Tricia's Rwandan Adventures

The last three days of this week were spent in Kigali at the Annual  Education conference for all volunteers and staff of VSO who are in...

I pass this poster every day on my way to work Ok,   so this is a typical Saturday when I’m not going away for the weekend. Saturday mo...

The Centre of Operations Ok, so I’ve been asked to write about what I do when I go out to schools on these trips. The answer is that it ...

The roads in Rwanda are AMAZING. There are several Principal Roads throughout the country that are tarmaced and are a credit to the engin...

Outfit for working in the office I’ve been asked to write about a typical day in Rwanda, which is very difficult because often what you...

 I have just come to the end of my holiday period, culminating in the form of big black and white stripey animals, tall, long necked creatur...

Surrounded by gifts on my birthday!!   Hi everyone!  Just an ordinary Friday night!! Since the last time I wrote I appear to have en...

Lake Bunyonyi I have just spent a week in Uganda and I must admit after a few days I was homesick for Rwanda!!! I enjoyed my trip and ha...

Mothering not smothering! Motherhood is an amazing privilege and an awesome responsibility, but also a source of great joy and fulfilment. T...

Climbing up the ladder to climb down the ladder into the water tank. I went  to visit a UNICEF Child Friendly School – there are very fe...

I had a difficult time this week. I knew it had to come but it still surprised me! I’ve been having such a happy time and beginning to fee...

Sending off the Equinox blessings This weekend at home, the days are the same length as the nights and if I were at home I would celebra...

the size of my open hand There are sooo many different types of butterflies and moths here – and such fantastic patterns and colours. I c...