Swearing-In Ceremony

Last week marked our transition from Peace Corps Trainees to Peace Corps Volunteers (PCVs). On Wednesday, April 15th, 2009, 32 PCVs were sworn-in in a small ceremony hosted by the US Ambassador to Rwanda. Our group thus became the first PCVs to return to Rwanda in 15 years. The ceremony was attended by government officials, representatives from global NGOs and other local organizations, returning PCVs, as well as PC/Rwanda staff. The ceremony was also covered by members of the media on both TV and radio (a picture of me and other volunteers was on the cover of the local paper).

http://rwanda.usembassy.gov

The next day we were treated to a picnic on Lake Muhazi (about 1.5 hours east of Kigali) before we are dropped off at our sites. The picnic was a great stress relief and offered us a lot of fun activities starting with playing soccer and volleyball, to meat and fish brochettes, and finally with the US marine guards taking us water boarding on the lake.