Melody's Departure

     International Nurses Day ended with a farewell dinner for Melody and Stewart. After three years of extremely hard work our pillars of Butare left us. It was very sad. Melody's contract is over at the end of this month, but because she had some vacation time and they were flying the dogs home (airline rules dictate when dogs can fly) so they left last Thursday.
     Dinner was classic Rwandan buffet and delicious. It was full of speeches and gifts and love. We nurses got together and gave them a gift certificate to Pet Smart knowing that it would go to good use. I am so excited for their new adventure back home in Wisconsin and can't wait to hear updates about the new house that they are building, but I can't help but be sad. Julie and I are at a lost in our office without Melody. She and Steph were our saving graces upon our arrival here in Butare. I would not have survived without either one of them.

Lessons Learned:
1) No matter the distance kindred spirits are always there for you when you need them.
2) As people start to depart, we are going to start inheriting a lot of things (ie- Melody and Stewart's entire kitchen)