Tim Hartigan, Ph.D.

Language & Learning

One of the joys of living in other countries is that you get to see things and use services that are pretty much gone from the U.S. Kabarore has many tailors, so I went to one (with my colleague Claudine doing the interpreting) to get a suit of clothes made in the Rwandan style called ‘imigongo’ (sp?). For about $35, I got a matching gray pants and long-sleeved shirt. The shirt is a little tight as the Rwandans are all so lean. I wore it to school this week and the #1 comment was that I looked “smart” (British English).