I went to Rwanda a few weeks after the genocide. My parents were living in Uganda at the time. My dad got a job expanding and renovating the SOS Children’s Village in Kigali. We had to fly there with the US army. There were no commercial airlines flying there yet. I will never forget arriving at the airport and driving into the city. The airport was empty. The roads were empty. Everything was closed. In a capital city in Africa! I was stunned. It literally felt as though I had entered a ghost town. What Rwanda has managed to do is a testament to what is possible! Truely!
Wow, Ingrid! That must have been such an eery and impactful experience. What a life you’ve lived! As for Kigali, I’ve had a bit of a look around this afternoon, and yes it’s amazing to see the journey of the country since that dark and terrible time.
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Thank you! Can’t wait to check them out.
Thank you for the lovely post, Ramya. Much wisdom........
Thanks so much, Leon. I hope that you’re hanging in there.
I went to Rwanda a few weeks after the genocide. My parents were living in Uganda at the time. My dad got a job expanding and renovating the SOS Children’s Village in Kigali. We had to fly there with the US army. There were no commercial airlines flying there yet. I will never forget arriving at the airport and driving into the city. The airport was empty. The roads were empty. Everything was closed. In a capital city in Africa! I was stunned. It literally felt as though I had entered a ghost town. What Rwanda has managed to do is a testament to what is possible! Truely!
Wow, Ingrid! That must have been such an eery and impactful experience. What a life you’ve lived! As for Kigali, I’ve had a bit of a look around this afternoon, and yes it’s amazing to see the journey of the country since that dark and terrible time.