1st Sunday
I wanted to get up early today and attend a traditional Rwandan church service but this was also the first day that we were able to sleep in a little lol. I’ll catch it next Sunday!
Today we “the counseling students” conducted some prep training for the first training day tomorrow. My partner is Hannah…thank God lol. She’s amazing. I admire how she so carefully handles people.
After preparing for the training we visited a church memorial where thousands of Tutsis were killed during the genocide against the Tutsi. We weren’t able to take pictures of the inside but it was filled with the clothing and bones of the Tutsis who were murdered, kids, women, and men. They told us of the story of how the men stood outside of the church with rocks and sticks in order to defend the women and kids inside. While they were still defeated despite their efforts, it takes a lot of bravery and courage to stand in the middle and fight. The Rwandan word for that is Ubumuntu, which I mentioned on Day 2 I believe. The stories told were heartbreaking and too heavy for some of my peers to listen to. Many of them were weeping and had to step away.
After visiting the church memorial we stopped by the market to see how it was. Oh boy! The market was insane. Everyone is selling things. In the picture is Black, I met him at the market and purchased some things from him and his brother JP’s shop.
Some of my peers were terrified to enter the market 😂. It was so many people grabbing you and asking you to buy from them. Have you ever thrown a piece of bread into a pond and watched the fish all run to it? That’s how it was lol. I enjoyed it 😂 I was just negotiating, meeting people and laughing. Everyone thought my hair was fake lol. I got you something 🤭.
What I Ate 🥙:
For breakfast I ate a bowl of fruit mainly consisting of pineapples and watermelon.
For Lunch and dinner I had samosas! I’ve been eating those things like crazy I need to slow down 😂.
What I miss:
I miss my bed and yours lol. I’m not sure if yours is more comfortable or is it just because we be in it together?
Random:
I am not feeling the best today. I need to find a corner to just be alone in. Maybe I am doing a lot of attending to others and I need to take time for self care. Not in a bad way because the purpose of this trip is essentially to attend to others. I’m just noticing that I feel heavy. Like a cry is boiling and it’s important that I attend to it. Idk lol. I’m glad that we were able to talk a bit longer today. I needed it! 🧡
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