Musanze, Rwanda

In addition to the wonderful project I was involved in, I feel extremely lucky to have had the chance to spend as much time as I did in Rwanda. I feel especially grateful for the time spent with the local people that I’d met there on a daily basis. It was refreshing to walk out of the front gate of my month long home to meet curious strangers and an almost equal amount of familiar faces on the dusty roads surrounding the house. As a traveler, staying in one place for an extended period of time has great advantages, such as the opportunity to truly settle into the local life style while connecting with the people in the area. It was obvious that the people near the house I was staying in were just as excited to say hello and see what I was up to on a daily basis, as I was to chat and photograph their daily routines. Here are a few photos of those many times when I was simply wandering around, interacting with new friends, asking questions, and taking photos along the way.

A boy from the neighborhood playing with his handmade soccer ball in front of a handmade Coca-Cola gate to someone’s home.

A boy that I had the privilege of spending a few hours with stands in front of the drinking water station at school.

A proud mother patiently waited for me to take her photograph while I was visiting her village.

A woman walks past a Primus beer add painted on a building in town stating “let’s drink to good health/life.”