Texts from Rwanda

Only since arriving to Rwanda did I learn about a website called - Texts from Last Night. It's mainly used to post drunken texts people receive the night before so that the world can laugh at them. I'm stealing this idea to create my own version - Texts from Rwanda. None of these are drunken (to my knowledge) but living in Rwanda creates a sort of humor that even alcohol can't compete with. I doubt you will all find these as funny as myself and the other PCVs do but they do offer a glimpse into our strange reality here. I'm not identifying anyone who sent these because I didn't tell everyone I'd be posting them online (oops, sorry)…and some of them were sent by myself.


So I was walking through town, and 2 kids pushing a bike passed me, and I was like, yes! This is the right speed! :) (referring to the honed skill of walking slower than Rwandans)

My neighbors have come out to watch me cook i'm going 2 make my fortune on the rwandan food network!

neighbor.s house girl had 2 clean my front walk bc watching me do it was 2 painful. what is kinyarwandan 4 muri america i was a competent adult? (muri america means in america)

Morning! I've dreamed that you have 3 beautiful children and living in RR ok good day success (if you can't tell that was written by a Rwandan coworker…her dream included me having triplets! eek! She thought it was hilarious!)

crap the sky is falling! seriously rocks just fell in my shower room after an aggressive visit from a bird

there is a man outside my office with a cow print cowboy hat, plaid jacket and cane. it will be a great day (referring to the amazing wardrobes of some Rwandans)

my latrine floor is cracking!