of the children in a family of five who live just up the road from me. She is a real character and ...
Back in touch...... - 12/Nov/2011 21:45 - 4549 days ago
The parcel from JackOoooo! I've missed writing my blog but all is well again! I have had several technical problems and I'm stil...
test post... - 07/Nov/2011 21:55 - 4554 days ago
Tricia wanted to let you all know that she has really missed writing her blog this month, and will be back ASAP once Sara has re...
Blog blockage... - 06/Nov/2011 20:41 - 4555 days ago
Hi all,I'm thinking this isn't going to be anywhere near as interesting as Tricia's posts but i've been asked to let you know th...
There's something about trees..... - 14/Oct/2011 14:01 - 4578 days ago
If you are building a house it can be very easy here in Rwanda– you clear the ground and make a hole for the foundations. Then...
Bungee Jumping Mamas and other things... - 30/Sep/2011 19:51 - 4592 days ago
So, this week the blog is a hotchpotch of experiences and brief encounters.I was in the town with a bag of shopping and my work ...
We have hens!!! Introducing Heckerty Peckerty... - 26/Sep/2011 18:57 - 4596 days ago
Can you spot 5 hens?Yes, it’s true we now have hens, five to be exact – we wanted three but we have five! This turns out to ...
Autumn Equinox coming up... time to re-balance - 21/Sep/2011 10:56 - 4601 days ago
For me, although we don’t really see a significant change in daylength here, the Autumn Equinox has come at the right time, or...
The Beautiful Lake Kivu - 12/Sep/2011 17:54 - 4610 days ago
Every time I visit Lake Kivu I am overawed by its beauty. I hope this feeling never wanes, because that beauty conceals some gre...
Boats and Goats Episode 2 - 04/Sep/2011 12:32 - 4618 days ago
The building works...To continue with the journey... we left the village with the building works very much under way and the cla...
Boats and Goats - 30/Aug/2011 10:03 - 4623 days ago
Early Morning bale outWhoah! What a couple of weeks!!I’m trying to remember how many boat trips, moto rides and bus journeys w...
Visitors and Gifts - 22/Aug/2011 19:20 - 4631 days ago
Thankyou sooo much for the clothes for the children x I’ve been rather busy this week – so I’ve not been able to writ...
Pictures tell lies.... and hurray for football!! - 05/Aug/2011 08:07 - 4648 days ago
Looking down over one of the valleysI visited a school in the most beautiful location on earth. It is in the northernmost s...
Gitfest - Rwanda's answer to Glastonbury - 31/Jul/2011 19:11 - 4653 days ago
Madonna in the early daysMystery Womanhome made festival lanterns The lovely and talented Ella Fitzgerald Denise ...
I received this message from a friend in South Africa - 26/Jul/2011 18:50 - 4658 days ago
Hello supportersThank you so much for everything you do for Msizi Africa. However, this time, I’m not writing about our ...
Oh dear..... - 24/Jul/2011 20:02 - 4660 days ago
I’ve just seen a poor man being sick and the vomit was bright luminous pink. I think this may be the local medicine for a...
Domestic Goddess in Rwanda - 09/Jul/2011 17:41 - 4675 days ago
OK, so usually we are‘cooking on gas’ but what happens when the gas bottle runs out and how do other volunteers cook all the...
I hope you're as happy as you sound... - 09/Jul/2011 13:00 - 4675 days ago
People say to me’ I hope you’re as happy as you sound’ or ‘Tell us about the bad times as well as the good.’The proble...
Sunday afternoon tea in Rwanda - 27/Jun/2011 10:00 - 4687 days ago
The guys This week, I had a great weekend in Gitarama. Sometimes, it’s good to go away for the weekend and visit friends,...
Summer solstice and Lunar Eclipse - 20/Jun/2011 11:56 - 4694 days ago
lunar eclipseThis year I’m celebrating the solstice in Rwanda and last week I experienced the total eclipse of the moon for 10...
Six Fantastic Days Training - 12/Jun/2011 18:42 - 4702 days ago
Periodic table in bottle topsMicroscope WorkAll my plans have come to fruition– not necessarily in the exact way I expected bu...
