It was finally my turn to go to Goma and Bukavu. We took an early morning UN flight, and arrived in Goma just after noon to find out that our flight was cancelled to Bukavu because of bad weather. One night in Goma! It' beautiful there.
At the airport, there were these amazing hanging nests and birds with yellow chests.
The view of the river from the hotel was beautiful..
And then early the next morning, we took the boat across..
it was a three hour trip, and it was a great way to start the day.
Once in Bukavu, we joined the rest of the team who was doing a focus group with young people to learn more about their ambitions, and the things that they felt were stopping them. We visited a lot of different organizations including a center for people with disabilities, and the Panzi Foundation (see http://www.panzifoundation.org) which was incredibly powerful.
The view of the lake from this side (Bukavu) was equally stunning.
And I learned about a new fruit, they call it (in French) "prune", though in Rwanda they call it a tree tomato.
It tastes like a sour tomato, with a bit of a different texture and a bit sweeter.
Bukavu, center city. It's a beautiful place, the weather is cool and the people are friendly. It's sad that there's still such insecurity, it would be a great place to live!
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