A year ago yesterday, Jan. 19, 2024, we enjoyed the farewell reception given for Teresa and I as we wrapped up our time at the Rwanda Institute for Conservation Agriculture (RICA). We have been back in Nebraska almost a year now, very much enjoying being closer to family, and being back at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. However, we also deeply miss the RICA family and Rwanda. We were privileged to be back in Rwanda last September for the graduation ceremony of the class of 2024 – the second cohort of students at RICA. We were also privileged to be joined on our trip by Glen Slater, long-time friend and UNL colleague. The photos below are from that visit to Rwanda and RICA.
As our extended time in Rwanda is complete and our visits back to RICA will be infrequent, this will be my last posting to Kilimbi Views, and I will shut the site down later this year. Thanks very much for following our journey over the past six years.
Richard Ferguson
In the downtown Kigali market, September 16, 2024.Dinner at the Ruzizi Tented Lodge, Lake Ihema, Akagera National Park, September 17, 2024.Red-capped Robin Chat, Akagera National Park, September 17, 2024.Hippo watching our boat during our Lake Ihema tour. September 17, 2024.Hippos entering the water, Lake Ihema, September 17, 2024.Black Rhino, Lake Ihema. These animals are quite reclusive, and we had not seen them before in Akagera National Park. September 17, 2024.African Fish Eagle, Lake Ihema, September 17, 2024.Great Cormorant, Lake Ihema, September 17, 2024.Nile Crocodile, Lake Ihema, September 17, 2024.Spur-Winged Lapwing, Lake Ihema, September 17, 2024.Osprey, Lake Ihema, September 17, 2024.Goliath Heron, Lake Ihema, September 17, 2024.Lilac-Breasted Roller, Akagera National Park, September 18, 2024.Young elephants play-fighting. Akagera National Park, September 18, 2024.Giraffe, Akagera National Park, September 18, 2024.Blue-Headed Tree Agama, Akagera National Park, September 18, 2024.Cape Buffalo, Akagera National Park, September 18, 2024.Glen Slater, Adda Ireba, Teresa and Richard, Ian and Chelsea Carpenter, with Virunga Mountains in background. September 19, 2024.Potato fields at the edge of Volcanoes National Park, on Golden Monkeys trek. September 19, 2024.Golden Monkey with lunch. Volcanoes National Park, September 19, 2024.Golden Monkey with her baby. Volcanoes National Park, September 19, 2024.Potato harvest from fields at the edge of Volcanoes National Park. September 19, 2024.Glen Slater and I following our Golden Monkeys trek. September 19, 2024.RICA 2024 graduating class, along with RICA faculty and leadership. I was privileged to be able to join the platform party. Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente, center, was the guest speaker. Kigali Convention Center, September 20, 2024.Teresa and I with Jack, a 2024 RICA graduate, and his parents. Kigali Convention Center, September 20, 2024.New bicycles on the RICA campus. September 21, 2024.Woodland Kingfisher, RICA campus, September 22, 2024.Sunrise over the Virunga Mountains, from the Ingagi Park View Lodge. September 19, 2024.
Richard, thank you so much for sharing your pictures and experiences with us! We have greatly enjoyed your emails! Greetings to Teresa, also!Sandy Livgren Sent from my iPad
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Richard, thank you so much for sharing your pictures and experiences with us! We have greatly enjoyed your emails! Greetings to Teresa, also!Sandy Livgren Sent from my iPad
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