Suddenly it's the Dry Season.... - 04/Jun/2011 21:25 - 4710 days ago
The road building continues For weeks it has been raining almost constantly– just like being in the Lake District, only t...
This week's Education Conference - 28/May/2011 16:13 - 4717 days ago
The last three days of this week were spent in Kigali at the Annual Education conference for all volunteers and staff of VS...
A typical Saturday?? - 22/May/2011 15:53 - 4723 days ago
I pass this poster every day on my way to workOk, so this is a typical Saturday when I’m not going away for the weekend.S...
Shall I write about the weather or about my work??? - 12/May/2011 14:08 - 4733 days ago
The Centre of OperationsOk, so I’ve been asked to write about what I do when I go out to schools on these trips. The answer is...
Roads in Rwanda - 08/May/2011 15:11 - 4737 days ago
The roads in Rwanda are AMAZING.There are several Principal Roads throughout the country that are tarmaced and are a credit to t...
A typical Day in Rwanda?? - 05/May/2011 19:36 - 4740 days ago
Outfit for working in the officeI’ve been asked to write about a typical day in Rwanda, which is very difficult because often ...
Well, what another amazing week in Rwanda! - 29/Apr/2011 06:02 - 4746 days ago
I have just come to the end of my holiday period, culminating in the form of big black and white stripey animals, tall, lo...
Untitled - 22/Apr/2011 19:54 - 4753 days ago
Surrounded by gifts on my birthday!! Hi everyone! Just an ordinary Friday night!!Since the last time I wrote I appear ...
Returning Home– no, not that home - 16/Apr/2011 11:46 - 4759 days ago
Lake BunyonyiI have just spent a week in Uganda and I must admit after a few days I was homesick for Rwanda!!! I enjoyed my trip...
Sunday 3rd April Mothering Sunday in UK - 03/Apr/2011 13:03 - 4772 days ago
Mothering not smothering! Motherhood is an amazing privilege and an awesome responsibility, but also a source of great joy and f...
Come an' look at yer soffits luv..... - 27/Mar/2011 19:16 - 4779 days ago
Climbing up the ladder to climb down the ladder into the water tank.I went to visit a UNICEF Child Friendly School– there...
Thank you for all your support xxxx - 23/Mar/2011 18:53 - 4783 days ago
I had a difficult time this week. I knew it had to come but it still surprised me!I’ve been having such a happy time and begin...
Spring Equinox - 20/Mar/2011 14:35 - 4786 days ago
Sending off the Equinox blessingsThis weekend at home, the days are the same length as the nights and if I were at home I would ...
The size of my open hand. - 15/Mar/2011 18:41 - 4791 days ago
the size of my open handThere are sooo many different types of butterflies and moths here– and such fantastic patterns and col...
Some notes about work... - 10/Mar/2011 18:09 - 4796 days ago
I thought I’d better tell you a bit about the work I’m doing whilst I’m here because some people who are thinking of volun...
Untitled - 06/Mar/2011 09:00 - 4800 days ago
Bald as a cootOK, so this is the last moto story for a while, I promise, otherwise you’ll think nothing else happens in Rwanda...
My first fall... well, slide really! - 28/Feb/2011 18:19 - 4806 days ago
I tried to get to Nyabinoni this week and failed! I had 5 hour journey for nothing– except the experience of falling off the b...
A very special visit..... - 20/Feb/2011 14:26 - 4814 days ago
I have just returned from an amazing trip which I feel privileged to have been part of (bad English, I know but I don’t care!!...
Taking the goat for a walk? - 13/Feb/2011 15:01 - 4821 days ago
These 2 photos were taken just outside my front gate. There is a lot of livestock wandering about here; including chickens, goa...
Beginning to realise - 08/Feb/2011 18:34 - 4826 days ago
Hi everyone, I’m beginning to realise that I am living in Africa! It may seem obvious to you, but to me it has seemed unreal f...
Rice sacks - 01/Feb/2011 12:49 - 4833 days ago
Today I have made my first rice sack visual aid and it’s going in my office.As you can imagine there is a shortage of resource...
