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Wow its already Friday and Tuesday is when i meet everyone in Phili! I am so excited and super stressed at the same time. I have a 3 page packing list and way too much stuff that i want to bring and can't. I am so happy that I got to visit friends this week though. Went on a little trip to Gettysburg to see Maria. Met Kim in Baltimore and saw Kimmy over in Delaware yesterday. It is so hard to say goodbye to someone who you won't see again for over 2 years.
Rwanda is said to be one of the prettiest countries in Africa. A land of a thousand hills. The silver-back gorillas live here and are only 700 mountain gorillas left in existence and most live in Rwanda, Uganda and the Congo. They get up to 6 feet and are 300 to 425 pounds. Rwanda is also full of volcanoes. Mount Gahinga, inactive, 3,474 meters (11,398 feet. Mount Karisimbi, also inactive, 4,507 metres (14,787 ft). The name of this volcano, comes a word in Kinyarwanda meaning little white shell. This is an allusion to the white snow cap that can sometimes be found on the volcano. Mount Muhabura, 4,127 metres (13,540 ft, name means The Guide, derives from a historical use of the mountain to aid navigation. These volcanoes as well as many others are havens for the mountain gorillas.
So excited to be able to live in such a beautiful country.
