Category Archives: Trip

July 24, 2012 As always the last day of the trip is bittersweet. Its heart wrenching to say goodbye to our beloved Nyamata girls and to experience the end of many blossoming friendships that were recently made. Several tears were … Continue reading →

July 22 I can honestly say that I am more relaxed than I have been in months. After a morning session of tutoring the Nyamata girls English, a third of our group got the chance to visit the houses of … Continue reading →

July 22 Today was the first full day we had with our Nyamata girls. We did home visits in the morning to Grace and Naomi’s homes, which was a humbling and powerful experience. The mothers were both so generous though … Continue reading →

July 21st Today was our first day of home visits! Myself along with about 7 others pus Kate and Susan walked to two of our girls houses to meet their families and do any house work that is needed. First, … Continue reading →

Saturday- July 21st After an exciting night of playing sardines and hide and seek around the hotel, we arose early for an emotional day. When we arrived at Nyamata in the morning, one third of the group left with Ester … Continue reading →

Friday July 19th After waking up to a beautiful morning at Lake Kivu, we packed up our bags and prepared to leave the resort. There were a few problems finding room keys, but after several desperate searches of the grounds … Continue reading →

    Friday, July 20 Moraho! The American students woke up fairly early on our first full day back in Kigali, Rwanda. We were exhausted from the previous night’s game of Charades, so the whole morning routine was delayed for … Continue reading →

With this post we are now caught up. Thank you for your patience! Sunday, July 15th You know you’re in Rwanda when you don’t have a shower curtain, your toilet doesn’t flush, your mosquito net falls on you and on … Continue reading →

Today we woke up earlier than usual to travel to Rwanda’s  famous and beautiful Lake Kivu. We rode in vans which we would be in for the next three hours. To make the time go by we played games, sang … Continue reading →

After lunch, we went outside with our Nyamata girls. Ellie made it very clear that, as hard as it was, we needed to ignore the little kids to make sure our girls didn’t feel left out. We made a circle … Continue reading →