Out-takes

Dear Folks:

This is the last posting-we decided to treat ourselves tonight and stay at the Serena Hotel where we can wake up to a wonderful breakfast and spend the day relaxing. It sounds decadent but really it is so neccesary to decompress before long flight.

For the last post thought it would be nice to put some memorable moments up. Last night we hosted Paulin and his family with his lovely kids and we played dressup with the OR greens that we had stored at the apartment.

We played hide and seek, and had crayons. There were squeals of laughter, and Paulin layed down on the floor while the kids tried to resuscitate him!!

Louise has been trying to take pictures of bicycles and so here is the

ultimate shot of chickens-some alive, some dead. It is incredible how important bikes are for survival-used for transporting everything from bananas to water. Some towns you cannot get married unless you own your own bicycle and of course pay the parents of the bride with a ceremonial cow.

Then there is Theogene our wonderful driver-we spent many special moments with him, including Louise changing out of her wet pants in his back seat, as he covered his eyes in the front seat-(very shy). These white women have no modesty.

As you can see we have been hugging people and have been embraced in return. We have been so enriched by this experience. We will be coming back as better people. having gained much more than given by our stay in Rwanda.

Love Jennifer, Louise and Lynn

We well see you soon. I think we have all learned a lot about many important things in life, the meaning of family, and supporting each other.