On Wednesday 10th November, I said a sad farewell to the lovely sofas in my first Rwandan house, packed up all of my belongings and got ready to move house. For a number of reasons Cathy and I had decided to move into the house that 2 other volunteers called Jeremy and Jason had been living in (about 20 minutes walk away) and that is where I am currently writing from.
Our new house is huge for 2 people and in a much better location than our last one, as it is closer to the market and to St Jo’s – a guesthouse/restaurant which has a mini-supermarket that sells the best bread in Kibungo! Other highlights include the fact that we have a sink in our kitchen with running water (when it’s on anyway) which makes cooking and washing up so much easier; another spectacular view (apparently I should be able to see all the way to Karisimbi – the tallest volcano in North Rwanda on a clear day) and our garden, with an avocado tree and a lettuce patch! (The downsides are the fact that we are located very close to a prison and next door to a nunnery, meaning that on weekdays we are woken by the prisoners drill at 5am – which involves drums - and on weekends we are woken by the nuns’ singing!)
The unpacking and cleaning took a fair amount of time once again, but now we are settled and I am very much hoping this is where I will spend the rest of my time living in Rwanda.
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