Ra's Life

Ra's Life I have found many more scrapes and scratches and some bruises near my groin (sorry my camera got soaked so no photos are available!)

I preach against giving beggars money. It encourages them to BE beggars. Give them food, help, medicine, books, wheelchairs, clothes, etc. but not money - that's what I say anyway.

So I hand out found sometimes to the many people asking for help on the streets in Rwanda. They are not so pushy, although some of the kids put in a good effort, claiming to be starving then sprinting off towards a new 'mark'.

One man I met while walking took me to an office were a Canadian firm is casting for extras in a film. I depart 25 May so will not be able to get involved (I enjoyed being an extra in Egypt a few times).

This man, Claude, also happens to be a judge at "Gacaca" (Ga-cha-cha) the Genocide tribunals. And he promised to take me on Sunday to attend on the the trials. I will try to hire a translator since everything is done in the local language Kinyarwanda, but even if I can't I want to get the 'feel' of the proceedings.

So if the good news is that you are spared photos of my injured groin, the down side is my camera is wrecked and I will work to get some photos from the past collection and other sources...