Tricia's Rwandan Adventures

 Last week one of our beautiful volunteers got married to a lovely Rwandan man. It was such a beautiful day and the ceremony    was wonderfu...

Collecting water The Dry Season is almost at an end. Until this week it hadn't rained at all since John and Cat were here in December...

Well, the dry season is here with a vengeance and Judy and I are off on the road again! The tarmac roads in Rwanda are amazing and are kept ...

A word about the postal system…. Not quite pigeon post but sometimes it is very slow, then other times amazingly fast! The photo shows me a...

Happy New Year 2012!!! My resolutions are: To finish my placement to my satisfaction by limiting my focus to 3 main areas and 2 subsidiary ...

John and Cat at the Hacienda The boys with their home made cameras Here they are!! John and Cat arrived on time and it was so exc...

Thanks to Phil for the beautiful photo Advent and the waiting game… We are used to waiting here in Rwanda – we spend many hours waiting...

Gasundwe village Gasundwe (village)is home to approximately 200 adults and approximately 200 children.   It is known as one of the poores...

Isn't she lovely? This is one of the children in a family of five who live just up the road from me. She is a real character and so ...

The parcel from Jack Ooooo! I've missed writing my blog but all is well again! I have had several technical problems and I'm stil...

Tricia wanted to let you all know that she has really missed writing her blog this month, and will be back ASAP once Sara has resolved the t...

Hi all, I'm thinking this isn't going to be anywhere near as interesting as Tricia's posts but i've been asked to let you ...

If you are building a house it can be very easy here in Rwanda – you clear the ground and make a hole for the foundations. Then you dig up ...

So, this week the blog is a hotchpotch of experiences and brief encounters. I was in the town with a bag of shopping and my work bag and s...