by Lydia Hsu | Sep 13, 2010 | Uncategorized
I’m sitting in Bourbon, per usual, sipping on my daily cup of African tea and munching on deliciously sumptuous forkfuls of warm banana cake as I respond to emails, update this blog, and do other necessary internet work (i.e. facebook). Bourbon Coffee at the...
by Lydia Hsu | Sep 7, 2010 | Uncategorized
Not too far from Kigali, down a long stretch of dirt road that winds past farm fields and vast expanses of green, there are two small churches that stand as reminders of the horrors of the genocide. Behind the twisted metal doors of Nyamata Church, over 10,000 people...
by Lydia Hsu | Aug 30, 2010 | Uncategorized
It’s been a while since I’ve discussed politics on this blog – not because I haven’t been thinking about it (because I have been thinking about it constantly) but because I’ve needed time to formulate my thoughts. Many of you – friends and...
by Lydia Hsu | Aug 27, 2010 | Uncategorized
Remember that time I told you that I had FORTY STUDENTS? Well, turns out I now have sixty. Yes. SIXTY. STUDENTS. It’s pretty incredible. I can hardly believe it myself. But I did find out why last week. On Friday, the LC director interrupted my class and took 10...
by Lydia Hsu | Aug 22, 2010 | Uncategorized
I am sitting at the National Curriculum Development Center waiting for the Inspectorate General. My appointment was at 2:00 PM. I got here at 1:00 PM. It is now 3:00 PM. I have a class to teach at 4:00 PM. Am I disappointed? Yes, very much so. Am I surprised? No, not...
