Happy anniversary

6 Months ago I was vomiting on a plane. due to nerves. Don't know how many people even know that, but being the proud person that I am I convinced myself it was due to a virus (just not true). The plane had landed in Kigali and even though I had been looking forward to this, the last thing that I wanted to do was get off of it. The two-ish months that followed were hard. Just hard. Then somehow I hit a stride. The things that felt so strange to me became less so. The hardships of moving started to fade. Time is really the only thing that helps when you are in that dazed-glass-eyed-what-have-I-done-this-is-the-worst-mistake-ever phase. We are here. We are content.

In review:

What I find awe-inspiring/love:
 - People here are extremely resourceful. Don't have a bandaid or splint? We'll make one out scraps
 - the beauty here is astounding. It really is the land of a thousand hills
 - People don't complain (and they have so many more reasons to then I do)
 - They love our children and spoil them rotten I've given up trying to stop them from receiving sweets BEFORE school. It's a losing battle
 -  Kimi has thrived. It's so good to look at him and see him not struggling so hard to do a job that he's amazing at
 - I really like being back in an international school setting. I get this life. It makes sense to me.
 - You never know what skills you'll be called to perform that you're not reaaaallllly qualified for: start an IV on a dog, try to read a pathology report in french, try to interpret an xray, recommend what type of antibiotic should be used, recommend whether an antibiotic should be used at all, teach, develop a curriculum, coach basketball, lead a dance, reduce a nurse maids elbow, be considered to be the director of a new business,

What I find annoying/amusing/frustrating/interesting etc
 - the roads and the driving
 - our house especially our shower
 - our resident mouse that seems to just get smarter and smarter no matter what kind of animal we bring into our house
 - the "it's no problem" phrase. It's used for everything. So, you will fix the shower? yes, it's no problem. When? It's no problem. I know, but When. tomorrow. no problem. When they show up at 9 pm at night to work on the shower, I am here, it's no problem....actually it is!
- The way rwandans that grew up outside of rwanda view those who didn't
 - healthcare here is just not great
 - There is a tour de rwanda cycling team that we get to see practise every so often. It's pretty great
 - There is soccer everywhere. Our highschool team just got beat by an under 13 league...hehehehe
 - I've never been so "dutch" in my life
 - I don't like answering the question: "what do you do?" I"ll probably write a post about this soon. I'm not saving the world. I'm working hard helping one expat kid at a time ;).
 - I don't have job security. at. all.