Frisbee and Stars

So after my last incredibly depressing blog, I thought I would write about some of my other experiences in Butare. We haven't done that much except for go to class and take our tests, but it has been fun just hanging around the town.
Almost every afternoon, a few of us have been playing frisbee in the grass by our guesthouse. It is so much fun, I forgot how much I love to play frisbee! Dad, I remember playing with you near Silent Sam when I was little. It was exactly like that! One time we lost the frisbee in a cornfield (which was totally my fault) but we found it and continued playing! We kind of destroyed a lot of flowers and plants in the process, but it was so much fun.
Last night, everyone was in a good mood because we had finished our test! So we all ate dinner and hung out. Somehow, a few of us ended up laying in the grass and falling asleep under the stars. It was so awesome, I have never slept under stars before. We were all just there, cuddling and talking and sleeping. The stars are so beautiful, it is ridiculous. David took this awesome picture on his camera that looks like it was taken from space, or at least from a telescope, seriously. We stayed out there until about two thirty in the morning. We wanted to go back inside before three, because that is when the malaria mosquitoes come out. And don't worry mom and dad, we were in the grass next to our guesthouse, which is gated and guarded. So we were safe! That might be one the coolest memories I have from Butare, or even from Rwanda.
Also today, I bought a Brazil soccer jersey from this awesome market. It was really cool!
Tomorrow we leave for Kibuye, which is on Lake Kivu (which borders both Rwanda and the DRC). I think we are going to relax and sit by the lake, and I can't wait. But I won't go swimming, because I don't want to get parasites that eat my brain!
Anyway, I will probably be in the Netherlands when I have internet next time. I will be sure to blog about my experience at the International Criminal Court when I am there!
love Colleen