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ClimateNE & Climate Change Schools Project support the move to a low-carbon, resilient economy and help businesses avoid risk and realise commercial opportunities. Posts by Jen Atkinson, Krista McKinzey and Harriet Thew » The journey home was going to be a long one.
And with the gorillas safely tucked away in my hand luggage, thanks to the Peace Baskets, I had to rely on the age old tradition of sitting on my case to zip it up!
I was sad to be leaving Rwanda (though I'm sure IâÂÂll be back soon), but what a great feeling to know the Shared Interest and COFTA project has the backing of the Rwandan Private Sector Federation and, more importantly, the artisans and farmers themselves.
On the way to the airport, we had a whistle stop tour of Kigali to say our goodbyes and managed to pick up some beautiful Rwandan earrings with a brand new design. (IâÂÂve promised to see how they go down in the UK market.)
Eventually we made it onto the plane after struggling through the hilliest country I have every visited!
And it was at this point I began thinking that Joan and I are celebrity magnets...
After meeting the most famous rap stars in Nigeria last week, here we were sitting in front of the entire Rwandan National football team. You couldnâÂÂt miss them - their coach was giving them a motivational speech, somehow ignoring the fact that they were surrounded by a plane full of passengers. Of course, we got photos and wished them good luck for their game against Tunisia.
And as I began to think that nothing would surprise me now, we continued on our long journey home....
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