Reflections

By now I've had plenty of time to get back in to the swing of things back home but I know a part of Rwanda and Africa will always be with me. I still think about our experiences everyday and relate things back to our trip. For example, yesterday my friend and I were going to a concert half way across the state from where we live; we started discussing how far away it was and how long it would take us to get there. I was in no hurry, we would get there when we get there. I told my friend about how our 20 minute trips turned into an hour or more and of course showing up to the intori dancers late and nobody seemed to mind. I'm trying to combine the laid back/relaxed pace of Rwanda with our fast paced society. It has been quite the challenge.

I've been able to talk to most of my family and friends about the trip which I find hard to actually describe what an experience it was. The first thing I told everyone was that it was awesome because I'm not sure how else to describe my over all oppinion of the country and what we did while we were there. Everyone asked what my favorite thing was which also proves to be a challenge because we did so many different things. I usually find myself talking about working with the kids in the schools and playing with the children at the orphanage. I enjoyed everything about our trip and wish that everyone could have this life changing experience. I look forward to someday returning to Africa.