A Rwandan Welcome from the Ambassador

After 3 flights and many hours, I landed safely in Kigali, Rwanda. One of my favorite things about flying is sitting next to interesting people on the flight. On my first two flights, Atlanta to Newark and Newark to Brussels, I didn't even sit next to anyone. The plane was empty and I was bummed not to have someone to talk with on the flight. It was made up for on the flight from Brussels to Kigali. I sat next to this awesome woman from California. She's been living in Rwanda for over a year and I was able to ask her many questions. She writes text books on how to teach english and travels the world. She was very interesting to talk to and I hope to see her again soon. To top it all off, when we arrived in Kigali, she introduced me to many people in the airport including the American ambassador. He was very friendly and talked about how much he enjoyed his trip to Agahozo Shalom. He even introduced me to some people. It was a great introduction to the country.

It was 9pm by the time to got all my luggage. I was picked up by Shimon a staff member from the school and we went out for pizza. It was dark as we drove back to the village. He kept saying how beautiful the area was all around us which made me excited to see it in the light. When we arrived at the village, Shimon took me to my house. I was shocked when I saw my room. It's a lot bigger than I imagined...I even have my own bathroom and shower. I'm living in a house with 4 guys and I'm excited to get to know them. Many people that I meet and some of the volunteers keep saying that I'm in the coolest house!

My first day consisted of a tour of the school and an introduction to the farm. I got to eat fresh mango and passionfruit from the farm! One of the cows just had a baby and it's soooo cute! I'm going on a big tour with Solomon who runs the farm tomorrow. I plan on taking lots of notes and pictures.