Author Archives: aphilopo

July 9th 2012 As my time starts to wind down, I’ve started to panic. I have three weeks left and what have I seen? What have I done? I haven’t been to Lake Kivu yet, I haven’t been in the … Continue reading →

June 23rd, 2012 Before I came to Rwanda, I thought I would be working at an arts and culture magazine based in Kigali. When I revealed this to someone who had formerly traveled Rwanda, he scoffed. ‘What arts and culture? … Continue reading →

June 20th 2012 I think I pulled a muscle I was gripping the back handle so hard. My hand is shaking, probably because I’ve torn some ligament, but more likely because I was scared out of my pants tonight. I … Continue reading →

Mwaramutse from Rwanda! The first phrase I learned in Kinyarwanda, the local language here in Rwanda, was ‘Good Morning’. One of my favourite parts of exploring the culture, people and places of Kigali is learning bits and pieces of this … Continue reading →