Recently I traveled to the stunningly beautiful country of
Rwanda.
It was my first time and I was just in awe of its stunning beauty in the landscape.
The capital, Kigali.
It's nickname, land of a thousand hills, was an understatement and well deserved.
The landscape is a never ending up and down, of gorgeous drops and curving roads.
While driving, we passed at least three brides in the bridal march within an hour.
It was such a joyous scene (although she looks kind of nervous in my shot!).
On a sobering note, heading east, toward the border with Congo-Kinshasa, we passed the Nkamira Transit Camp.
is a transit camp for refugees fleeing the violence in the DRC.
A football match. In 2012, the
UN reported that the camp's population had surpassed 11,000 refugees.
It was sobering to see so many lives impacted by the M23 rebels in the DRC.
It was a sobering thing to see the day after visiting several sites in Rwanda in which thousands lost their lives in the genocide.
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