Arrived in Kigali

Kigali, Rwanda (Saturday, February 27, 2010) -- It's quiet in Kigali with little traffic and few pedestrians.

It's the last Saturday in February, and everyone in Kigali is supposed to spend the morning cleaning -- trimming bushes, picking up trash, sweeping the road in front of their place. The morning is considered a "day of service."

And the clean up is strictly enforced. Road checks makes sure only cabs and taxi mo-peds are on the road.

We're settled in our rooms at the Hotel Gorillas. Many of the students are walking around the neighborhood.

It's a beautiful day, in the high 60s, breezy. Kigali's thousands hills are lush with fruit and vegetables.

The students are ready to work.