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To make a long story as short as I can, I applied to the Peace Corps my senior year at UCLA March 2008. I was nominated to go to Africa doing HIV/AIDS education for March 2009. I moved in with my parents and lived in Sun Valley, ID and Hawaii (I know, tough life.) While I waited, I worked as a waitress and spent lots of time with my parents. We became the "Trio." March 2009 came and went, and I began getting in patient with the Peace Corps, and decided it was time to move on from my dreams of being a Peace Corps Volunteer. I moved to San Francisco to be with all my college friends and started working as a Sales Rep at Pacific Office Automation. At POA is where I met my good friend Aricca (ULLL!!) I had moved on from the Peace Corps and liked my job and loved living in the city. As luck would have it, Peace Corps contacted me in December 2009 and offered me and invitation to Rwanda for HIV AIDS education and Youth Development leaving at the end of February. Without seeing where I was going to land, I jumped in with both feet and accepted!

Sunday, April 18, 2010

Talent Show!

Last week we had a talent show.  And although I left my tap shoes and my Spanish Web behind in the states, I decided to do a song and dance to one of my favorite artists; Miley Cyrus’ Party in the USA.  Four other girls joined me as we changed the original words to words that fit in with our experiences here in Rwanda.  Here is a brief key of words before I tell you all the song:

KGL- Kigali International Airport

Chocos- these weird hiking sandals that all of us volunteers seem to have

80 pds- Our weight limit distributed between two bags

A Thousand Hills- What Rwanda is known for

Condom sign- There are tons of Condom bilboards around this country

Yawe song- A very popular song here (pronounced yaw-way)

Yego- means yes in Kinyarwanda (the native language)

Muzungus- White people

Blue Bar- our favorite (and pretty much only) bar in Nyanza

Primus- the local brew

Crocs- see chocos

Mupemba- Head of Peace Corps (also known as Mup- pronounced moop)

 

I hoped off the plane at KGL

With my chocos and my 80 pds,

Welcome to the land of a thousand hills

Not gonna fit in,

Jumped in the bus for the first time

Looked to my right and I saw a condom sign,

This is all so crazy

I guess I’m not that lazy,


My tummy’s hurting and I’m feeling kinda homesick

Too much pressure and I’m nervous,

That’s when the driver man turned on the radio

And the Yowe song was on

And the Yowe song was on

And the Yowe song was on!

 (Chorus)

So I put my hands up they’re playing my song

The butterflies fly a way,

Nodding my head like Yego

Moving my hips like Yego

So I put my hands up they’re playing my song

You know I’m gonna be ok,

Yaaaaaa it’s a party in Rwanda

Yaaaaaa it’s a party in Rwanda

 

Went to the Blue bar to buy a Primus

Everybody’s looking at me now,

Like who’s that chick that’s rocking crocks

She’s gotta be from out of town,

It’s not hard with my friends all around me

Everyday is Peace Corps party

Cuz all I see are bright colors,

I guess I got the memo


My tummy’s hurting and I’m feeling kinda nervous

Too much pressure and I’m nervous,

That’s when the driver man turned on the radio

And the Yowe song was on

And the Yowe song was on

And the Yowe song was on

(Chorus)

So I put my hands up they’re playing my song

The butteflies fly a way

Nodding my head like Yego

Moving my hips like Yego

So I put my hands up they’re playing my song

You know I’m gonna be okay

Yaaaaa it’s a party in Rwanda

Yaaaaa it’s a party in Rwanda


I feel like hoping on a flight

Back to my hometown tonight

Mupemba stops me every time

The DJ plays my song and I feel alright

(Chorus)

So I put my hands up they’re playing my song

The butterflies fly away

Nodding my head like Yego

Moving my hips like Yego

So I put my hands up they’re playing my song

You know I’m gonna be ok,

Yaaaaa it’s a party in Rwanda

Yaaaaa it’s a party in Rwanda!

 

 

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