improvement

Well, I've made it to three in the afternoon without crying. I would say that that is definite improvement. I continue to be in culture shock but the crazy tornado like nausea and feelings of complete overwhelming have at least for today been kept at bay.

Our status report:
we have found a place to rent in a Rwandan neighborhood called  gikondo. It's a higher working class neighborhood with not a lot of expats so the prices are reasonable and the house it great.

We are in touch with someone about hiring a night guard, day guard position. this is somewhat uncomfortable for our western sensibilities as the person usually lives on the compound with you. It is expected but our need/craving for privacy will not be fulfilled. it's a little tense making decisions like this. Can you trust them? Will it work out? etc.

We have put out feelers about hiring a nanny/house keeper and will hopefully find someone to fill that position.

I look at the overwhelming amount of things that need to happen and feel like I shouldn't just be sitting at home. In the states I would be out and getting things done, but a lot of what we are doing lately has been sitting and waiting. Waiting for a car, waiting for the apartment to become available. It's frustrating for my very western mindset but we are slowly ever oh so slowly adapting.