Itinerary

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Bolivia is over 400 thousand square miles which makes it the world’s 28^th-largest country and the population is the world’s 85th most populated country in the world. This country has been a landlocked nation since 1879, when it lost its coastal department of Litoral to Chile in the War of the Pacific. Bolivia’s resources include much of the Amazon rainforests, highlands in the Andes mountains, and the world largest salt flats the Salar de Uyuni. Bolivia has the lowest GDP per capital in South America and yet the country is rich in it’s natural resources. It has the second largest natural gas reserves in South America and 50 to 70 percent of the worlds lithium. A major part of the population, mostly females are illiterate. Bolivia has major universities although currently there is a project for creating three indigenous universities, sonce education over the last 200 years has been stongly influenced by the Catholic church.

My Visit to Rwanda

If I had seven days in Rwanda I would probably start out with going to see the mountain gorillas!

Then the I want to walk around the local market and see if they have any types of meat that might interest me. The next day I will go to the Parc National Nyungwe Forest to see the jungle and all of it inhabitants. Also i want to go to a place called Parc National Des Volcans. After a couple days of full on vacations mode i will be fun to just hang out on the beaches of Lake Kivu. The next day i would like to visit Rusumo Falls because it is very beautiful. To have some fun i think ill be going to the rwanda national ballet famous for it traditional dancing and singing!!

money exchange

1.00 = 570

5.00 = 2850

10.00 = 5700

20.00 = 11400

50.00 = 28501

100.00 = 57002

Useful phrases for rwanda

Good morning: MwahRahMootZAY (Mwaramutse)
Good afternoon: MweeReeWay (Mwiriwe)
Hello (if haven't seen in a while): MooRahHoh (Muraho)
Hello (pidgin Swahili): JahmBoh (Jambo)
Sir: BgahNah (Bwana)
Madam: MahDahm (Madame)
How are you?: AhMahKooRoo (Amakuru)
How are you? (reciprocated): AhMahKooRoo Yah Way (Amakuru yawe)
How are you doing?: OoMAYzay GOOtay? (Umeze gute)
What's up?: BEEtess? (Bitese?)
What's up? (Very familiar, with close friends): BEEtess shah? (Bite se sha?)
I'm fine: Nee MAYza (Ni meza)
I'm not good: MayZay NahBee (Meze nabi)
I'm fine: MAYzay NAYzah (Meze neza)
Thank you: MooRahKohZay (Murakoze)
Thank you very much(Swahili): AhSANtee SAHna (Ahsante Sana)
You, too: NahWay (Nawe)
Goodbye (afternoon): MeeReeGway (Mwirirwe)
Goodbye (evening): MooRahMooKeyAy (Muramuke)
Goodbye (if not going to see for a while): MooRahBAYho (Murabeho)
See you tomorrow: Nah HAYJoh (Ni ahejo)
See you next time/soon: TooRohnGayRah (Turongera)
Yes: YAYgo (Yego)
No: Oya (Oya)
Not at all!: AHSHWeeDAH (Ashwida)
Okay: SahWah (Sawa) (Swahili)
What's your name?: WitWAHNday? (Witwa nde)
My name is _____.: NEETwah _____. (Nitwa)
Nice to meet you (one person): NdahBeeSheemYay (Ndabishimiye)
Nice to meet you (plural, polite form): NeeSheemYay KooBah MenYah (Nishimiye kuba menya)
Good: MAYza (Meza)
Bad: BeeBee (Bibi)
Welcome: MooRahKahZah NayZa (Murakaza neza)
Welcome (Swahili): KahReeBoo (Karibu)
Feel at home: MooReeSahnGah (Murisanga)
Excuse me (also means "have compassion"): ImBahBahZee (Imbabazi)
Have a good day: OoMoonSee MweeZah (Umunsi Mwiza)
Have a good evening: OoMooGohRohBah MWEEZah (Umugoroba mwiza)
Have a good night: EeJoro GweeZah (Ijoro Rwiza)
Have a good trip: OoRooGenDoh GweeZah (Urugendo Rwiza)
Excuse me (e.g. if trying to get through a crowd) : NDahSahBah EenZeeRah (Ndasaba inzira)

