1 May
Friends and family, my name is Craig, and I have a blog
problem. Clearly, I am slacking on my updates, and I am sure many of you have
forgotten that I exist. Pretty soon you will be calling me “That Guy Formerly
Known as Craig” (ala Prince.) So, in light of that, I have challenged myself
to Blog Once a Day for the Month of May (mostly because it rhymes!)
It is my goal to really, really update you on everything
that has been going on in the past 6 months; the triumphs, the sadness, the
amazing stories, and all things banal.
To start it off, today is International Labor Day, a public
holiday in Rwanda. When I was younger, I associated it with Communist countries.
In fact, it has its roots among late 19th Century laborers in the USA who wanted a public holiday in September. This eventually happened, and the USA
celebrates Labor Day the First Monday of September. May 1 became International Workers
Day around the same time, and was celelbrated in many European countries. Over
time, it became associated with communist, socialist and anarchist groups as a
time of protest, and became known as May Day. Currently, many coutnries around
the world celebrate International Labor Day or Workers Day. In the USA, 1 May is
Loyalty Day (for real, no joke here.) Here is a full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Workers%27_Day
For me, it was spent working around the house, cleaning up
after a visit to my new EcoLodge concept I am working on near Nyungwe Forest (Yeah,
I said it. Surprise! More to come…), finishing a pallet sofa I started months
ago, picking up my colleague Dr. Lucienne Sanchez at the bus station here in
Huye who was going to be teaching Neonatology-related topics here for the week, and
attending a pizza party with some friends. So all in all, it was a productive,
fun day!
So, I certainly hope you enjoy the upcoming blog posts.
Please, PLEASE email me or comment here. It would be great to hear from you
all.
Until next time…
Love life, Find meaning, Be Happy,
Craiger
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