We finally got a chance to spend about 10 days up in Kibuye visiting our sister team that works  at a teaching hospital about 2 hours outside of Bujumbura.  While the reason for our stay was not all that pleasant – it was a a really good time. Even though we were there only 10 days –…

I think it’s safe to say it has been a bit of a week or so for our family. Almost two weeks ago on Wednesday we drove out of Bujumbura to get what we thought was a few days of respite from the tension of the protestors clashing with security forces, the roadblocks, and the general disruption…

Everyone, As I’m sure many of you have already heard, there was a military coup declared here in Burundi yesterday afternoon. Susan, the kids and I are all safely with our Serge team 3 hours outside of the capital. Miraculously – we left Bujumbura what turned out to be just before the coup took place –…

The last few days we have been laying low. University classes were canceled, as it seems most other schools are, in light of security concerns in the city – it’s been a strange week in Burundi. To be honest – I guess I’m not sure to explain how it feels right now. I’m sitting at a small desk in a bedroom…