On Vacation

Now I'm really on vacation at my aunt and uncle's house in Arusha, sleeping in, reading, plenty of internet time and I even took an afternoon nap! Yesterday I went to observe a session of the UN Rwanda War Tribunal. It has been going on for about 10 years and I always wanted to go see it while I lived here, but was always in Arusha over various holidays, and so it was not in session. I sat in on a session in which the nanny of a political figure was interviewed. It was really tedious as they would ask a simple question like "where were you when you heard that the president was killed?" She was questioned in english, and then it was interpreted into french (for some of the judges) and into whatever language she was speaking. She was 16 at the time of the genocide, and probably had no education, so a number of times she said she didn't understand the question, and lawyer would have to start all over. Although it was very interesting in general, one hour to observe was plenty!

Friday we are going camping, Monday I take the bus back to Dar, and Tuesday I fly to Norway for a few days before coming home. The Norway trip is proving more expensive and logistically difficult than I had initially hoped, but I'm sure it will be great. God willing, and provided I don't freeze to death in Oslo, I'll be flying home on the 18th!