Land of a Thousand Hills
My Life in Rwanda
Chapter One
Kenneth
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On July 9, 1949, my husband Kenneth and I sailed out of Brooklyn Harbor
on a cargo ship bound for the west coast of Africa. We were leaving behind
friends and family and seven years of unfulfilled married life in search
of adventure and happiness in the land Kenneth dearly loved. We would
find enough adventure to last several lifetimes, but the happiness and
fulfillment I yearned for would continue to elude me for many years to come.
Little in my life to that point had prepared me for the rigors and hardships
I would encounter in this strange and faraway land. I was born in
South Orange, New Jersey, in 1912—the eldest of three children. My
brother William is four years younger than I, and my sister Dorothy is six
years younger. Although we are dear friends now, while we were growing
up our age differences prevented any true intimacy in our sibling rel ... read full excerpt from: Land of a Thousand Hills ebook
