26th March 2020
My landlady tells me that the recent incidences in Kigali of a man being killed by a crocodile crossing a river, two men being shot by a policeman for breaking lockdown rules and
25th March 2020
I'm still working online from home. I'm lucky, I live in a beautiful compound and have a lovely apartment that's peaceful and quiet. I've surprised
24th March
My teacher friends in the UK are muddling through with online teaching and going into schools to take care of vulnerable children and those of key workers. There doesn't seem to
23rd March
I've still got plenty of work to do at home. Surprisingly the days pass by quickly. I can no longer get Netflix unless I wake up very early in the morning.
22nd March 2020
It’s Mother’s Day and I email my mum. I gave them an old iphone and an ipad before I life, but my mum refuses to move from her old style non-smart
21st March 2020
Katie and I meet again in Remera at a shop that sells good bread, and to go for a coffee. The main roads that are usually throbbing with traffic are quiet and mainly
20th March 2020
Katie and I arrange to meet at the Women’s Bakery. It’s closed as many places are now, so we go to a Syrian café nearby. We talk about self isolating, and
19th March 2020
I still have plenty of work to do at home and it looks like this will increase. The two new VSO volunteers who only arrived a week or so ago decide to leave
18th March 2020
Katie and I decide to go to the Immigration Office to pick up our residents permits, but the offices are closed apart from the department dealing with flights for tomorrow. There is a
17th March 2020
I have plenty of work to do from home, with Skype calls and documents to read through and annotate. It doesn't look like I will be bored anytime soon. I feel
16th March 2020
Today should have been a busy day - a brief visit at the weekly review meeting before heading to the office to finish the resources, and another meeting in the afternoon with the
15th March 2020
The VSO office has emailed to say that as all schools will be closed from next week, there will be no schools visits, the VSO office will be closed and we can no