Well, here we go again. Over the past 5 months, we have been planning, collecting, arranging and packing for our second trip to the Land of 1,000 Hills in the past year.
The reasons for going to Rwanda this year are much the same yet different than our last trip.
This year we are going to do more in depth research and exploration of the Genocide that rocked this country back in 1994. We plan to interview survivors, perpatrators and spectators of the genocide. We are taking a digital video camera and lots of questions in hopes of being able to create a unique curriculum to help expand people's understanding of the genocide.
This year we are going to arrange the details for the Rwanda.09 trip that will take place next summer. From hotel and guesthouse accommodations to arranging the gorilla trek, transportation and genocide memorial churches we want to confident upon departure that our student trip in 2009 will go glitch free.
This year (unlike last year) we are looking forward to being reunited with friends we made last trip. We are waiting to see our friends at Centre Marembo (the orphanage in Kigali that houses 30 orphans of the genocide and HIV/AIDS). With us we are bringing about 210 lbs of shirts, shoes, soccer uniforms, computers, printers, posters, underwear and a cash donation so generously donated by the students and families of BSM Junior High.
We also are looking forward to seeing our good Friend Bosco and his family in Ruhengeri. Bosco is a good man who has 8 children by birth and another 4 because of the genocide. We look forward to sharing goat brochette with our friend. We hope to surprise Bosco with clothes, shoes and medicines for his family and we hope to pay Bosco's rent and school tuition for the next 2 years.
We hope to be able to blog everyday like last year (see the right hand column for our addresses).
Thanks for checking in with us and feel free to send us an e-mail or comment below the blog entry of your choice.
Amahoro!
Dave and James
The reasons for going to Rwanda this year are much the same yet different than our last trip.
This year we are going to do more in depth research and exploration of the Genocide that rocked this country back in 1994. We plan to interview survivors, perpatrators and spectators of the genocide. We are taking a digital video camera and lots of questions in hopes of being able to create a unique curriculum to help expand people's understanding of the genocide.
This year we are going to arrange the details for the Rwanda.09 trip that will take place next summer. From hotel and guesthouse accommodations to arranging the gorilla trek, transportation and genocide memorial churches we want to confident upon departure that our student trip in 2009 will go glitch free.
This year (unlike last year) we are looking forward to being reunited with friends we made last trip. We are waiting to see our friends at Centre Marembo (the orphanage in Kigali that houses 30 orphans of the genocide and HIV/AIDS). With us we are bringing about 210 lbs of shirts, shoes, soccer uniforms, computers, printers, posters, underwear and a cash donation so generously donated by the students and families of BSM Junior High.
We also are looking forward to seeing our good Friend Bosco and his family in Ruhengeri. Bosco is a good man who has 8 children by birth and another 4 because of the genocide. We look forward to sharing goat brochette with our friend. We hope to surprise Bosco with clothes, shoes and medicines for his family and we hope to pay Bosco's rent and school tuition for the next 2 years.
We hope to be able to blog everyday like last year (see the right hand column for our addresses).
Thanks for checking in with us and feel free to send us an e-mail or comment below the blog entry of your choice.
Amahoro!
Dave and James
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Have fun, travel safe, and be well, boys.
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