Out of Kigali

This post will have to be pretty brief - my internet connection is no longer cooperating. But I did want to give everyone a quick update of what we've been up to the last two days.

Yesterday was another day at the orphanage, playing and painting. We were surprised how much we were able to accomplish on the corridor - only the baseboard left! We'll be back tomorrow to finish everything up and maybe even take an afternoon off.

Today we headed out of the city to Butare where the Murambi Genocide Memorial is located. It was a long drive but a beautiful one. Kigali is so densely populated it is hard to take notice of the scenery sometimes. The drive gave us an opportunity to admire the rolling landscape that Rwanda has to offer. After around 3 hours, we arrived at the memorial where we were given an introduction and immediately led outside to the graves and massacre site. We had been warned that Murambi is graphic, but I don't think any of us (except Molly, our veteran) were quite prepared for this. Murambi is the resting place for between 40,000 - 50,000 bodies, approximately 1000 of which have been preserved and displayed at the site. Bones and remains were left in tact in the places and rooms they were killed. Once again, I don't want to speak on behalf of the group; I know everyone had a significant and personal reaction to the memorial. This is another experience you'll want to get details on from the kids themselves.

Sorry for the brevity, but hopefully there will be more in depth posts to come so keep checking!