Kamaliza's Suitcase: An impromptu Christmas dinner

So, my parents sent me a package of Christmas decorations a while back and I got them last week. I was a bit sad because I wasn’t having a Kibungo Christmas dinner and didn’t think I should take them all the way to Zanzibar. So after hearing that a few visitors planned to come to K-town, I hosted an impromptu Christmas dinner last night. Ulyses – a Canadian I met on a bus – came for a visit, Christine stopped over and a couch surfing couple from German cycled their way in from Tanzania to spend the night in Kibungo. They have been cycle around the world for a year to raise money for a hospital in Tanzania. So far they’ve been through most of Europe, a lot of Asia and then flew from Pakistan to Dar Es Salaam to cycle through Africa. They hope to be home next June. They are totally interesting and, if you speak German, you can follow them on their website. If you don’t speak German there is a Google English translation.

Their website is www.weltperrad.de

Jason brought “cupcakes” from St. Joseph’s with homemade chocolate sauce, Christine found strawberries in Kigali. Ulyses helped me carry the food from the market and Toby and Daniela enthralled us with their travel stories. We made a great lentil stew, had Waraji with Fanta, Mutzig and Primus. Great desserts. We even had Christmas carols by the crackling fire and Santa Clause found his way and put gifts under the tree!!

Now if only I could find some snow…..

Daniela and Toby will stay until tomorrow when they will head off early to try to make it to Kigali to stay with Dmitri and Arian. Then they head up north to Uganda before flying to West Africa to cycle back up to Europe.