I don't think there is anything comparable to visiting a location such as this one. Mixed feelings were shared among many in the group. Confusion, sadness, anger and anguish were only a few emotions many went through as survivors shared the stories of the site.
After walking through the site with a survivor from the Nyarabuya, we had a visit from Ferdinand. He was also a survivor from the village. He shared his testimony with us and explained how he has been living since the genocide.
The pain and suffering he has been through has etched a space in my mind. Although he lost everything in 1994 and lived through the difficult aftermath, Ferdinand has shown me resilience and perseverance I could not even begin to understand. As we drive back to Kigali, I now question so much that I have learned in the past about this genocide.
While I have learned so much in these past few days, I have so many more questions. For now, I will stare out to the lush thousand hills with houses cascading from the top to the bottom. There is no other site like it.
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