Allright, so last night, I went with Mawuena, her Australian friend Rebecca, and Mawuena's roommates, Rachel and Katie to Chez Lando, a hotel & restaurant to watch the Ghana versus Nigeria game. Mawuena chose Chez Lando because they apparently have the best brochettes--kabobs in French--in town. After eating 2 fish kabobs, some veggies and fries, I was thoroughly content. We chatted and caught up on the past 4 years and watched Ghana win, 1 to 0.
We were home by 8:30, and I took a very nice hot shower before going to bed at 9:30 and sleeping until 7. I slept so hard and so throughly it was ridiculous. Then it took me forever to wake up today. We finally left the house around 12 to go eat lunch, then Mawuena and Rebecca took me into town. Mawuena had to go into work, but Rebecca and I went shopping for souvenirs and then stopped for some coffee at Bourbon Coffee before going to her house. I saw that an African Coffee, with chocolate and ginger, was listed on the menu so I tried that, as I love chocolate, ginger, and coffee. The three together were an interesting combination, but I'm not so sure I'd order it again.
We took a taxi back to Rebecca's house, which is AMAZING. Rebecca's an Australian nurse who is working for this NGO that is focusing on maternal and child health. Somehow, she's living for free in the house of the guy who's the director of the Rwandan Development Board (or maybe it's the Development Bank. I'm not sure which). He's an American multimillionaire and the house is ridiculously beautiful. I wish I could have a house like it in the US. It's built in a half-circle around this garden, with the dining room, living room and all the bedrooms having full length glass walls and doors looking out onto it. There are also tons of little lofts tucked in over bedrooms and the living room. Also, there's an outdoor bar area with a firepit.
And two streets away, are the slums. That's Africa for you.
Well, I'm going to wish my brother an early happy birthday on Skype, and then Rebecca and I are going to go to eat at Sol le Luna, and perhaps Richard will come and join us.
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