Fooood!

Yesterday was one of the best days I've had this whole trip! In the morning Megan and her host sister Claudia came over and we made brunch for my host family. Scrambled eggs with veggies, breakfast potatoes, pancakes, fruit, and coffee. It was really fun, and I was amazed that it all turned out well even though I had never cooked on a charcoal stove before. People liked the food, except they thought I was weird for putting honey on my pancakes. No one really likes sweet things, except that they put about four huge spoonfuls of sugar in their tea, which I think is weird, so I guess we're even. The fruit here is really amazing. We had passion fruit and mango, and it was delish. I normally don't like mango(e?)s, because I think they're slimy in a weird way, but here they are fresh and I eat them all the time. Then I went into town with Neema's cousin Lina, who took me around to her sister's house, and from there we went to a party at one of their friend's houses. It was really fun. I have been trying to spend more time with Rwandese people outside of work hours, and yesterday was exactly what I've been looking forward to doing. We had a great time, and I'm going to maybe see them again on Thursday. Plus, Lina lives in Bujumbura, so this weekend if we actually go, she will show us around there! Apparently Bujumbura has the most beautiful inland beaches in Africa, great nightlife, and good food. Lonely Planet has not let us down so far, so hopefully this will be no exception!