Well, hello Mr. Worldwide Web....

Over the past few months in Rwanda I have had the opportunity to meet and interact with some very interesting travelers from around the world. Many of these travelers are sent over by Bridge2Rwanda on insight trips as friends, donors, etc. Most people pass through my little town of Musanze to hit the two most famous sights in the area, the legendary mountain gorillas (not guerillas) in the Virunga Mountain Range and the renowned Sonrise School (where I am blessed to teach) which has been featured in several books and movies. I have met the likes of many millionaires, CEOs, investment bankers, medical specialists, journalists, non-profit and NGO workers, and just plain interesting travelers. It creates interesting dynamics of being here in Rwanda, as I am working in one of the most poverty stricken areas in the world and am often entertained by and introduced to some of the wealthier people in the world.

For example, a couple weeks ago I met the inventor of the worldwide web right here in Musanze, Rwanda. No, not Al Gore. The real creator of the internet. The guy who changed all of our lives as we know it. The engineer who transformed the world’s ability to network, communicate, and spread information. The very reason that you are reading this right now.

And in a couple of weeks, our B2R team will spend an entire week entertaining and working on a mission with Kris Allen, the homegrown American Idol who put Arkansas on the map (of course after Bill Clinton, who is the only reason that anyone here has ever heard of Arkansas). We are joining forces with Kris to do a considerable project with the trendy but philanthropic TOM’S shoes organization. We will be distributing shoes to children at Sonrise and in our beloved village, as well as 30,000 other children in Rwanda.

And who said I was going to be off in the middle of Africa, away from civilization and the excitement of modern life? My life is way more exciting here than in the US….
Here is a picture of me with the former President of Rwanda and his family. I teach his daughter at Sonrise, so he feels a personal responsibility to assure that I am taken care of in Rwanda!