Category Archives: Rwanda

Back in Nairobi

Written by Savvy Kenya on March 23, 2011 — 7 Comments

Tweet It is way past midnight-as I write this- and I don’t want to go to sleep, not just yet. I don’t want to lie awake for hours thinking, asking questions without answers. It’s the quest for the meaning of life; those are the questions I keep asking myself. It was easier when I was [...]

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From Rwanda to Kenya: The Journey Back Home

Written by Savvy Kenya on March 16, 2011 — 12 Comments

Tweet I certainly had a grand exit from Rwanda (meeting the president and all), one I fear I may not be able to match elsewhere. I was on a six-week internship in Rwanda which extended to eight weeks, but I do hope to go back and continue what I was doing. Working on the logistics [...]

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Leaving For Kampala

Written by Savvy Kenya on March 8, 2011 — 12 Comments

Tweet As I write this, am packing and unpacking and repacking. I’ve sat on the suitcase and finally managed to have it closed. Now I have to figure how the rest of my stuff is going to fit into other two small bags. The situation looks hopeless. To get away from this depressing mood, I’m [...]

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Meeting President Paul Kagame

Written by Savvy Kenya on March 7, 2011 — 60 Comments

Tweet How it began: the background to the story It all started with a tweet. Rather, two tweets. Let me backtrack a little Friday morning. My last day at work. Fridays are easy days around here, we report to work at nine in the morning, which means I get up at 8, and on most [...]

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The Chilling Side

Written by Savvy Kenya on March 3, 2011 — 13 Comments

Tweet Ever heard of places where people are so jealous of you, they literally poison you? They’re jealous of your success, mostly financial success, and instead of breaking and stealing (that may help them perhaps) but they kill you? Well, come to think of it, when in Kenya it’s very rare to hear stories of [...]

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Friendliness: It’s not a matter of race

Written by Savvy Kenya on February 9, 2011 — 21 Comments

Tweet I’ve met so many people here, from so many different nationalities: Germans, Americans, Croatians, Canadians, Kenyans, Italians, Britons, Spaniards, Congolese, Zanzibaris, Belgians, French nationals (Frens? Frenchians?) etc. Most are tourists, some work here, some to visit, some for whatever reasons… goes without saying I’ve met lots of Rwandans too. Let me break this into [...]

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