The Hacienda of Dreams.... is what our house is called.
on Tricia Atherton (Rwanda), 28/Jan/2011 04:48, 34 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 worried thatGitaramawould be just a smaller version of the big city , so I was amazed when we drove off the main road and came into a little semi- rural location with goats and turkeys wandering about. Our house has 4 bedrooms, a dining room, sitting room, kitchen, and a bathroom each! We also have a lovely vegetable garden. My housemate is a good cook and she made me a lovely meal on my first evening.TodayI went into the office as requested and introduced myself. The boss was friendly but busy and asked me to come back on Monday morning at 7am (we work 7am -5pm!) So I had a lovely walk home again. Later,another volunteer who has been here since September came to call for me and we went to open a bank account so that my small allowance can be paid in . We only had to wait for 2 hours so that was great! Gitarama is quite a hub for volunteers from all over the place and they often meet up for social occasions.The local people are very friendly and helpful, stopping to say hello with a smile and a greeting.Today the sun was quite hot with little cloud cover so when I returned I was exhausted with the heat and the walking. I lay down on my bed and slept for an hour– I won’t be able to do that when I start work. TomorrowI am going to visit a school with a colleague and it will involve my first excursion by motorbike into the rural areas, so I’m really looking forward to it. Clickhereto see amap of Rwandain detail.I hope you are all well, thank you to those who make comments either on here or on Facebook or by e-mail– it doesn’t matter how brief they are they are very welcome.