The last three days have been the East African meetings for economic development which were held in Kigali. Yesterday afternoon as I was getting in a taxi to head back to my house a wailing siren pierced the tranquility of the afternoon as an impressive convoy of cars, Hummers, Land Rovers, etc… sped through the northern end of Kigali escorting Yoweri Musevini back to his home in Uganda. All the cars pulled off the side of the road as we waited for them to pass. It was interesting.
So taxi’s in Rwanda… You have to get into these minivans which hold approximately 15 people. however, the problem is that they wont leave until they are full. That makes planning for time a little difficult. As we were sitting in one waiting for our driver, my friend Richard decided to play a trick on them and pretend he was going to get a motorcycle. However, this only worked to get the driver to pull ahead so that he couldnt talk to the motorcycle taxi. By the way, riding a motorcycle taxi is a fun experience. I am going to try to take a video next time I ride one so that you can vicariously experience it.
I have spent the morning working to unlock a cell phone that was already supposed to be unlocked (Thanks a lot shady T Mobile Store in Waltham) and transfering phone numbers to a new phone while simultaneously avoiding the mandatory service Saturday. I finally unlocked it succesfully thanks to internet hack codes. Anyway, I am looking to move into a house with a family now that I am getting more settled in the area and it will save me a lot of money.
Research is going well. We are in the process of writing and re-writing the questionnaires, which is an arduous process, but well worth learning. I am rooting for the Texas Rangers to get to the All-Star break over .500 so we can make a run at the AL West title! Also, does anyone know a good cheap way to transfer money to Rwanda? I am still searching for the best way.
