Yesterday was a special dayof adventures We started by teaching the older kids which ended up in a lively discussion on USA and racism. Many intersting questions from the kids and we asked some tough questions as well about a mostly male society.
Then Colleen and I and our extraordinary friend- driver Prospere went on a shopping adventure. We started at ' talking through art" a unique place started by Peter from Czech who visted Rwanda and saw many women who were disabled and having no means of income. He is an artist and created this art business, hiring mostly women who have a disability. The pieces are beautiful and functional. He invited us for tea or coffee and on our way out let us into his failry tale like home, created by refurbishig a storage container! It is amazingand beautiful with touches of color, flowers and an amazing tub in his bathroom! He wasa gentle soul with such a glow of pride in what he does.
It was also the last Saturday of the month or "Muganda" the day when EVERYONE does community work in the morning. Cleaning streets, picking up garbage and happily doing so, The government found this a way to keep Rwanda clean and by community with community commitment.
Then we went on to buy "tchotchkes" I have Prospere, Colleen and Bashir using the word now! Little pieces to buy tchotchkes!
Then it was coffee! We went to a women run coffee store where all the coffee is grown by women. Prospere introduced me to " african" coffee: coffee, milk, ginger and honey. actually liked it . The ginger was strange at first but then tasted good.
From there it was sandle shop- Rwanda is aknown for manufacturing sandles. Colleen wanted to buy a pair, I saw a little writing notebook I really liked but did not have enough money after the tchotchkes! The woman behind the desk handed it to me abs said this is a gift for you! I saw you admiring it! I was so awed by her kindness.
THEN once we were home Jardin (Geraldine-which I found outwas really her name lol) gave Colleen and I a gift! we had no words to express how we felt. She takes care of US and does so much for us and works 7 days a week forus and for Mindleaps and has three kids at home.
So enjoy the photos of this day
dancing early morning
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