Rwanda Rama!

We’ve finally made it to Rwanda! It seems like we’ve talked about it for a long time so it’s really great that we’re actually here! It’s known as the Land of a Thousand Hills and for good reason. The capital city of Kigali has stunning views from almost anywhere in the city! The rolling blue hills on the horizon, against the lush green vegetation, contrasted against the red dirt are a breathtaking sight to behold! And the climate is pretty alright too. The average daytime temperature is 24 degrees Celsius. It seems to be nice and sunny in the morning with a little rain shower in the later afternoon or evening. Pretty close to near perfect!
Fresh produce can be found in abundance and it’s delicious! We’ve had fresh: banana, pineapple, mango, passion fruit, avocado, and pretty much anything else you can think of!
The people here have been especially friendly too (And not just friendly so they can convince us to buy something from us either). We walked towards the downtown area one day and we had been walking for close to 2 hours. So we decided to stop in at a gas station and see if they had a map. They didn’t but, one guy about our age, Albert, invited us up to his office. He searched his office for a while and when that proved unsuccessful, he tried searching on the internet as well. Our hunt was in vain but he called the tourism office for us to see if they had them as well. That evening we received a text message asking if we were able to locate the map and an invitation to have coffee! We thought that was pretty nice from a perfect stranger!
Yesterday evening, a friend of a friend Valence, tried to help us locate a book store (apparently, THIS is where one might find a map!). We were again unsuccessful, but as we walked, he invited us to come to his house. We agreed and he was THRILLED! He served us Rwandan coffee, which by the way, is AMAZING! In the course of the evening, Valence told us several times, had glad he was that we Mzungu (white men) came and shared coffee with him at his house. Yet we were also honored to have been invited! It was a wonderful privilege!
We haven’t been particularly busy this week, but we have enjoyed walking around and soaking in the scenery. It has been especially great to share coffee and conversation with some local Rwandans! We look forward to doing a LOT more of that!