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Wednesday, my favorite

2013, GSNDL, Southern province Rwanda.
Thank God it’s Wednesday (TGIW), for I simply love Wednesdays. This is the day we have the best classes, and the best food. I wake up energised, because Wednesday is close to Monday but still gives a promise of the weekend. I have creative performance in the afternoon, a class where we draw and sing and have fun. After that we go for sports, which I love a lot because we get a chance to get out of school grounds. Later on we go to peel cassavas near the kitchen. It I very fun because we are trying to stuff parts of cassavas in our pockets, while escaping the watchful eye of the matron. After peeling cassavas and keeping some to eat raw the next morning, we go for dinner-sweet potatoes, beans and tea. This is my favourite meal because every other day we eat rice or posho (food made of maize floor).
2016, GGAST, Eastern province, Rwanda.
I am still in love with Wednesdays. We have only one class of math for the whole day! I have the rest of the day to do whatever I want. I have to continue studying though, because this is my last year of high school. I used to have English and general paper (social sciences) classes, but we have complete the curriculum, so I can use the time however I want. After classes, we have more free time, and I use that time to work on my project- it is about agriculture engineering. I have designed and made a seed planter, and I believe it will help change the lives of 80% of the Rwandan population who are farmers. I plan to turn my project into a metal work and engineering company in the upcoming months. The food is still amazing. We now have meat, rice and some salads. I love it very much, but every day is a good day food-based.
So, how do I feel about Wednesdays?
I simply love Wednesday,
Waking up admiring the beautiful sunrise over Lake Mirayi,
Enjoying the Gashora bread with eggs,
Filling up my mind with integrations and differential equations,
Feeding my intellectuality with quantum theories, business plans and others,
Asking for food in the kitchen, just because I have exhausted my energy resources,
Taking my afternoon off to rest, or even better work on my project,
Having an amazing dinner, and then taking three hours to review,
Ending my days with a communal prayer in the dorms.
What’s not to love?

If I were to choose a capital city for the week (it would be a country), I would choose Wednesday. This is because it is strategically placed in between. In front you have Monday and Tuesday, behind you will have Thursday and Friday, and the weekdays give way to the week end. Wednesday is a day when you are not too tired, and not too lazy; because you worked for two days, and have two days remaining. Wherever I go, Wednesday will always be my favourite day.

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