Welcome to Rwanda: A Room With A View!

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I'm here! I safely arrived in one piece with all my luggage right on schedule! I cleared Immigration, the Swine Flu Inspectors, and Customs with no problem. There was a driver waiting for me with another woman from my office whom I had never met, but who was on all of my same flights (except she flew business class). She's very nice and I should see her at the office here during the next week. This is my second trip to Rwanda and the second time I have met someone from the North Carolina office here that I had not yet met back home.

I am now settled in my hotel room - yes, you read that correctly! I have a hotel room with a large balcony and high speed internet! There's not a cat in sight! I am sitting outside at the moment and it's a lovely evening with a nice breeze. I'm near the US Embassy, Unicef, and the World Health Organization Headquarters. Not too sure what else is near here, but I'll go exploring tomorrow.

I am starting to get very tired - it's almost 9:30pm here - so this will be short. I slept some on the flight from Brussels to Kigali and missed the movie I had not seen ("Up") and was awake for the one I had seen ("The Proposal")

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Comments

[anonymous]

Welcome again to Rwanda! I take it that all the groundwork previously labored over has proved to be rewarding! Congrats! I'll look forward to what you find for adventure (I know I won't be disappointed.... nobody can find the local 'happenings" like you! Enjoy your work there as well-- chat with you soon!

[Karyn]

So Far, So Good
Glad to hear that you got hooked-up with a nice hotel room instead of the house w/critters. I'm sure you were relieved as well. You also have high-speed internet---nice!! Maybe you should buddy up with your co-worker/co-traveler--maybe she can get you in business class on the return trip:) Have fun exploring! Karyn