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Finding Solace

By Andy Johnson III on September 22, 2009 in Africa, Causes, Current Trip, Featured, Rwanda

Informed by a mere paragraph in Lonely Planet and a quick glimpse at their website, I set out to find the Solace Ministries Guesthouse in Kigali, Rwanda. The vague map in my travel guide pointed in the right direction without actually pinpointing the location. Passing through multiple neighborhoods, making several phone calls, and asking anyone [...]

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East Africa’s Finest City

By Andy Johnson III on September 20, 2009 in Africa, Current Trip, Rwanda, Travel

Kigali has a fresh feeling to it. There is a chill breeze that carries minimal smog. Colors are vibrant and unhidden by pollution. Built on rolling hills, Kigali seems to naturally connect urban with rural. It is as though the cityscape is nestled into the countryside. The rise and fall of the local terrain means [...]

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Hotel Rwanda

By Andy Johnson III on September 20, 2009 in Africa, Current Trip, Featured, Rwanda, Travel

Here I am at the Hotel des Mille Collines, sipping a cup of tea and pondering the tragic events that unfolded here only 15 years ago. Amidst chirping birds, laughing people, quality food and the luxurious atmosphere of this place, it is hard to imagine that hundreds of Rwandans once hid here to escape the [...]

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Visiting Rwanda

By Andy Johnson III on September 19, 2009 in Africa, Current Trip, Rwanda, Travel

I have long desired to visit Rwanda. It wasn’t clear if this trip would afford the proper circumstances for a visit or if it would be too far out of the way. Kigali, the capital city of Rwanda, requires a ten hour bus ride from Kampala and since there isn’t much public transport back to [...]

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