I had a dream last night that I got home and realized that I couldn't use any of my interviews and that all the data I have collected here is wrong or can't be used. It gave me a little bit of a panicky feeling and now I'm looking over my interview transcripts thinking "is this right? is this what I want? What can I do with this?...." I only have two weeks left in Rwanda and I have A LOT to pack into that time. Hopefully I get it all done and I can talk to everyone I need to talk to.... then I get to spend a week in Ethiopia with Fiona and I won't think about research at all. Looking forward to the return of my sanity!
Another thing to look forward to is next weekend. Ashley is a friend and classmate who is doing her research in Uganda right now. Originally she was going to come hang out with me this weekend but due to visa issues that has been postponed until next weekend. I'm looking forward to showing her my favourite things in Kigali and to have someone to eat with at Indian Khazana, the best Indian Restaurant on the planet. If I can get enough done and talk to enough people this week then I am going to Uganda for a few days to hang out with her before I leave. I really hope this works out because it sounds like her time in Uganda has been really interesting and I have never been there. I'm going to have to get really annoying with the people I want to talk with so that they just agree to meet with me to get rid of me!
Yesterday morning I had a very productive meeting but it was pouring rain so I got soaking wet trying to get there. Then of course I had to wait almost 2 hours before she could actually meet with me, but that is the way things are. While I was walking from my house to find a taxi I ended up walking with a little girl on her way to buy cooking oil. She shared my umbrella for a few blocks then went into a shop across the street. We didn't talk to each other at all, just walked together for a little while trying to stay dry, then we waved as went our seperate ways. It was one of the highlights of my day.
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