I had the fortunate opportunity to travel a few hours away (probably the most hellacious matatu ride of my life, but I won't get into that now) to a boarding school in Janja where PCV's organized and ran a camp for 40 girls in their communities. It was so fun and such a great experience! I got to teach a session on emotions and behavior and help with all the various activities. There was basket weaving, coins purse making, pizza cooking, jam making, a talent show (which turned into a dance party), and classroom sessions on team building, emotions and assertiveness, and leadership. It really enjoyed working with other PCV's and getting ideas and brainstorming about next year's camp.
Before I went to camp I was finally able to hire a Kinyarwanda teacher and begin working on my garden! We'll plant seeds in two weeks and I can't wait to share updates about that. The director of my health center is really excited about doing some nutrition projects and having an example garden plot right there are the health center. We'll see how this goes since it will be only my second attempt at gardening. It seems like I'll have a lot of help from health center staff and a local friend who just finished a graduate degree in agriculture in my district.
Here's a little tour of my village...
work
my house
my friend who lives on my front window
One of the "roads" in my village
my new mountains and soccer field
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