Daily Conversation

What is your profession?: OoKohrEekEe? (Ukora iki?)
How is your family?: AhMahKooRoo YohMooRooGoh? (Amakuru yo murugo?)
Do you have time? Are you free?: OoFeetOomWahNyah? (Ufite umwanya)
I don't have time: Nhah MwahNeeAh MFeeTay (Nta mwanya mfite)
No problem: NAHkeyBAzoh (Ntakibazo)
No problem (Swahili): Hakuna Matata (or) Hamna Shida
I work for ________. : NhoRerAh ________ (Nkorera _____. )
I am an employee of ___.: NDooMooKohZee Wah ___. (Ndi umukozi wa ___.)
We work for _________. : DooKohRerAh _______ (Dukorera _____.)
I speak a little Kinyarwanda: KeenYahGwanda CheeAnJeeay NeeGeeKeeay (Kinyarwanda cyanje n'igikye)
I'm trying: NdaGayraGayZah (Ndagerageza)
I don't understand that: SeemByoomVah (Simbyumva)
I don't know: SeemBeeZee (Simbizi)
I know: NDahBeeZee (Ndabizi)
Repeat: SooBeeRahMoh (Subiramo)
Sorry (also, "Pity"): BahBahReeRah (Babarira)
Sorry (expression of sympathy): WeeHahnGahnAy (Wihangane)
Me, too: NahJeeYay (Najye)
You, too: NahWay (Nawe)
Are you married?: OoRooBahtSay? (Urubatse?)
Are you single?: OoReenGahRahGoo? (Uri ingaragu?)
I am married: NDooBAhtSay (Ndubatse)
I am single: NDeenGahRahGoo (Ndi ingaragu)
Do you have children?: OoFeeTahBahNah? (Ufite abana?)
I don't have: SeemFeeTay (Simfite)

maddy's visit flight stuff

Traveling to Kigali
Thu 5-Nov-09
Santa Barbara (SBA) Depart 3:30 pm	to	Los Angeles (LAX) Arrive 4:10 pm Terminal 4	89 mi (143 km) Duration: 0hr 40mn	Flight: 3085 Operated by: AMERICAN EAGLE COMMUTER SERVICE/AMERICAN EAGLE
Economy/Coach Class, Embraer EMB-140
Los Angeles (LAX) Depart 6:45 pm Terminal 4	to	Dallas (DFW) Arrive 11:35 pm	1,238 mi (1,992 km) Duration: 2hr 50mn	Flight: 2468
Economy/Coach Class, Boeing 737-800
Fri 6-Nov-09
Dallas (DFW) Depart 11:30 am	to	New York (JFK) Arrive 4:00 pm Terminal 8	1,378 mi (2,218 km) Duration: 3hr 30mn	Flight: 172
Economy/Coach Class, Food For Purchase, Boeing 757
New York (JFK) Depart 6:10 pm Terminal 8	to	Brussels (BRU) Arrive 7:40 am +1 day Terminal MAIN TERMINAL	3,657 mi (5,885 km) Duration: 7hr 30mn	Flight: 172
Economy/Coach Class, Boeing 757
Sat 7-Nov-09
Brussels (BRU) Depart 10:40 am Terminal MAIN TERMINAL	to	Kigali (KGL) Arrive 7:45 pm	3,963 mi (6,378 km) Duration: 8hr 5mn	Flight: 7790 Operated by: BRUSSELS AIRLINES
Economy/Coach Class, Lunch, AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330-300
Total distance: 10,325 mi (16,616 km) Total duration: 22hr 35mn (42hr 15mn with connections)
Traveling to Santa Barbara
Thu 12-Nov-09
Kigali (KGL) Depart 8:45 pm	to	Entebbe (EBB) Arrive 10:35 pm	212 mi (341 km) Duration: 0hr 50mn	Flight: 7790 Operated by: BRUSSELS AIRLINES
Economy/Coach Class, Meal, AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330-300
Entebbe (EBB) Depart 11:40 pm	to	Brussels (BRU) Arrive 5:55 am +1 day Terminal MAIN TERMINAL	3,887 mi (6,256 km) Duration: 8hr 15mn	Flight: 7790 Operated by: BRUSSELS AIRLINES
Economy/Coach Class, AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330-300
Fri 13-Nov-09
Brussels (BRU) Depart 10:40 am Terminal MAIN TERMINAL	to	Chicago (ORD) Arrive 12:45 pm Terminal 5 INTERNATIONAL	4,144 mi (6,669 km) Duration: 9hr 5mn	Flight: 89
Economy/Coach Class, Lunch, Boeing 777
Chicago (ORD) Depart 3:10 pm Terminal 3	to	Los Angeles (LAX) Arrive 5:25 pm Terminal 4	1,745 mi (2,808 km) Duration: 4hr 15mn	Flight: 455
Economy/Coach Class, Boeing 767-300
Los Angeles (LAX) Depart 6:40 pm Terminal 4	to	Santa Barbara (SBA) Arrive 7:15 pm	89 mi (143 km) Duration: 0hr 35mn	Flight: 3051 Operated by: AMERICAN EAGLE COMMUTER SERVICE/AMERICAN EAGLE
Economy/Coach Class, Embraer EMB-140

