This weekend was the Kwita Izina Ceremony in Musanze (well, actually Kinigi but they’re close) at Gorilla Nat’l Park. Kwita Izina is the baby gorilla naming ceremony that they have every year to celebrate the births of all the new baby gorillas. So, a bunch of us PCVs ventured out of our sites and headed up to stay with our fellow PCV Steph at her house in Musanze so that we could check out the spectacle that was giving names to baby gorillas. It’s kind of hard to explain the whole ceremony, so I’m going to post pictures. But basically, there was a lot of traditional Rwandan dancing, lots of speeches, Kagame did not show up (or Jack Hanna) but we did get the Rwandan Prime Minister…and then they named the baby gorillas of course. After was a reception with free food and beverages, naturally we mooched as much as possible. And, like every successful PCV, some of us came out with free stuff (I got myself a nice “Kwita Izina” jacket, win!). So, here are some pictures to explain the shenanigans:
Musanze…that’s a Volcano
Traditional Dancing 1
Traditional Dancing 2
Traditional Dancing 3
Traditional Dancing 4
Traditional Dancing 5
The Baby Gorillas…or small children in gorilla suits
Baby Gorillas hanging out on stage
And to be honest, site has been having a lot of ups and downs lately. Since it’s been almost 8 months since I came to Rwanda, I’m starting to get restless, a little bored and frustrated more often. I’m hoping that this this weekend and the 4th of July weekend will provide some nice relax and recuperation. Since it’s been a little rough, I’m not going to talk about how site’s been, but I am still enjoying this experience, so no worries.
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