From Nick: Parting words...
We got back from Rwanda last Friday and despite my best efforts, I fell fast asleep by 6pm that...
Jun 30th
From Kevin: Final Note
There isn’t much I can say that hasn’t already been said. This trip was beyond my...
Jun 29th
From Bill: Reality Check
After the past 8 days in Rwanda, one might say “it’s back to reality” but the real...
Jun 28th
Last update from (New Jersey)
30 hours of flying gives one a lot of time to reflect so you would think that i would have organized...
Jun 27th
From Brian: Seth at the Kigali airport
Jun 26th
From Tina: Boo Hoo My Friends Are Gone
Today, the Liquidnet Guys (and Gal) left the village. To say they were loved by all would be an...
Jun 25th
From Brian: the “instrumental enrichment”...
Jun 25th
From Brian: Nick at final meal in the village
Jun 25th
From Brian: Bill on a very crowded bus back to Kigali
Jun 25th
From Nick: Saying goodbye to the ASYV
Jun 25th
From "Jeri":Peace
Well our time here is just about done - we are packed and waiting for the bus to take us to the...
Jun 25th
From Neal
Today is our last day:( The past two days we’ve been setting up laptops, day and night. Yes,...
Jun 25th
Jun 25th
From Brian: Bill at our final lunch.
Jun 25th
From Brian: Nick at lunch in the dining hall.
Jun 25th
From Arif: Reflecting on Rwanda's ASYV
Today is our last day here. An air of sadness lingers, we’re all going to miss this place. ...
Jun 25th
From Bill: Family Time
Last night we split up into pairs and visited two families each during family time 9pm - 10pm. Arif...
Jun 25th
From Bill: Sadly, this is our last day
Today we went on a tour of the water supply system - quite amazing. Pipes laid down steep hillside...
Jun 25th
From Brian: can you spot Arif, Bill and Mike sitting in this...
Jun 25th
From Brian: Arif pretending to paint.
Jun 25th
From Nick: Kevin, Neal and I sat in on a Physics class at...
Jun 25th
From Arif: Amazing skies above the Youth Village. Not as...
Jun 24th
From Arif: Nick uses the outdoor gym at the ASYV…
Jun 24th
From Arif: Sudents at the ASYV posing for a photo at the...
Jun 24th
From Arif: Celestine, an ASYV resident, performing at the...
Jun 24th
From Arif: Seth speaking at the opening of the...
Jun 24th
From Brian: Nick, Arif, and Bill’s room
Jun 24th
From Mike: Where are we?
Another great day in the Village with the kids. After being able to display all their hard work...
Jun 24th
From Brian: for the four nights we’ve been in the...
Jun 24th
From Brian: Liquidnet sleeping arrangements - Mike on top,...
Jun 24th
From Bill: Celebrations and The Day...
Yesterday was inauguration day and everything went like clockwork. The kids had practiced so hard...
Jun 24th
From Brian: view from the Liquidnet Family High School of...
Jun 24th
From Nick: Reflecting on our last full...
To have built the Agahozo-Shalom Youth Village in a little over 3 years is an epic accomplishment....
Jun 24th
From Brian: in one of the homes, Jeri hangs a poster...
Jun 24th
From Brian: Seth explaining to Fabian how Liquidnet works
Jun 24th
Mike shows off his basketball skills to the students, Brian...
Jun 24th
From Kevin: Emmanuel
I’ve become very connected with one particular student here. Emmanuel (see self portrait...
Jun 24th
From Kevin: Emmanuel
Jun 24th
From Brian: Arif, Nick, Kevin and Neal help configure the...
Jun 24th
From Brian: Arif, Nick, Kevin and Neal help configure the...
Jun 24th
From Brian: can you spot the Liquidnet logo in this...
Jun 23rd
From Brian: ASYV students performing alongside the Bat Sheva...
Jun 23rd
From Brian: ASYV students perform a sketch called...
Jun 23rd
From Brian: future businessman, future famous singer, future...
Jun 23rd
From Brian: Nir, the Director of the ASYV
Jun 23rd
From Brian: students perform traditional Rwandan dance at...
Jun 23rd
From Brian: the dedication of the Liquidnet Family High...
Jun 23rd
From Brian: students perform traditional dance during the...
Jun 23rd
From Brian: Fabian teaches a physics class as part of the...
Jun 23rd
From Brian: dedication plaque for the Liquidnet Family High...
Jun 23rd
From Mike: Three O'clock High
I’m not sure when the last time anyone has been to high school but the Liquidnet Family High...
Jun 22nd
Some of us worked very hard today, especially Jeri! Her...
Jun 22nd
From Arif: Happy Rwanda
Today has been a lovely day for us all. We helped out at the village, painting all the bins (trash...
Jun 22nd
From Nick: Liquidnet all over (Part...
As you have seen from earlier posts, many of us were on garbage can container painting duty today....
Jun 22nd
From Neal: Blogging from Rwanda
Today was a good day!!! The village was a buzz of activity, which is good since our room was full of...
Jun 22nd
From Bill: Lileen
The kids here are amazing. They are all so polite and calm but also so eager to learn. At dinner...
Jun 22nd
From Brian: Bill, Neal and Mike sharing an after dinner...
Jun 22nd
From Nick: Liquidnet all over
Jun 22nd
From Brian: Seth talking with a student after dinner.
Jun 22nd
From "Jeri": Getting ready for the big...
Today began with tour of the village. We saw the farm which once it is completely operational it...
Jun 22nd
From Kevin: Visit to a Sisters of...
After visiting the Genocide Memorial yesterday, we were given the opportunity to go to a Kigali...
Jun 22nd
From Brian: Jeri sprucing up part of the Liquidnet Family...
Jun 22nd
From Brian: Neal and Kevin adding some finishing touches to...
Jun 22nd
From Brian: Mike shows off his artistic side.
Jun 22nd
From Brian: Arif in the courtyard of the LNFHS @ ASYV.
Jun 22nd
From Brian: Bill hard at work doing touch up work in...
Jun 22nd
From Brian: Nick setting up a live blog for during the ASYV...
Jun 22nd
From Brian: Mike and Bill in front of the mural at the Safra...
Jun 22nd
From Nick: Liquidnet Family High School
Jun 22nd
From Arif: An Emotional Day in Rwanda
Today we visited the Genocide Memorial Museum in Kigali. A very contrasting experience from the fun...
Jun 21st
From Bill: Thorns & Roses
Each night we meet as a group to talk about the day and share our “thorns and roses”...
Jun 21st
From Nick: Children
Our group went to the Kigali Genocide Memorial Center today. I can’t fathom the brutality....
Jun 21st
From Brian: We were greeted in Rwanda by a sign indicating...
Jun 21st
From "Jeri":Beauty, Optimism& Hope
Words can not recreate for you what we saw at the Genocide Memorial today. Getting a full accounting...
Jun 21st
From Kevin: Genocide Memorial Museum
I’ve never had a more impactful and emotional experience in my life. Over a million...
Jun 21st
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Jun 19th
From Mike: Plush
A strikingly beautiful country, so lush and so green…think Vermont on the equator… but...
Jun 19th
From neal: from the king's hut
Hopefully, this uploads properly. It (should be) is a picture of the “king’s” hut...
Jun 19th
From neal: from the king’s hut
Jun 19th
From Kevin: First Posting
Wow, that was a long trip to Kigali! Not much sleep on the 2 plane trips to get here, so I was...
Jun 19th
And they’re off! The next group of Liquidnet...
Jun 17th
From Nick: Anxious
It’s well past midnight and I find myself anxious for my trip to Rwanda tomorrow. I have been...
Jun 17th