Day 2 started off with more traveling. We left London late the day before and landed in Addis Ababa at about 7am. We waited for the next flight which would take us to Burundi. Little did I know but the plane was going to stop in Rwanda. Unfortunately I didn't get the passport stamped so I can't say that I've officially been there. We landed in Bujumbura Burundi and made it through customs. Here's what the inside of the Bujumbura airport looks like.
I've noticed that I'm becoming more at ease with custom agents. On the trip to Burundi I would always think to myself "Did I fill out the form correctly? Do I have all my important papers that I need? There must be something that I'm forgetting..." On the way back to Canada I wasn't nearly as uptight about the process of going through customs.
We met up with Painito, Rose, and Constantine. Painito is the head of the ICM operations in Burundi. Rose is his wife. Constantine is a liaison between ICM and government officials so that things happen how they should. We loaded up into the vans and headed to our home for the next week and a half. We didn't do much for the rest of the day since most of us were quite tired from all the traveling and jet lag. Se had supper and went to bed. Sleeping was an interesting experience. Bujumbura doesn't cool off much at night. Also there isn't much breeze to speak of. Put those two together and sweating while sleeping was a common occurrence. Eventually I became accustomed to it so the heat wouldn't keep me up at night.
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