Heart of Darkness
I'm finally on my flight from Brussels to Rwanda. I will
have logged about 19 hours of flying, 15 of which I have slept. I wake up to
eat and that's about it.
I meant to read: "Heart of Darkness" on the flight
but I only made it to page 10 so I can't comment on the book yet. But arriving
in Rwanda at night feels like I am arriving to the heart of darkness- the
airplane's wing blocks my sight of the ground and out in the distance is a sea
of darkness.
Made it to the hotel WITH BAGS! The airline staff told us
our baggage wouldn't arrive for days. Rwanda at night and the hotel remind me a
lot of Jamaica. The night air is hot but it can't conceal the harbinger of a
cold night’s breeze that is sure to come. The hotel doesn't have AC but it's
not bad at all. I'll try to include a picture... A former Aggie living here
meets us for dinner and drinks. I was the only one that ate but the food was
good. I try to avoid eating before traveling but hopefully I will be ok for the
drive to Goma, DRC.
First night sleep in Africa- I thought I was being
overcautious by sleeping under a mosquito net and wearing mosquito repellent to
bed. This morning I awoke to what Jamaicans call mosquito lullabies- at least
two were buzzing my head and I felt a stinging sensation on my forehead.
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