The trip is coming to an end. After 3 wonderful weeks with the kids at Gisimba we have to leave.
The
last week we have spent both at Gisimba and in getting to know family members
to one of the kids. Really nice to meet so friendly people, who invited us in
to their homes, even though they don’t have a lot.
Thursday
we took a group of the bigger kids up Mount Kigali for a trekking trip. It was
lots of fun and they really enjoyed it. As always it takes some time to get it
organised, but again some of the kids helped us and then we were ready to go.
It was a good day, a day that we will not forget. On the way back we stopped
for some drinks and food. Thomas and I chose one of our usual lunch specialities,
a samosa.
Sickness
During
the night Thomas felt really bad, and the next morning, he was in a poor shape.
Diarrhoea and vomiting…really poor. Then Helle also started feel poorly and
having the same problems as Thomas. Later in the day it got really bad, and we
left for the hospital.
Professional
staff helped us and the waiting time was short, as they could see especially
Thomas was poor, but also this was the private hospital of the president of the
volunteer organisation FVA, who we worked for.
Both
of us were given a drop. Thomas first and Helle in the evening, when she didn’t
get better. We had our own room and bathroom, which was really nice. Claire
from FVA stayed with us most of the time and helped us with the language
challenges, as not all staff spoke English. Also FVA organised for some food
during the stay, which was really nice of them. We had to spend the night
there.
We
were really sad about the situation, as this was our last day in Rwanda, and
now we couldn’t go and say goodbuy to Gisimba. Luckily next day (Saturday) we
were able to postpone our flight to Tanzania by some hours, and then make it to
Gisimba on the way to the airport.
Farewell
We
started by saying goodbuy to Eddie, the guy who lived with us and cooked for
us, and then we were off to Gisimba.
We
had prepared two big picture collages with photos of the kids. Then we had also
printed many pictures, which we could hand out to them individually. They are
so keen on having their photos taken and really excited about having the print
outs.
It
was difficult to say farewell after three weeks where we had become quite close
to many of them. And now we shouldn’t see them again, or at least not for a
long time. Wonderful and loving kids, who really deserve the best!
We
will definitely miss them all and the times with them. Facebook and email
addresses were exchanged, so we could keep contact.
It
is nice to know that there are other volunteers, who will come and play and
talk with them. They are not alone, and a lot is being done for them compared
to many other places in the world. We believe that we have created value to
them, though it was a short time, and with more time we could have done much
more. We have also had so much back from them. It is really a rewarding
experience, which everyone should do.
We
do hope that we will come back one day.
Safari in Tanzania
We
left Rwanda and went to Tanzania to start our safari in the Serengeti and the
surrounding national parks. It was a total of 6 days safari. We stayed
different places, but had 3 nights in the Serengeti.
It
has been a huge experience living in a tent in Serengeti less than 4-500 meters
from a lion group, whom you heard every night. But also seeing elephants up
close, buffaloes, cheetahs, giraffes, antelopes, hundreds of wildebeest, and
zebras preparing themselves for the migration, and many other animals. WOW. It
was a real National Geographic experience. We also saw lions mating and eating
zebras and wildebeest. The only thing we didn’t see was the actual hunt. Hopefully
some other time. Also we didn’t see the leopards, which are difficult to find.
But we managed to see four out of the Big Five.
We
also visited a Masai village, which was very interesting. A guy from the
village showed us around and told us about their culture. We also visited their
kindergarden. Very cute kids, but very dirty sitting in a little hut and being
taught in English.
They
have no access to the world, and when we talked about internet and the Masai
said that he had heard something about that you could have an email, and would
like a computer, but did not understood how it worked, and was very surprised,
when we told him that he could be in contact with other people through emails and
also via a phone with internet access. When Thomas showed him his iPhone this was
really “a whole new world for him”. The Masai guy couldn’t believe his own
eyes, when he touched the iPhone and the pictures started to move.
Really
funny to experience and what a different world they live in. But so interesting
to see, and important to preserve this culture…though it will be interesting to
see what happens in the next 10-30 years, when they most likely will be exposed
to more Westernised cultures and technologies.
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