Sisters of St.Mary of Namur, Kibuye

Congregational Cross of the Sisters of St.Mary of Namur
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I only spent about two and a half days with new friends in Kibuye, next to Lake Kivu in Rwanda, but it felt like a wonderful holiday with family! The sisters were excited to have a visitor and i was excited to visit; A perfect combination. I stayed in their guesthouse on the top of a hill and walked down to eat delicious Rwandan meals with them and to visit the teachers and classes at College Sainte Marie.

I wish i could explain all the feelings that were rumbling around my stomach, head and heart. Nervousness-Excitement-Wanting to Share-Openness-Freedom. Those feelings added to the the way the land rolled around with the sounds of Work-Birds-Students Laughing-Mass-Water-Trees-Sunlight.

My favorite part was sharing dinner, there was so much laughter trying to communicate! I'm kinda proud of how well we did. Breakdown:

• I spoke about 15 words of french, 10 words of kinyarwanda, 100 words in spanish, lots of english
• Sisters Andree, Marie Emmanuel, Passqa, Teo, Antonia, Agnes and Scholastica spoke 100 words of english and lots of portugese/french/kinyarwanda

I've underlined the languages that we were able to competently grasp and exchange ideas in... .

Sharing across cultures and languages is some of the most fun i've had here in Uganda and now in Rwanda. There are so many hiccups and strange misinterpretations BUT, when there is mutual understanding.... SOUND OF LIGHTBULB SWITCHED ON!

its a good feeling.