Rosso Journal

  • Kilimbi

    Kilimbi

    What a beautiful coffee station. This was the first station that MTCo built here in Rwanda.As I write this, we're been an hour or so on the road after leaving Kilimbi. I'm the only one in the car who's awake, other...

  • Rugali

    Rugali

    We spent yesterday driving from Kigali to Nyamasheke, which sits on the Western side of Rwanda. According to the map, it's not a far distance, but thanks to Rwanda being 'the Land of a Thousand Hills' it took five hours...

  • Shyira Washing Station and Vunga Cooperative

    Shyira Washing Station and Vunga Cooperative

    Today, we hit the road nice and early, bound for the North Western part of Rwanda, specifically near a town called Ruhengeri. This region is most famous for Mountain Gorillas, and sees a decent amount of tourism through this.When we...

  • Kigali, Rwanda

    Kigali, Rwanda

     We've been in Rwanda for about 24 hours now. As a group, this is our first time to Africa. I'm not sure culture shock is the right way to describe what we've experienceD so far. More so awe of systems...

  • Antigua, Guatemala

    Antigua, Guatemala

    This is the second time I'm typing up this blog post, which is a little disappointing. I suppose the first time I forgot to press the save button. Whoops... Let's try again. Over the past week, Dave and I were...

  • Chirripo + Imperio Rojo

    Chirripo + Imperio Rojo

    Dave and I have a younger sister, Stella, who turns 7 today. Last year on her birthday we phoned her from Tarrazu. We left Tarrazu first thing this morning, bound for Chirripo. It's funny to be in the same place...