Posts

Showing posts from November, 2014

Rwandering Around

Image
Lake Kivu On Halloween weekend I met up with some other health 6 volunteers for a fun and relaxing weekend in Kibuye, right on lake Kivu on the western border. We all managed to find costumes at the market in our attempt to celebrate Halloween in Rwanda. I found this amazing Allen Iverson jersey so I decided to rep Philly (for once)! My favorite part of the trip was when we took a boat out to an island to swim for the day. I definitely treated that weekend like it was spring break 2014!  Weekend  on Lake Kivu Kigali After 3 nights in Kibuye we all traveled to Kigali and met up with the rest of our group for our week-long IST (In Service Training). We stayed at a hotel in Kimironko (near Kigali's main market) and were provided with free accommodation  and meals for the week! This training consisted of sessions by PC staff and other PCVs on different topics and projects we may want to get involved in over the next 2 years. Although the sessions seemed to drag on at times, IST was ove