We Finally Moved!

Muraho!

It finally happened! We moved from our apartments in Remera to a beautiful house in Gacuyiro.  For those that don't know, our apartments were unfortunately placed above a club.  I rocked out to bass pumping jams in my dreams seven nights a week for nearly 5 weeks (trust me; it isn't as pleasant as it sounds).  Our new neighborhood is a bit more suburban and definitely quieter.  Here are a couple of picture of our new pad. (I took these before we moved in, so the inside is a bit bare)

Front Lawn

Living Room

Dining Room overlooking Living Room

Bedroom (We have three in total and they all pretty much look like this)

Kitchen (Can't wait to cook!!!!)

Backyard (vegetable garden?)

Side View

Front Lawn

So there it is! Yesterday, I woke up to a beautiful sunny morning and a chorus of chirping birds.  I'll add the view from my bedroom on the second floor later this week (it's gorgeous).  I love this new place.  It feels like home.

Turongera,

Chris

Introduction

Muraho! (Hello in Kinyarwandan)

After a grueling 2 days of crowded airports and cramped airplane seats, we finally made it to Kigali, Rwanda, the city that will become my home for the next 2 years.  I'm excited for the adventures that lie ahead and that’s' part of the reason why I've chosen to start this blog.  Over the next 24 months, my posts will broadly cover three topics:

1. My personal experiences living in Kigali and traveling throughout Rwanda.  I will share the people that I meet, the places that I go, and the food (yum!).  This will give my family, friends, and any one who happens to pass through a general idea of life here.
2. My work here in Rwanda.  As many of you know, I'm one of the project directors of the newly established Babson-Rwanda Entrepreneurship Center.  I will share some of the challenges and triumphs that we encounter on this new venture.
3. Economic development at large.  The study of developing and emerging economies has long been a passion of mine.  This blog will serve as a forum to discuss some of the amazing progresses being made and the controversial debates.

Above all, I hope that you will enjoy reading my updates.  I want to be informative without proselytizing.

To my family, friends, and everyone else who has supported my decision to come here, THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart.  Its not an easy decision to pack up your life and move to middle of Africa for two years and your encouragement has been great. Finally, thank you, whomever stumbled upon my little experiment, for reading.  Be sure to check back often for updates!

Turongera (until next time),

Chris