BAA Voices from Rwanda

Reflections on educational and cultural exchange at the Marayundo Girls School

August 12-22, 2016

Final Reflection: Snowballs and Wake Up Calls

“Once you learn to discern the voice of Mother Culture humming in the background, telling her story over and over again to the people of...

I’ve been reflecting on the truth of impermanence. Our lives are so ephemeral and continually cyclical in the beginnings and endings of...

Greetings from our monkey friend at the entrance of Akagera On the road at sunrise heading to Akagera View of the park from the...

(The two Angels (second to the left and furthest to the right) pose with two of their friends) Today we traveled through the eastern part...

Day 7: On Connections and Forgetfulness “You shoot first Teacher Chris.” I grab the overinflated black rubber basketball and arc it high,...

It’s our last full day at the school and I wanted to make the most of it. A majority of the girls seem to be used to us being here. There...

Morning assembly co-led by a student, the dean, and the headmistress Spelling bee in the dining hall completely organized by students...

Downtown Kigali Inside the National Genocide Memorial. Sunset as we leave the city

Today, we spent the morning observing more classes. At around 11, we drove into Kigali to do some sightseeing. First, we visited the...

Kamiya, Ja'Hari, Dara, and Chris with Faithful, one of the Entrepreneurship teachers at Maranyundo Chris playing basketball with some of...