Tag Archives: genocide
What is peace? Thoughts on Obama’s Nobel Speech
I had hoped to listen to the President’s speech live online yesterday, but my power went out and it’s only this morning that I am able to read it. Reading Obama’s words, I feel like I am being torn in … Continue reading
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Friday in Rumonge
While driving down-country the other day to attend the wedding of Dr. Alexia’s niece, I was absorbed by the beauty of Lake Tanganyika and mountains of Congo when the woman sitting next to me began to speak. She said that … Continue reading
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Aujourd’hui nous nous-rappelons la mort de Ndadaye
Today is a national holiday. It is the day that Burundians remember the assassination of the first ever democratically elected president of Burundi– Melchoir Ndadaye. It is also the day that people remember the beginning of the “crisis,” the word Burundians use to describe … Continue reading
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Up-Country
Today I traveled halfway across Burundi, a trip which takes about 3 hours. I went up-country with Dr. Alexia (the head doctor of the FWA clinic) and members of HROC to visit a women’s trauma healing group started by FWA … Continue reading
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