So, I tried to pull a half-all-nighter last night.

Did not work as successfully as at Wake. Not by a long shot. I have a Kinyarwanda test tomorrow, and then a 10 page paper on Rwanda's justice systems due Monday...so I need to get hardcore reeeeeeeal quick! However, the night went like zis:

8:00 PM: Arrive at home and quickly consume rice and beans and cassava.
8:30 PM: Tell the kids I'm overwhelmingly tired and run to my room to begin the studying/writing process. Kids try to dissuade me because telenovelas are on. I stay strong. Head to room.
9:00 PM: Read lots of articles in preparation of paper; try to motivate myself with songs from Glee.
9:30 PM: Realize I've just been singing the Glee songs, and not really working. Switch to Kinyarwanda.
10:30 PM: Realize I'm no longer singing the Glee songs, or studying Kinyarwanda, but am, in fact, lying face down on my computer. Oops.
10:35 PM: Sneak into the kitchen to eat cassava, thinking that this will wake me up.
11:00 PM: Fall alseep with cassava all over my face. Wahhhh wahhhh.

11:00 PM??? Really?!?! That's not even AM status!!! But it's ok, because apparently Rwanda has Red Bull. All shall be well.

Anyway, once I reach Uganda next week (AHHHHH RWANDAAAA WHY DO I HAVE TO LEAVE YOU?!?!) I promise to write a more informative and interesting blog post..For now though, I'm waiting for my taxi home, so I'll keep babbling--Things I'll Miss From Kigali: how people hiss at you when they want to get your attention (note: I will verbally demonstrate this when I get home. It's fantastic); the eyebrow-raising for "yes" (I've started doing it actually!); the themed-buses (like, the Chris Brown bus, or the Jason Derulo bus that glows blue on the inside at night, or my favorite, the pink Justin Bieber bus that only plays Justin Bieber on its absurd sound system); the chapatti-lunch lady and her young men helpers (one of whom was wearing a Wake Forest basketball t-shirt today!!! AHH!); my host brother's swagger; the fact that everyone greets me on the street like we're best pals (case in point: I bought a banana from a young man today. Hours later, I saw said young man on the street, and we had a most enthusiastic hand-shake greeting! Like, "I bought produce from you! We are now friends!!!" Love it.); the noise Kayvon makes when he tries to tickle me, which sounds like "Glickglickglickglickgleeeeek!"; my sweet waitress friend Maria from Shokola, home of The Best Wireless in Rwanda; daily pinneapple juice from Shokola; and so so so so so much more. Taxi's almost here, so... more to come from Uganda!!

<3 Mary