On being a mzungu...

Something that I'm constantly aware of here is that I really stand out as a white person (or 'mzungu'). There are actually loads of expat mzungus here in Kigali, but you get pointed at everywhere regardless, and kids especially delight in saying 'hello mzungu' or 'bonjour mzungu'. It's a bit bizarre. Marc, our driver, asked me whether kids get excited when they see a black person in the UK. I told him not really, though that might be something to do with British reserve being instilled at a young age :-). Usefully, I've recently discovered the Kinyarwanda word for 'black person' (umwirabura). When you respond 'hello umwirabura' it inevitably gets a laugh, even from the adults, so I think that's going to be my tactic from now on...