Pensive mood

Gorilla Tracking in Rwanda

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June 29th 2008
Short version: check blog title. Truly one of the most amazing things you can do in this world. Long version: I secured a permit through the Rwanda tourism board while I was still in the US back in March which involved the seemingly sketchy process of wiring money to the National Bank of Rwanda in Kigali. I must have been crazy trying to plan something like that more than 3 months in advance. ... 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