Monthly Archives: June 2012

Newsflash.  I have a motorcycle.  Nobody FREAK out. I’m freaking out. It’s so fun.  I took it on a test ride to a little town called Byumba last weekend.  It. Was. Magical.  The town itself isn’t that amazing, but the … Continue reading →

Once a year, the Government of Rwanda throws a party/fundraiser/awareness-raiser called “Kwita Izina” or “to give names”.  At this event, all the gorillas born the previous year are given names by invitees who have either won some sort of contest, … Continue reading →

I had been getting my beach/swimming fix by going to Gisenyi, but I took it as a sign when 3 people told me within one week that I needed to go to Kibuye.  Kibuye is another, much smaller, town on Lake … Continue reading →

A mutual friend of the Kalubis and me, Guy, came back to Rwanda for the first time in five years.  I don’t know how much he’d like me to say about his story on the internet, but from what I … Continue reading →

I’m getting really behind. Too much going on. You know that thing people do to reach their goals?  Where they announce publicly what they intend to do so they are more likely to do it? Well here goes. Posts coming … Continue reading →

I went with the family I’m staying with to the Northern Province.  That’s where all the millionaire gorillas live.  Unfortunately, I didn’t qualify for a mortgage so I could pay for permit so we just funned around instead.  There are … Continue reading →

A few weeks in, here are some thoughts.  When it comes to weather, Rwanda is god’s gift to man.  Its latitude gives it consistency and its elevation gives it the perfect temperature.  It’s chilly in the mornings and evenings and … Continue reading →