No that is not a Bob Dylan reference… I was walking home from the hospital the other day when we began to have a heavy downpour. Since Nyamata is one of the dryest parts of the country, I never expected to get caught in the rain for an extended period of time. As I realized that I was carrying my laptop and it wouldnt be a good idea to proceed, I ducked into the local high school where there was a small shelter for the security guard. Needless to say he was very suprised to see a foreigner standing under his shelter with him. His shelter is a small makeshift corrugated iron building where these guards sit all day and are paid a huge salary of $30 USD per month. Unfortunately, it was pretty hard to communicate, but the 30 or so minutes I spent there were another reminder of the dramatic poverty of this country.

On a brighter note… some of the local missionaries invited me and Eric, another Brandeis student in Rwanda, to come watch the SuperBowl. Unfortunately, the game started at 1:00 AM. By the time the game was finished it was 6 AM and I was completely exhausted. Also, due to the fact the game was being broadcast here we didnt get any commercials, but rather saw ads for the World Baseball Classic over and over and over and over…. It was a great game though, but the next day I was really shot.

Last week I decided that I wanted to go see the school where Jimmy, our former houseboy, goes to school. Jean-Marie, my roomate, and I went to the school to meet the administrator and see the school. We arrived to a very orderly well maintained school that has recently been ranked the best school in the country outside of Kigali schools. All of the instruction is now in English as the President recently made this a mandate due to their blatant hatred for the French. We met his teacher and took a few pictures, while thoroughly embarassing Jimmy.

I am up in the North of Rwanda this week doing an audit of health centers here. Eric and I are giong to Gisenyi this morning which is a border town of Goma, Congo. It is on Lake Kivu and is supposed to be one of the most scenic places in Rwanda. Sorry for such a random update, but I had internet for a half-hour and wanted to try it.