Geneva, Monday 13th June 2011 2pm, we are back from a Rwandaful[1] weekend. Last Friday, with my beloved friend and sister Cynthia Kamikazi, we left Geneva (Switzerland) off to Shikago (yes we rwandanized the name of “the most American of big cities”). Since then, two days and nights in a row non-stop we lived Rwanda Day to the maximum. Sleeping would have been a waste of time! Friday night was the warming up Igitaramo and Saturday was a rwandastic white night that ended at the Hyatt Regency Hotel for a breakfast with friends.
Yet the spirits are still very high …must be the « Rwanda High » [2]
I feel, we feel, extremely honored and blessed to have been part of this.
In his outstanding speech, HE President Kagame reminded us: “We Are the Ones we have been waiting for”. Each and everyone at that precise moment felt it. In the room where three thousands of fellow Rwandans and friends of Rwanda were gathering, there was something bigger: the spirit of Agaciro, that sense of self-respect and self-worth or dignity embodied by “the man who dreamed the New Rwanda” was uplifting us all.
As I was listening to him, tears of gratitude were flowing inside…
After all, would it not be him and “a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens”[3] that put an end to the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, I would most probably not be here. The 4th of July 1994 was the beginning of a success story from scratch that is still unfolding.
From all the five continents, we found our way to Chicago to celebrate Rwanda Day
On the 4th of November 2008, in that same very city of Chicago, a huge crowd gathered at Grant Park to celebrate the election of President Obama. In the darkness of the night, one of the most important black leaders in the world was crying tears of joy.
That man, Reverend Jesse Jackson, is here tonight with us, cheerfully celebrating Rwanda Day
After a long two hours of interaction between our president, and us, Reverend Jesse Jackson asked to take the floor again and said, “Your president has vision. He sees it. (…) He has empires in his brain and compassion in his heart.“
I silently seized the moment … History happened again in Chicago.
Intsinzi irakomeje, Yes we can!
[1] We use this beautiful neologism in reference to the outstanding article published by Min. Louise Mushikiwabo, Rwandaful love
I WAS THERE 
urumenesha
June 13, 2011
Thanks for expressing emotions that we all felt in Chicago! Kutahaba weeee….
Kaliza
June 13, 2011
Simply amazing moments! THIS IS OUR TIME!!!