Ancient Eggs and Chicken Heads

Last night was my farewell dinner with ING. After almost 5 years with ING and in Hong Kong, its all coming to an end. How strange!

5 years ago eating Thousand Year Old Eggs and having a roasted chicken head staring at me from the table would have been strange too. But after 5 years perspectives certainly change... I would imagine that my perspectives will change dramatically once again in these next few years.

One thing that for sure will not change is my respect for all of the people I have met and worked with around the region at ING. I will certainly miss them and I might even miss the chicken heads too!

Daily Muraho

I decided to call this blog "Daily Muraho." Muraho means hello in Kinyarwanda, the local language of Rwanda. So many people wanted me to start this blog so that they could keep track of me, know what I am doing, know that I am alive and haven't been swallowed by the "Dark Continent." So really, its like a daily virtual hello to my friends and family... and I get the benefit of only having to write it once (not a bunch of times in different ways to different people).

I think muraho sets the right tone for this blog. When I was in Rwanda in May, I learned that muraho means a little more than just hello. It means "Welcome. I am happy to see you." And it is always offered with a smile.

So therefore... Hello! Welcome! I am happy to see you here! And know that I am smiling at you whenever you come for a visit.

P.S. Comments are greatly appreciated so that I can keep track of you too!