Day 2 of daily posting for a month. You thought I would forget, didn't ya?
Last night I hosted some friends of mine from Butare for Movie Night. After some deliberation with the Butare Social Club, Goonies won out. Yes, that 1985 classic with young Sean Austin (of Rudy and LOTR fame) and Josh Brolin, Chunk, One-Eyed Willy, and the like. We had a good turnout, but we couldn't have it outside like I had intended. The rains have started, and it rained about an hour before movie time, so we opted for an indoor viewing. However, the power went out a few times, which delayed the movie even more.
Power is a weird phenomenon here. It could be the most perfect day every, and the power will go out for 2-5 min, then come back on. This could happen multiple times throughout the day. Sometimes it is our for 12-24 hours, sometimes just 1 min. My friends and I joke that there is a man with a switch that is making all of the shots, saying: "Ok, I will turn off here, transfer that power here for a bit; then transfer back here..." and on and on it goes. Luckily he only switched it off for 30 min last night before the movie started, and we were able to watch the whole movie, sans power cut.
It was great to have some of the friends over last night. We live in a smaller city a few hours outside Kigali, so we host events at our houses for fun. Two of my friends have built pizza ovens, so we are not lacking. Honestly, better pizza than I have had back home! In many ways, we keep each other sane! And you need that, no matter where you are in the world: a sense of home, of support, of belonging. Thanks guys!
Right now it is raining, the power is on, the water is running, and the internet was not working, but is now working, somehow. Time to get some work done!
Until next time.
Love life, Find meaning, Be happy,
Craiger
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