Day at the Lake

This week has gone pretty slowly. Monday was a holiday because Rwanda was swearing in their president. Tuesday and Wednesday I was typing out midterm exams for the primary school, and Thursday the kids took exams all day. Thursday afternoon, I went to a local gorilla veterinary school, and talked to the lady who started the center. She’s an American woman that went to Purdue, and I chatted with her for a little while about the conservative efforts they are doing to bring the mountain gorillas population back. I told her I was interested in possibly doing some research with her and her group, but she said they were completely booked at the moment, and have been for almost 6 months now. So, I guess I won’t be able to see the gorillas with the vets, and will have to book my own trip to see them. Today is another holiday, because it is the end of Ramadan. Two holidays in one week! Monique, Cat, and I took a bus about 20 minutes away, and walked about 7 kilometers to Ubinti Lake, which was very scenic. We were escorted to the lake by several groups of kids, and a couple of adults, that were very fascinated by our presence in their village. We stayed at the lake for only a couple of hours, unfortunately was witness to the slaughtering of a poor little goat, and then headed back to where the bus had dropped us off previously, to take a taxi back to Musanze, the town where Elie lives. Not sure what tomorrow brings, but what I do know is that the start of the Cincinnati Bengals season begins Sunday! Depressed I won’t be able to watch the game live, but I will for sure be getting updates online every so often! WHO DEY!