Superbowl, Rwanda style

"Two out of the three German guys watching the Superbowl with us at a restaurant owned by a British-Rwnadan are wearing Steelers jerseys which they bought in the market here in Gisenyi, Rwanda, earlier today. I love globalization." - my facebook post, kickoff at 1:37am local time

(The homemade nachos were the best nachos I've ever had...and complete with the only sour cream I've eaten in a year!)

Goodbye to Avenue y’Amahoro

Among the things I’ll miss about Gisenyi (market with fruits and vegetables, beach, power and internet), I’m going to miss my street and the kids who run up and hug me. There’s an old VW van on my street that serves as a sort of playground for the kids. Below are pictures by Jenny (the good one) and me. In my picture you’ll note that someone has used toilet paper to write a message on the hillside.

Obama in Rwanda

Yes, that's Obama "with his Vice Joe Bidden" (an interesting take on their relationship) and Obama's convoy to "Chicago" where the flags look suspiciously British. A closeup from a larger Obama-loving poster.

In honor of opening day: MLB and pro sports scavenger hunt in Rwanda

Happy opening day. Go Red Sox!

Over the past few weeks, since I saw a Red Sox shirt here in Nyanza, I've seen a number of shirts and hats from MLB teams and decided to keep track of which teams I've spotted. I'll be doing this with all four professional American leagues, so we'll see which league is the fastest for me to complete.

MLB in Rwanda:
Red Sox
Yankess
Cardinals
Angels
Pirates
Diamondbacks

NBA in Rwanda:
Celtics
Kings

NFL in Rwanda: 
Eagles

NHL in Rwanda:
nta cyo ("Nah-cho," like the delicious ballpark snack, meaning "nothing" in Kinyarwanda)

This picture speaks for itself

That's Einstein, Jesus and the Fonz below the crucifix. Anybody know who the others are? I suck at pop culture.

Crowdsourcing: Who is this army dude?

Among the gratuitous American memorabilia at Jenny’s host family’s house is this picture. Does anyone know who it is? The button on his jacket says “Chief of Staff.”

Not that my blog has a big enough readership for this to really constitute crowdsourcing.

Red Sox sighting

Wednesday while out for a run I passed a guy in a Curt Schilling Sox shirt, torn and faded to pink. Sadly, I don’t take my camera jogging, being a muzungu running down the road attracts enough attention.