after 3 planes, 20 hours flying then 6 hours driving we get to sleep lying down. We have arrived in the middle of Burundi. After a late dinner I am wrestling with a french keyboard at the hotel - a special kind of torture for sure. As soon as I was off the plane I understood why I was back here. The light, the smell, the warm greetings - all so familiar and welcome. The roads have improved since I was last here, and the borders seemed more relaxed. What remains the same are the roadblocks, truck accidents - yup we passed two large semi's on their sides but no injuries - and the rising tension that comes from driving at night.
We are a group of 5 Canadians, all seasoned travelers, led by a very lay back Ben Hoogendorn, the President of Food for the Hungry Canada. After all the travel we anticipated a late morning start tomorrow, but I was just informed that we have been invited to church with the wife of the President of Burundi - the service starts at 9 and we are 2 hours drive away! So not only do we leave at the crack of dawn - we need to be in shirt and tie!
I am very happy to be here, and anticipate yet another life altering trip, but right now I can't wait to lie down.
Peace.
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