Up Country

This last week we went up country to spend some time learning Kirundi and to experience a different part of Burundi. We drove about 3 hours north east of Bujumbura up into the hills, and the last third of the journey was entirely on dirt roads. The place we stayed was called Burasira, and there is another MCC worker named Jodie who works with a school in the area. Jodie arranged for us to have Kirundi lessons at the school everyday, but Kirundi is a difficult language so only a little stuck with me.


This is the school that we had our kirundi lessons in.


We stayed in the dorms of a catholic seminary and we were privileged to share all of our meals with the priests in their private dining room. Our days in Burasira consisted of Kirundi lessons, going to market, watching pottery being made, and dining with the priest, it was an overall great experience.


this is the road from the school that leads into the village.






This is the village on a market day







On Saturday I moved in with my host family, and on Monday I started French lessons and also began working at the radio station, but I will post later about all of that.