Hi all,
Happy New Year! I’m sorry for the delay in updating my blog but it’s been a very busy couple of weeks. I’ve been travelling a lot for work. It’s lovely to be back in Rwanda. Everyone was delighted to welcome me back and the house was thankfully ok. There had been a bit of a flood in the living room but Saustin (my guard) and I managed to wash the muddy floor quite easily so it wasn’t a big deal. The weather is fabulous here at the moment. It’s really nice to see some sunshine after the past couple of dark months in Ireland.
Things are good here. Last week I started my library project in Nyampingira primary school. It was a wonderful experience. Another volunteer and I made the long trip to Sovu for 3 days. We stayed with the priests. I was pleasantly surprised to discover that the priests have electricity and running water. The children loved the books. A special thanks to everyone who posted me books. Now, I am working with 4 UNICEF schools in order to organise teacher resource centres in them.
Last weekend, I was in Kigali for the VSO welcome dinner. I met the new volunteers. It turns out one of them volunteered in Ghana with an Irish girl I know. It was really nice to meet her and all of the others. We had a lovely evening which included an attempt at traditional Rwandese dancing by the volunteers. It was great craic.
One of the new volunteers will be arriving in Ngororero this week. She will work as a disability volunteer here. She will be my new housemate so I’m trying to get the house ready for her arrival. It seems I’ve accumulated a lot of stuff since my arrival and now I’m trying to fit the contents of 2 cupboards into one!
Slán,
Pauline
Happy New Year! I’m sorry for the delay in updating my blog but it’s been a very busy couple of weeks. I’ve been travelling a lot for work. It’s lovely to be back in Rwanda. Everyone was delighted to welcome me back and the house was thankfully ok. There had been a bit of a flood in the living room but Saustin (my guard) and I managed to wash the muddy floor quite easily so it wasn’t a big deal. The weather is fabulous here at the moment. It’s really nice to see some sunshine after the past couple of dark months in Ireland.
Things are good here. Last week I started my library project in Nyampingira primary school. It was a wonderful experience. Another volunteer and I made the long trip to Sovu for 3 days. We stayed with the priests. I was pleasantly surprised to discover that the priests have electricity and running water. The children loved the books. A special thanks to everyone who posted me books. Now, I am working with 4 UNICEF schools in order to organise teacher resource centres in them.
Last weekend, I was in Kigali for the VSO welcome dinner. I met the new volunteers. It turns out one of them volunteered in Ghana with an Irish girl I know. It was really nice to meet her and all of the others. We had a lovely evening which included an attempt at traditional Rwandese dancing by the volunteers. It was great craic.
One of the new volunteers will be arriving in Ngororero this week. She will work as a disability volunteer here. She will be my new housemate so I’m trying to get the house ready for her arrival. It seems I’ve accumulated a lot of stuff since my arrival and now I’m trying to fit the contents of 2 cupboards into one!
Slán,
Pauline
