Kigali

A standard for most Rwandan homes includes having a house girl or house boy help with weekly chores, and also for a guard to patrol the property at night. My house helpers do not…

There is a benefit to sitting confused in a pipe-rooted bathtub during life’s twisters. To emerge from periods of struggle also means we’ve tackled a great challenge. …

I would describe my first taxi-moto experience as falling somewhere between humor and fear – with one adrift, starving American girl clenching her fists around the back handle of a motorcycle, balancing her tote…

It was an average day that taught me more-than-average things about life in Kigali. As my roommate and I have grown to say, it was just another day in K-town.…

I adapt easily to new cultures and situations. New experiences typically excite rather than overwhelm me. I came to Rwanda looking for a new opportunity to grow – and grow I already have. This…

I was 21 hours, two cities, two countries and two continents away from last night’s rest, but my tired driver and his choice of pop radio hits guided me to my new Kigali home.…