well, i've been here a week now and so far it's been quite an experience. rwanda is a strange mix of ambition on africa time. so things get done and there's a drive to get things done, but it takes a lot of pushing, service in most places is terrible, and miscommunications are the norm and can lead to a lot of frustration (mostly for me, doesn't seem to bother them). there are frequent power outages in the cities and if your hotel doesn't have a generator, which mine does not, you can be in the dark for hours, which i have. but cell phone reception is incredible. i can't use my cell phone in my living room in brooklyn, and here i am in the middle of a village with no electricity, barefooted kids running
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