Road Trip.

This past weekend, a group of friends and I headed out to Lake Bunyonyi in Uganda.  This was my first time actually riding, with friends, in a car, on a road trip while living in Rwanda.  And it was SO FUN!  Public transport definitely has its perks, but driving through the hills of Rwanda, playing good music, with great friends was just incredible.  (Normally, on busses, an obscene amount of Celine Dion is played...) 

Enjoy the pictures!

Isn't Rwanda gorgeous?  This is a tea field.  We passed miles and miles of them.

Bicyclists here are incredible.  Believe it or not, this is NOT the biggest piece of furniture spotted on a bike... 

Some of the hills are rather steep.  I often see people hitching rides on the back of semi-trucks.

Need a snack?  Pull over for some sugar cane.

Then enjoy... (but make sure you spit out the cane.)

Across the border, we reached Kabale, Uganda.  The piles are clothes for sale.

Here is Lake Bunyonyi.  So beautiful.

Dugout canoe: the primary method of transportation on Lake Bunyonyi.  (We took a motorboat as it was pouring rain and pitch dark when we arrived!)  Although, I have paddled one of these puppies before.  They are VERY hard to steer.  You tend to go in circles...

Fun out on the water with great friends.

Torey (one of my roommates) and I.

We visited Bushara Island, my favorite.  Mostly because there are towering eucalyptus trees and tons of gorgeous moss.  Look at this!

Nothing better than being on the water.

Beautiful color on the way back home. This is what many homes / buildings look like outside of Kigali.

Happy Thanksgiving!

It’s Thanksgiving weekend!  I hope you and yours are in the midst of a great weekend of community and togetherness.

I was happy to spend Thanksgiving morning with the wonderful group of students I teach.  We made a Thanksgiving Tree on our classroom wall, and I thought I’d share some the things they are thankful for.  I love their words!

I am thankful for cats because they are cute.

I am thankful for colors because they make other people happy.

I am thankful for God because He gave us life and He has the most power.

I am thankful for my baby brother because he keeps me company.

I am thankful for animals because they give us food.

I am thankful for water because it helps others breathe better.

I am thankful for birds because I love watching them.

I am thankful for fruits because they help you heal.    

I am thankful for Jesus because He died on the cross.

I am thankful for snakes because they protect sometimes.

After a shortened school day, I headed to a huge gathering (40+ people!) and ate some good food with even better company.  We even had pecan pie!  Amazing.

Missing you all back home.  Sending love from the land of a thousand hills!