by Lydia Hsu | Jul 21, 2010 | Uncategorized
Kagame is EVERYWHERE! A view of Kigali My first full day in Kigali: I wake up late, completely jet-lagged and tangled in my mosquito net Run to the “shower” which is really a(n unpredictable) trickle of lukewarm water from a rusty faucet head. No curtain....
by Lydia Hsu | Jul 20, 2010 | Uncategorized
First plane to Rome I am FINALLY in Kigali 🙂 🙂 Just getting here has been such an adventure and I met so many wonderful people on the way! Sitting next to me from Washington Dulles to Addis Ababa was the sweetest Ethiopian lady who encouraged me to stay in Ethiopia...
by Lydia Hsu | Jul 19, 2010 | Uncategorized
After two missed flights/connections, hours on hold waiting for my travel agency to rebook a flight, an overnight stay at Lansdowne Resort in D.C., and an hour waiting for Ethiopian Airlines to relocate my luggage – I am finally sitting at Gate D23, where I am...
by Lydia Hsu | Jul 18, 2010 | Uncategorized
Yeah, I missed my first flight. I’d originally planned to write my next post once I got to Kigali, but United Airways (for a variety of reasons) booked me onto the next flight to Dulles at 4:00 PM. Anyway, I’m sitting at O’Hare right now munching on...
by Lydia Hsu | Jul 8, 2010 | Uncategorized
“Ms. Lydia, David won’t leave me alone and he drew on my paper! Will you tell him to shut up?” “Ms. Lydia, can I use the bathroom?” “Ms. Lydia! Ms. Lydia! Cynnie’s on facebook and she’s texts and webcams all the time....
