Two weeks left

Not that I'm counting, but yes I only have two weeks left here in East Africa. We finish up here in Rwanda this weekend and head for Arusha, Tanzania early Monday morning.

It's strange to think that I've been away from home for more than a month now. I personally have never done anything like this before, but I'm very glad that I did. It's good to take the time away to think about the things that matter in this world and to study my own self. Being thousands of miles away from home in a foreign country and culture with no loved ones around has really exposed my passions and helped me to further think about the future.

At this point I have no new news to report. I have a free weekend the next three days and will try my best to keep myself busy. Tomorrow is Independence Day in the US obviously and it will be strange to be away on the 4th of July. Here the 4th of July is Liberation Day, the day that the RPF (rebel group led by the current Rwandan president) forced the genocidaire government out of Kigali, the capital and began to bring an end to the killings. It will be interesting to witness the celebrations here in town.

Thanks for the continued support as always. I will be home 2 weeks from today and look forward to seeing all of you again.

Peace,
Matt

p.s. for those of you that know Katharine, you should wish her a happy birthday if you didn't already. She turned 21 yesterday!