Emmanuels visit!

On Monday I picked up Emmanuel from the airport and we went straight to see the pier and I showed him the Ty Warner sea center mostly because I love that place but also I thought he might enjoy to see some of the aquatic specimens we have here in SB. Emmanuel wouldn’t stop talking about the leopard shark and how rough its scales are. I agree petting one is like swiping your hand across a sheet of sandpaper. I have a feeling he really enjoyed that!

The next day we went to the wharf and spent hours just walking up and down. I think we went into every building along Stearns wharf. We also went into the maritime museum. Emmanuel thought that it was just the bee’s knees. We both went to the little movie theatre in the museum. They were playing a segment about seals and sea lions. I personally thought the movie was boring but Emmanuel felt differently. After that we went to El Camino Cielo to see over all of Santa Barbara! I have a feeling he really liked that too.

For dinner on Wednesday we went to los arroyos and we both had a plate of enchiladas, my personal favorite. When we finished our enchiladas I took Emmanuel to get a chocolate milkshake from my favorite fast food restaurant, my lovely sister Nonny. Once we had finished our milkshakes on the roof we went to

On Thursday we went to the Santa Barbara history museum. We went into the butterflies alive exhibit and that was by far my favorite part of our little expedition through the museum! After that we went to the bug exhibit to see the caterpillars in their cocoons. Next we went to the animals of Santa Barbara exhibit. All the animals are sooo cute!!! Then we visited the bird exhibit. Some of the glass boxes containing some sort of stuffed bird had a little black button. They encouraged people to push the button and if you are stupid enough to follow the instructions to “push me” your eardrums fill with the loud screeches of either a great horned owl or an annoying little pelican that doesn’t even deserve to be in a museum because you go to the beach and see twenty live ones that are three times as annoying as the ones behind the glass. Well anyway, before I could warn Emmanuel he, he, he… he pressed the button and it not only caught me off guard but him too and he was the one pressing the button!

On Friday Emmanuel begged me to take him and see Charlie. Once we were in Charlie’s pen Emmanuel decided he didn’t feel so desperate to see the overweight sow any longer because the smell was so horrendous. He claimed he had never smelled a stench quite like that one and he hoped to never smell it again!!! So after that we went to somewhere I thought would smell a little better, the rose garden! So not only did we get to rid our noses of the stench of “Charlie” but we also went up to the mission! After that long day of many smells Emmanuel and I were pooped so I sent him home to take a nap because he needed some resting for tomorrow!

For Saturday I planned to introduce Emmanuel to all the teachers at my school. We went down to the school at about 12:00 and we planned to stay for about three hours! All the teachers seemed really interested in Emmanuel and I was very proud of myself for bringing him in and not one of the “smarter” students. Emmanuel and I went to Teresa’s room first but she wasn’t there as always! So next we went to Domi and Pam’s room and as usual only Pam was sitting at her desk. Once we had finished his “interview” Emmanuel and I went into Jakes room. He seemed pretty happy to see Emmanuel although Jake looked like he had a lot of work on his plate. As we walked to john’s room we were stopped more than 5 times by parents and students and teachers who were missing from their classrooms. We could have walked all the way down to the office and back and it would have taken us just as long. Finally we were through the door we had made it to johns class out of all the teachers john acted the most happy to see my familiar friend! After john was all talked out I took Emmanuel home and asked him how it went for him and we both agreed it was very fun and educational. Sadly the next day I had to take him back to the airport as my week was over and my fun was done.

While Emmanuel stayed with me I taught him some things about America and how we do stuff here and he taught me some stuff about Accraghana and how they do stuff there. Overall I had a very educational time but one of the most important lessons Emmanuel taught me was to never give up because you can do anything and you can get anything accomplished as long as you never give up!