There is an article published in TES magazine and website about my summer holiday in Rwanda. It is just a glimpse of what it was as I find it very hard to summarise in few words that unique experience.
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News | Published in TESS on 28 August, 2015
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These are some of the questions I was asked:
1- Would you move to Rwanda?
2- Would you come back?
3- How do I know my talents?
4- How to not disappoint my family if I choose a profession that is not the one that they want me to follow?
5- How long does it take to get married in Scotland?
6- What do I have to do to go abroad?
7- What are you going to leave for us that will inspire us, that will remind us that you were here?
Bike is a synonym of status in Ruhuha, Rwanda. It is either a means of transport for commercial or personal purposes. It is an economic source and to have a bicycle is a dream that many people wish to come true in their life.
Bicycles have become the best transport to get students to their schools.
Peddling is  an asset in Ruhuha and people depend on the bikes heavily.
Many times I thought about having my own bicycle. It would be so useful!
I want to dedicate some special posts for the stunning bikes that are turning heads, at least mine, on the long wide street of Ruhuha.
I love them! They are colourfully painted and decorated with meaningful words . Their owners are proud of what the bike means for them and for the community. The personalisation of the bikes is outstanding. This one is a taxi express!
I could not stop photographing them.
The driver is more than happy to pose for a picture. “Simba” in Swahili is Lion. Is “Tujyende Simba” Lion of Judah?
The Hebrew word “Shalom” means peace.
 “Mana” is God in Kinyarwanda.
Hiace is a van used as a mini bus in Rwanda. So you can imagine what this bike can take. “Bring it on!”
How cool this bike is!
I was not a rider while in Rwanda, but I could not take my eyes of the bikes and their riders. The riders are proud, strong and they can carry anything they want and need when on their bicycles.
Sometimes with a little bit of struggle, but they can do it!
