Shannon and I have spent the last three days working in Butare, a much smaller city than Kigali and home of the National University of Rwanda. It is cooler here and I find I am wearing a sweater much of the day (yes, I know there won't be much sympathy from Canada).
The three residents working here all joined the program in August, so they are new to me. It has been great getting to know them and we have both been impressed by their organizational skills and work ethic. It seems the bar has been raised and we are starting from a better place. Shannon and I have had a chance to sit down with two of the residents each day for a couple of hours of teaching. I can't tell you how keen they are to learn. We have to cut the sessions off after a few hours when our brains turn to mush but I'm sure they would happily keep on going.
The anesthesia machines here are much older than in Kigali. The top photo is one of the ventilators we've been using.
We are back at the Credo Hotel, well known to other volunteers. Shannon has a great knack for discovering critters of all sorts. Her "roommate" (the amphibian) hasn't been seen for 24 hours but we have discovered a rat infestation down by the pool. We watched them running in and out of the drain pipes while we dined by the pool. Let's just say it put both of us into a state of high anxiety, especially Shannon, who has a huge hole under her shower. I'll let her tell you how she blocked it off. We were very thankful for Sender and his supply of zopiclone!
We have more teaching this morning then we will meet Emmy for lunch and head off to Nyungwe forest. I hope the only animals we find are some birds and maybe a few monkeys.
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