Hirwa is my host father's nephew. I lived with him and his family for three months when I first arrived in Rwanda.
Breakfast: Bread and porridge
Lunch: Rice and beans and sometimes plantains
Dinner: Plantains, noodles, beans or fish, and vegetables, usually green beans or carrots
We have a living room. I share my room with my cousin, Ethan. My uncle and auntie have a room, and we have another bedroom where my host sister, Bekah sleeps or when other people visit. Our kitchen is outside where my auntie cooks, and our latrine and shower rooms are outside, too.
I help fetch water, mop the house and collect firewood for cooking beans. I also clean my shoes and handwash my own clothes.
My auntie is a seller. She has her own shop close to our house. She sells Fanta, vegetables, eggs, biscuits, candy, soap and other things. My uncle is the assistant principal at the school I go to.
