friends and family and potential other readers, it has been a long time. Let me be frank for a moment and delve into the various reasons why: We have been unimaginably busy. We have been unimaginably busy, and traveling every … Continue reading →
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[pronounded like it is spelled with, u as in super: umu gan da] this blog is dedicated to umuganda, something that I love about Rwandan culture but haven’t spent enough time examining in this blog. imagine in the tone of … Continue reading →
Since our arrival, and especially upon returning home for Christmas we have noticed some personal behavior changes. There are the obvious things like doing laundry by hand or using an outdoor latrine but some other changes have been more subtle … Continue reading →
let’s back it on up and discuss the time from Zanzibar until now. We had from the end of October until the beginning of January off. What could we possibly do to fill that time? Weren’t we bored? No, not … Continue reading →
preface: I have written 3 blogs from September until now. It was really a difficult time for us here. Everything combine made us ache for something consistent, familiar, something! I didn’t post because they all had a tone of depression … Continue reading →
This term got off to a slow and strange start. We arrived back from South Africa, a little excited to be home but still a little lost in the post-vacation blues. The first week of school is generally a blow … Continue reading →
Well hello readers! It hasn’t been too long, but because of our transient recent past it feels like quite some time. to end the second term By the end of this school term everything became exhausting. Teaching [of course] going … Continue reading →
This word, epic, has become cliché for us here in Rwanda because truly everything we see and do feels epic. The mountains are epically green and endless, the roads are epically treacherous and illness inducing, the reconciliation they have persisted … Continue reading →
Today I will share a light hearted musing, and a small update of our life. *most importantly: Michaela, Aaron’s sister, is here visiting right now!!!! We couldn’t be more excited to see her!!!!!! the small update -teaching is still hard. … Continue reading →
where we are now We are currently in Kibuye at IST [in service training] marking our 6 month anniversary in Rwanda. That seems unreal. But in fact, it is true. This is a time of stories shared, ideas gathered, of … Continue reading →
Teaching. Ah. Not my forte in life. Particularly teaching English. Because, as much as we want to be Robin Williams in Dead Poet Society or Julia Roberts in Mona Lisa Smile… these kids need to learn English and they need … Continue reading →
WE HAVE POSTED SOME PICTURES! YAYY! they can be found at: http://picasaweb.google.com/acwitzke/DidWeMentionRwandaIsBeautifulAfrica2010# Let us begin with some funny moments from model school: Fact/Opinion lesson T- “Ok, class now who can tell me an example of a fact” S- “God Exists” … Continue reading →
We have not written in a while, because the busyness level has increased immensely. We have had a few requests for blog topics, so I will address them now. First and foremost… THANKSGIVING! When we heard we might have the … Continue reading →
Good news! We learned the location we will be calling home for the next 2 years. We are in the Rutsiro District of the Western Providence, in the Murunda Sector. Our school is called the St. John’s Secondary School of … Continue reading →
Our apologies for not blogging/communicating sooner. we have been extremely busy we have not purchased internet access yet we have been extremely tired due to the extreme busyness Good news! We now have internet access on Aaron’s phone, so communicating … Continue reading →
Today we are packing away. We leave for Philadelphia tomorrow morning [10/19] at 5am & will then leave for Kigali, Rwanda on the 21st. We will be using this blog as a communication source as much as possible, so stay tuned. Below … Continue reading →
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