Yesterday night was quiz night at Sola Luna, the local Italian pizzeria, where a bunch of expats and UN workers get together, chat, drink from huge bottles of beer, and test each other's knowledge on obscure factoids. My team decided to dress up in our fancy duds in order to present ourselves as an intimidating force to be reckoned with. I looked pretty smart besides the fact that I sported my hiking boots as I do not have any dress shoes. Anyways, one of the questions was about an anagram for a famous woman's name that goes "nigel fetch an iron leg" or something to that effect. Our group was stumped utterly by this question and we were scrambling to fill in the blank before they collected our paper. I had been thinking to myself "what are dead women with really long names?" and suddenly I knew the answer: Florence Nightingale. I do not know how I came to that conclusion, I attribute it to God, maybe a theophany through speech.
I really enjoy those trivia nights and they are but one aspect of the wacky experiences I have an opportunity to take part in here in bustling Kigali. For example, last night was aerobics night at Amahoro Stadium. There was loud music (a dance mix of ABBA and Elton John) and a bunch of old Rwandans usually show up to the gymnasium for the aerobics, but they are dressed in the most ridiculous outfits, reminiscent of the '80s, and it is a comical affair. Not only was it hard work, but it was ridiculously fun. I probably got the same amount of a workout laughing up a storm than doing the dancercises.
Grace and Peace to you all (whoever actually reads this besides my parents) from Kigali,
Yesua
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