The View

Dear Lord, Im going to DIE!!!....several times!

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May 8th 2007
Dear adoring public, The very first thing that one notices when one gets picked up from the airport in beautiful, beautiful Rwanda is just how crazy all the drivers here are. Insane, crazy, suicidal maniacs, the lot of 'em. In the car and off you go! Flying down potholed roads at 60 km/h, passing mere inches (no exaggeration) from pedestrians, stopped vehicles and moving vehicles, dodging arou ... read more

Africa » Rwanda

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In 1959, three years before independence from Belgium, the majority ethnic group, the Hutus, overthrew the ruling Tutsi king. Over the next several years, thousands of Tutsis were killed, and some 150,000 driven into exile in neighboring countries. T... ... read more