First visit to a school - 30/Jan/2011 11:27 - 4835 days ago
On Friday, I took my first ride out on the back of a motorbike!I went up this dirt-track road into the countryside to visit a sc...
I've found Tricia looking lovely at one of her language classes... - 28/Jan/2011 23:56 - 4837 days ago
Take a look at thisother blog....'Where's Tricia?' ...well here she is:looking like she is enjoying her Kinyawanda Lesson!...
The Hacienda of Dreams.... is what our house is called. - 28/Jan/2011 04:48 - 4837 days ago
I have arrived at my new home and it is beautiful!! I did not expect this! After being in Kigali for 10 days I was getting worri...
Going to a new home - 25/Jan/2011 15:59 - 4840 days ago
Today (Tuesday) is the last day of our‘In Country Training’ and tomorrow we go to our placements and I see my home for the n...
What a Week!! - 22/Jan/2011 09:44 - 4843 days ago
This time last week I left my lovely friends and family in the UK, not knowing what lay ahead. You will be pleased to know that ...
Untitled - 16/Jan/2011 15:53 - 4849 days ago
Hi everyone! I have arrived safely in Rwanda and the journey was straight forward– I even slept well on the plane , so thank y...
Guest House in Kigali - 16/Jan/2011 15:52 - 4849 days ago
Just been chattin with Tricia...she was outside her guest house in Kigali. This is where she will be spending the next 10 days ...
Have you seen this woman? - 15/Jan/2011 21:40 - 4850 days ago
Calling all followers in Rwanda:Please post a comment when you have seen Tricia.Kind of like 'Where's Wally?', but this game is ...
Tricia has Arrived... - 15/Jan/2011 20:40 - 4850 days ago
Just had international incoming call from Tricia!She is safe and sound with her other travel companions. The journey was fine,...
Nearly There!! - 14/Jan/2011 01:25 - 4851 days ago
Thank you to all the friends and family out there who have already donated through the 'Just Giving 'page. I've almost reached m...
Party! Party! - 11/Jan/2011 22:16 - 4854 days ago
My Bon Voyage Party...We had a wonderful time at the Bon Voyage Party on Saturday organised by my beautiful daughters and son. T...
Packing up and moving on ... - 07/Jan/2011 00:11 - 4858 days ago
Well, what a week of frenetic activity! This photo shows me and my eldest daughter, Naomi, in the lift at the mill where I am st...
Thankyou for a Happy Christmas - 01/Jan/2011 14:25 - 4864 days ago
What a lovely Christmas season I have had with my family and friends - thank you all sooo much. From christmas stockings outside...
Helmets and other things - 20/Dec/2010 12:40 - 4876 days ago
What a carry on - or not a carry on depending on which airline you speak to!!! lol Most of the group who are going to Rwand...
Oh! Panic! Panic! - 12/Dec/2010 11:40 - 4884 days ago
I have several lists going and I'm feeling really pleased cos I've just ticked off 12 out of 20 tasks on 'Supplementary Pa...
New skills and new friends - 06/Dec/2010 16:33 - 4890 days ago
I have just returned from the last weekend of training before I go off to Rwanda. When I arrived back home last night I had to d...
From the hills of the UK to the hills of Rwanda - 23/Nov/2010 11:43 - 4903 days ago
This weekend I was enjoying the hills and beaches of North Wales, last weekend it was the hills of the Lake District, in a few w...
20 passport pics... - 18/Nov/2010 11:00 - 4908 days ago
The 20 passport sized pics required for all the visas and official paperwork are printed and ready to be sent off. Tricia's mug...
Job offer confirmed - 15/Nov/2010 08:30 - 4911 days ago
Hi everyoneI received a message from VSO to say that the employers have confirmed acceptance of me to work for them - hurrayyyy!...
Doing my CBT in preparation for biking in Africa! - 10/Nov/2010 00:47 - 4916 days ago
VSO advises you to take your CBT in preparation as much of my travel while out in Africa will be on a trail bike. You also ...
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