well, my hair is actually quite red from the dust fest during the game drive at the national park. ('manda mac, i think it's go time!!!) i think the total count was 19 diff aminals!!! water buffalo, giraffe, ibis, baboons, hippos, a zillion beautiful birds... i left my journal at the guest house so i'll list 'em later. the hippos were SO close and you could hear them snorting and snarfling in the grasses. it was a VERY rich experience. we were up at 3:30 am and saw the african sun rise over this gibungous lake. we have lots of silly pictures and i'm depressed i cannot attach them. blarg.
anyhoo, i dunno why this keeps continually posting in different fonts but that's what i get for being newbie blogger person.
we have today and sunday left in kibungo, then we go to the main city of kigali. we have 2-3 days in musanze. we'll be working with sonrise school - which began as a safe haven and school for orphans of the genocide. i just finished reading The Bishop of Rwanda and my heart and brain are broken. what an amazing fortitude this country has, and i LOVE how proud they are of their country. it really burns my shorts that it is "uncool" to love america. so guess what? I LOVE MY COUNTRY. we have our issues, but that's what commitment is for - to work it out. don't hate on me, haters! i love to travel but i pretty much am ready to kiss the ground when i get back to america. but i think this time i want a warm shower, lots of soap, and a big scrubbie thingie.
and a pedicure.
oh, and a haircut.
and lots of veggies.
and maybe a micah burger with some dojo green beans.
and whatever ice cream amber has made.
ooooohhhh, ice cream.....
Is a gibungous lake one that is half illuminated (as in gibbous moon) or is the prefix "gib" the next larger progression from "hum"? Just wondering.
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