We normally visited Bujumbura weekly to submit our weekly reports and by implication the monthly reports as well. We sometimes had 2 days MOP which implied staying in Bujumbura for two days to receive briefing from the COO. While in Bujumbura, we visited the Saga Plage (beach), popular restaurants like Eden du Lac, Ashpell and Havana Night Clubs just to socialize and ease some stress. Saga Resha was another popular beach resort located about 20 km away from Rumonge, our residential town, so we often visited Saga Resha to relax, if the security report is favourable. Other areas of interest include; a.
Culture of the People. The culture and tradition of the people of
Burundi is generally African. However, you will definitely observe a few things that are different from your own culture. For instance I found it strange, for a younger person to stretch his hands to you first as the elderly person during greetings, which to me it was suppose to be the opposite. Rumonge was also one of the commercial towns of the country due to its proximity to Tanzania and Congo through Lake Tanganyika. You find many Tanzanians living in Rumonge. No wonder the language generally spoken in Rumonge is Swahili unlike the other towns and villages of Burundi where Kirundi their native language is widely spoken. Well, we tolerated and respected their culture and habits since we were only visitors and would not be there for too long. b.
Religious Affiliations.
Irrespective of our personal religious
inclinations, we were tolerant with the religious sentiments of the people. About two-thirds of the populations are Christians, chiefly Roman Catholic,
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