by Lydia Hsu | Aug 21, 2010 | Uncategorized
I’ve received so many queries about Rwandan cuisine that I figured I should dedicate an entire post to food. Enjoy! First off, Rwandans LOVE meat. ALL MEAT. I’ve only come across one Rwandan vegetarian and he went to school in the States (so maybe he...
by Lydia Hsu | Aug 20, 2010 | Uncategorized
I just returned from a small farewell party organized by the Institute Film Family at Sundowner (a bar/club just down the street from my house). A woman named Maggie Williams provided free film classes to the Cinema Centre for a month, and the members of the Cinema...
by Lydia Hsu | Aug 19, 2010 | Uncategorized
Right now, it looks like a grass clearing sectioned off with brick walls, but next year, this will be Rwanda’s first movie theater. Joseph Njata navigates me through a maze of rudimentary structures, gesturing with large hand motions the grand scope of the...
by Lydia Hsu | Aug 16, 2010 | Uncategorized
On my way home from work today, I saw a young girl passed out next to the sidewalk, her long legs sprawled in the grass and stick-thin arms encircled around an emaciated body. I was with one of my students who immediately crouched down and started to rouse the girl...
by Lydia Hsu | Aug 14, 2010 | Uncategorized
It has been very difficult to process the events of the last few days. I’ve kept friends, family, and you – my dear blog readers – posted on the various details and reflections I’ve had on my experiences here. However, I find that it’s...
