I made it to Kigali and hit the ground running. After flying in Thursday evening local time, I went, the next morning out on the field with the team from Mars Hill working on the Water Project. The project has two main components, a rain water catch system (made of gutters and a large barrel to catch the water in) and a sand filtration system (a smaller 150L. barrel filled with layers of gravel and sand used for filtration). These are installed at local churches, homes, and schools for the communities to use.
Rain Water Catch System
Sand Water Filtration SystemMost of the day I spent following Myal (my mentor) around between sites (the team was split between two churches) and learning about the team, World Relief Rwanda (WRR from now on) & what my position will entail. It was a good information download and introduction to my summer.
Today I am going shopping in town with the team and Myal and then out to dinner with the team and the Smiths.
The weather here is gorgeous, sunny, 85F and slightly breezy. I enjoyed this morning on the porch, reading and journaling (I just learned this is not a real word - m-w.com), with my cup of coffee.
Off to shop!
More later,
Taylor
