So right away during our first week here, we took a trip to Kigali (the capitol which is about 2.5 hours away by car.) You can get a lot more variety with purchases there and we figured we needed a LOT! Mostly what we needed was convertors for the walls so we could charge our computers and phones and everything, plants to decorate with, and then just basic household items like dish ware and that. It was fun. Tiring at times too, but really fun.
This is us checking out. We got wine glasses, water glasses, mugs, plates, bowls, bathroom mats, pots, a pan, hangers. Hangers were important to get us out of our suitcases and into our closets! This trip really helped us settle in.
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This is T-2000. It's basically like the Walmart of Kigali which has anything you can think of all shipped in from China
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All those hangers!
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Then they box it all up for you because it is illegal to use plastic here! We loaded up the car as you can see! The back of the truck was all filled with potted plants too.
Then we brought it all home! Patrick potted the plants, and I did a great job overseeing. ;) If you can tell, we're both covered in mud from carrying those really heavy plants and dirt all the way down to our house. It rained the whole drive back to Rubengera, and our new plants in the back of the pick up got a nice watering!
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| I absolutely love this picture. |
Week by week we seem to be getting a nice new settled feel to our home. Plants make everything nicer. And obviously the fact that we can now eat on dishes helps too. :) Next up, the market!
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| Thank You for reading!!! |
Love,
Teri
