Meeting our Sonrise Family

PART 1...Caves and Meeting our Sonrise Family

            We awoke to fog flooding the hills and volcanoes of Musanze. It was raining for the first time on our trip and as we ate breakfast, we reminisced about its similarity to the Pacific Northwest. After eating, we went to the Best View Hotel’s parking lot where we learned that our tour at the Musanze Caves had been delayed by an hour. Spontaneously, Anna suggested the “sign game.” We sat in a circle, each of us labeled with various hand signals. As the guesser stood in the middle of the circle, all of the others passed their signs to each other as discreetly as possible. We spent the entire hour playing the sign game while the locals watched in confusion.

            The Musanze Caves were next on our schedule! After waiting another 45 minutes for the tour guide to arrive, we drove to the cave entrance. Near the entrance a youth soccer game was being played and many people were watching. As we pulled in, curious kids came running. We got out of the bus and close to a hundred eyes were looking our way. For the 20 minutes that it took to put on our glove, hairnets, face masks, and helmets, these eyes were locked on us. Wanting to engage with these children, we began singing the “hokey pokey.” Afterwards, we sang “head, shoulders, knees, and toes,” and asked them to join. We will remember forever how the faces of these children lit up, as soon as we began singing and dancing. Inside the dark cave, we saw beautiful rock formations and many bats. We came out the other side of the cave, to be greeted by our Sonrise High School buddies.

authored by Riley and Peyton
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