After our weekend getaway, we were refreshed and ready to
tackle another week in the village. Although not nearly as exciting as Kigali,
here are the highlights from Muyenzi last week:
Monday: I
taught all three forms today, which is every student in the school! Crazy. But
I also realized that while I don’t know hardly anyone in forms 2 and 3, in Form
1 I know all of the students except for 10! It’s actually a huge
accomplishment, so I’ll let you know when I finally know all of them!
Tuesday: I
forgot my keys at school. Realizing this on the way down the crazy hill away
from school, I spent the entire ride praying that Marisa’s keys would open my
locked bedroom door. If not, the possible scenarios weren’t promising: wearing
the same outfit to school the next day, not brushing my teeth, potentially
sleeping in one of our red plastic chairs, since we have no blankets and our
floor is literally concrete, or most likely, me learning how to pick a lock or
break down a door…Thankfully, her key opened my door no problem.
Wednesday:
Lacking fresh vegetables, we made chapatti for dinner and I ate it with peanut
butter. I was happy. Except I left my phone at school to be charged. And
Marisa’s phone was dead. So we had no access to communication. That’s the
problem of having no electricity, particularly during the rainy season when the
sun doesn’t come out.
Thursday:
Instead of mandazi during chai break at school, we had sweet potatoes! They
were tastey!
Friday: We
woke up to find out there was no school…so here I am, Friday night in Ngara,
typing away on a computer that’s fully charged with the lights on in the room.
I can’t complain. And while we were frustrated this morning that no one told us
that there was no school today, it turns out that today is Eid, a Muslim
holiday that is determined by the pattern of the moon. Last night, the moon was
in the right place, so this morning was a day for celebration, and hence no
school. It still might have been nice for a little heads up about this, but
such is life.
Saturday:
While Muyenzi might not be the ideal place to spend a Saturday night, there’s a
great possibility that we will watch our first movie. Mind blown!1
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