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Arrived safely and with many curves on the road - Bin gut aber mit Umwegen angekommen

Trip went very well, from Brussels directly to Kigali. Online visa didn't bounce and my local supervisor picked me up and drove me to my place. With many detours though. Turns out one Sunday a month, this one, is 'car free day' from 7 till 10 am and everyone goes outside and does sports. Many people in athleisure... At some point you can also get you blood pressure etc checked. So Edward and I took a lot of detours at road blocks manned (no women there) with police. Now will go look for cash, water, food and a Sim card. 
Glatte Reise von Düsseldorf über Brüssel bis nach Kigali. Mit dem Online Visum ging auch alles, supi! Mein Betreuer Edward hat mich lieberweise abgeholt, wenn auch mit vielen Umwegen. Es ist nämlich 'Karfeitag' oder so dachte ich wird es geschrieben. Aber es ist eigentlich 'car free day ', an den Dialekt muss ich mich noch gewöhnen. Von 7-10 an einem Sonntag im Monat sind viele Hauptstraßen gesperrt und alle machen draußen Sport. Es wird sogdar irgendwo Blutdruck und so weiter gemessen. Allerdings waren deshalb auch viele Straßen Blockaden aufgebaut, mit Polizei. Haben es am Ende aber geschafft und ich hab schon sehr gut geschlafen und geduscht. Jetzt Geld, Wasser, Essen und Sim Karte suchen und nachher mit meinen Kommilitoninnen treffen. 

That's my view.
Das ist mein Blick aus dem Fenster.

Will clean up later... 
Räume später mal auf :) 

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