Queen V

Ayo! Here is a list to summarize the past 2 weeks/ things I'm looking forward to, in no particular order: 1. I am obsessed with the pineapples in this country. They also cost like $0.30 which is amazing. 2. I've learned that no matter what shoes you wear your feet WILL be covered in dust by the end of the day 3. My host mom is on CP time- she took me to umuganda (the day of community service) fashionably late aka after the work was done 4. Our mid LPI (conversational test for the first language level training) is on Saturday. we need to be at intermediate low level to pass it. Wish me luck! 5. My love for avocados has grown immensely. You can get one for like the equivalent of $0.15!!!!!!!  6. I said this last post and I'll say it again. I really really miss washing machines. 7. We find out our site placements this week!!!  8. I spent a solid hour listening to Rihanna songs with my 12 year old host sister the other day.. Is that integrating? 9. I've noticed that a bunch...

It's crazy to think that I have only been in Rwanda for two weeks, which feels like a month! My second week here in Rwamagana can be described in short by two things- soccer ( or I should say football/ umupira) and the market (musoko) . Everyday after training this week I spent most of the evening watching soccer-or listening to it on the radio  when the powers out-and only understanding the occasional phrase " GOALLLL" in the midst of the commentating. It's very exciting watching games in a country (or really continent) in which soccer is the most popular sport. It also helps with integrating with my host family who is  always watching the games. I've learned  that a lot of the people that come to my house to watch the games are rooting for the African teams. They also say they are rooting for the US although I think that's bc I'm just in the room lol.  If I'm not in training or watching soccer I'm probably at the market. I'm pretty sure I wen...

Muraho!   I finally got the chance to write my first blogpost since starting my Peace Corps Service in Rwanda! We arrived last Thursday June 5th after 2 flights and 15 hours of flying. My group (health 6) consists of 23 people for around the U.S. and we'll all be working in the area of health once we are sworn into service . We spent our first two nights in Kigali (the capital) staying at a hostel before moving to our training site in Rwamagana District on Saturday, which is just an hour east of Kigali. We will be living in Rwamagana until we leave for our permant sites around the country in August. The Peace Corps staff set up a welcoming ceremony for us to meet our host families on our third day in country. My host mom was the family member at the ceremony, and after I met her we walked back to her home, which is just about a 7 minute walk from our training building. The time leading up to meeting my host family was very nerve-wracking, but I really enjoy my family and b...