Thoughts on my Burundi Adventure
I’ve been putting off writing this blog entry, and I’m not sure exactly why. I feel that I need to post something as a sort of summing-up of my Burundi … Continue reading
The End is in Sight!
London, August 16, 09:00 We’re at a London hotel now, booked onto a flight to Amsterdam this afternoon at 16:00. When we got to the airport, the KLM service desk … Continue reading
Progress
Kenya Airways flight to London, August 15, 17:45 Last night we were given boarding passes to the morning flight to Amsterdam. Since it was about 02:00 in the morning by … Continue reading
Waiting some more, plus sexy dancing
Bujumbura, August 14 Waiting some more, and some sexy dancing I had to stop writing my last entry, because we finally left Kirundo, “only” about 45 minutes after the time … Continue reading
More Waiting
Bujumbura Airport, Friday, August 14 It’s about 17:30, and we still haven’t left Bujumbura. Apparently the reason the flight was cancelled this morning was that there was a strike at … Continue reading
Waiting in Kirundo
Kirundo, Burundi, August 13 I’m sitting in the van right now, waiting to leave for Bujumbura. We seem to spend a lot of time here waiting, but I realized yesterday … Continue reading
Street Children
Kirundo, Burundi, August 9 There are a lot of street children here. They wander around town, dressed in rags the colour of the earth, and beg for money. So, of … Continue reading
Twa Pottery
Kirundo, Burundi, August 9 On Friday we were taken to visit a potter, with one of the English teachers, named Claude, as our guide. On the ride there, which turned … Continue reading
English Teaching in Kirundo
Kirundo, Burundi, Thursday, August 6 The level of English, as I’ve already written, varies enormously among the English teachers we’re training (all of the English teachers in Kirundo province, I’m … Continue reading
Status in Burundi
Kirundo, Burundi, Tuesday, August 4 Social status seems to be a big issue in Burundi. We were certainly all aware already that there is a big difference between the poorest … Continue reading
RACHEL'S RUMINATIONS! 