After several days of intense interviews, meet the people I live with:
"The Distractinator"
Name: Ryan
School: Messiah College
Major: History
Disney Character personality assigned by group: Flynn Rider (Tangled)
Most awkward Mzungu (white person) moment: “A police man told me he was scared of me.”
What Food do you crave the most?: Authentic Mexican Food
Favorite thing about Rwanda thus far: The weather
Most desired super power: Teleportation
"Little Miss Sunshine"
Name: Kimmie
School: Messiah College
Major: Sociology/Anthropology with a minor in Peace and Conflict
Disney Character personality assigned by group: Russell (Up)
Most awkward Mzungu (white person) moment: “Almost every experience, but being crowded by 150+ people in the village near Tanzania.”
What Food do you crave the most: juicy, crispy Gala Apples
Favorite thing about Rwanda thus far: Iced coffee, Mango, and the Kigali view from our house
Most desired super power: The ability to speak every language fluently
"The Sweetie Pie"
Name: Julie
School: Eastern University
Major: Economic Development
Disney Character personality assigned by group: Nala (The Lion King)
Most awkward Mzungu (white person) moment: "Hey, you two!" Julie responds…"Who two (Hutu)?" Not okay...
What food do you crave the most: Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream
Favorite thing about Rwanda thus far: People with colorful fabrics
Most desired super power: Teleportation
" Doctah"
Name: Sam
School: Messiah College
Major: Pre-Med Bio/Chem
Disney Character personality assigned by group: Doc (Snow White)
Most awkward Mzungu (white person) moment: Being pick pocketed
What food do you crave the most: Whole Wheat Bread and Spinach Salad
Favorite thing about Rwanda thus far: Hills and the views
Most desired super power: Teleportation
"The Napster"
Name: Ally
School: Houghton College
Major: Political Science
Disney Character personality assigned by group: Pearl (Finding Nemo)
Most awkward Mzungu (white person) moment: “On the Matatu, a person tried to talk to me in Swahili and the person next to was laughing hysterically.”
What food do you crave the most: Kraft Mac and Cheese
Favorite thing about Rwanda thus far: Climate/Weather
Most desired super power: Wisdom
"The Quizzler"
Name: Carly
School: Houghton College
Major: Intercultural Studies with a concentration in Development
Disney Character personality assigned by group: Alice (Alice in Wonderland)
Most awkward Mzungu (white person) moment: "Getting ripped off at the market. There is more to come!"
What food do you crave the most?: Milkshakes
Favorite thing about Rwanda thus far: The Scenery
Most desired super power: Be fluent in every language
"Mr. Fix it"
Name: Kevin
School: Messiah College
Major: Business Information Systems
Disney Character personality assigned by group: Flick (A Bug's Life)
Most awkward Mzungu (white person) moment: “When I talk to kids, they are very robotic. They say, “What is your name?” or “How are you? I am fine.””
What food do you crave the most: Chocolate Chip Cookies and Chicken Cordon Blue
Favorite thing about Rwanda thus far: Weather
Most desired super power: The ability to fly
"Yogi"
Name: Nicoya
School: Santa Rosa Junior College
Major: Anthropology/Midwifery
Disney Character personality assigned by group: Jasmine (Aladdin)
Most awkward Mzungu (white person) moment: “Having people mock me while I run. Also, learning how to squat correctly. I peed on myself.”
What food do you crave the most: Real chocolate, authentic Mexican food, and Kale
Favorite thing about Rwanda thus far: Avocados...they are huge and great quality
Most desired super power: Make chocolate show up wherever I want
"Snarly"
Name: Arley
School: Greenville College
Major: Digital Media
Disney Character personality assigned by group: Cheshire Cat (Alice in Wonderland)
Most awkward Mzungu (white person) moment: “When I was walking up the street and a man followed me. He didn't speak English but just kept talking to me anyways.”
What food do you crave the most: Mac and Cheese (homemade) and ham sandwiches
Favorite thing about Rwanda thus far: The weather, the adventure and the challenges
Most desired super power: I want to be like Spiderman
"The Jokester"
Name: Mikaela
School: George Fox
Major: Christian Ministries
Disney Character personality assigned by group: Timon (The Lion King)
Most awkward Mzungu (white person) moment: “My most awkward mzungu moment was when we were getting out of the pool and a man began counting...one mzungu...two mzungu...three mzungu...out of the pool! Everyone stared.”
What food do you crave the most: Turkey Bacon Deli Sandwich
Favorite thing about Rwanda thus far: The fresh fruit from the market
Most desired super power: Wizard from Hogwarts
"The Ultimate"
Name: Sarah
School: Messiah College
Major: Nutrition
Disney Character personality assigned by group: Bianca (The Rescuers)
Most awkward Mzungu (white person) moment: “When we were coming back from bowling, we called the taxi guy to come pick us up. We accidentally got in someone else's taxi. When we saw our taxi man show up we got out and went to his.”
What food do you crave the most: Reese's/ Things with Peanut Butter
Favorite thing about Rwanda thus far: Views/ Countryside
Most desired super power: “I would fly because I could go places faster.”
"Teacher"
Name: Kelli
School: George Fox
Major: Elementary Education
Disney Character personality assigned by group: Fiona (The non-ogre version from Shrek)
Most awkward Mzungu (white person) moment: “I called a fly a Tutsi flu instead of calling it a Tsetse fly in front of our African safari driver.”
What food do you crave the most: Peanut Butter and ice cream
Favorite thing about Rwanda thus far : Playing with cute kids
Most desired super power: Be fluent in every language
"Kind Lady"
Name: Rae
School: Eastern University
Major: Economic Development
Disney Character personality assigned by group: Pocahontas
Most awkward Mzungu (white person) moment: “ A 15-year-old proposed to me.”
What food do you crave the most: Ice cream, twizzlers, hummus and pita chips
Favorite thing about Rwanda thus far: Experience new life and a new culture
Most desired super power: The power to dance
"Champ"
Name: Ali (ME!)
School: Messiah College
Major: Elementary Education with a minor in Human Development and Family Science (HDFS)
Disney Character personality assigned by group: Jessie (Toy Story)
Most awkward Mzungu (white person) moment: “People talk to me in Kinyarwanda and I respond but then they go off on a tangent and I have no clue what they are saying to me.”
What food do you crave the most: Cereal with MILK, peanut butter, and banana nut muffins
Favorite thing about Rwanda thus far: Fresh Fruit...mango and pineapple are amazing!
Most desired super power: Invisibility
"Chuckles"
Name: Jordon
Job: Student Life Coordinators (“Parents”)
Disney Character personality assigned by group: Robin Hood
Most desired super power: Teleportation
"What What?!"
Name: Leah
Job: Student Life Coordinators (“Parents”)
Disney Character personality assigned by group: Agnes (Despicable Me)
Most desired super power: Know when people are lying
"Chunker"
Name: Zeke
Job: Workout instructor; crawler in training
Disney Character personality assigned by group: Jack (The Incredibles)
Most desired super power: Fly
how fitting that you are a redhead. LOVE YOU and this post made me smile and laugh :)
ReplyDeleteQuite comical... if only more of my students wanted to be fluent in at least one other language....
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