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    Our People

    The Virungas’ Most Intriguing Ethnic Group

    Of all the cultures found around the Virungas, the Bafumbira are perhaps the most intriguing. Though they speak a dialect of Kinyarwanda, they live in…

    musanze_team 6 June 2025
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    The 30th Island of Lake Bunyonyi?

    Right, so officially Lake Bunyonyi has 29 islands … but who’s keeping track, really? (No one actually knows how they came up with that number.)…

    edirisa_team 2 June 2025

    Digital Superman under Rwanda’s Famous Breast

    “Cows are everything to me. They are my siblings, my comfort zone, my love. They raised me, fed me, and shaped who I am,” says…

    musanze_team 31 May 2025

    Virunga Valley Academy: Why We Made Our Home in the Virungas

    We could be based anywhere in the Gorilla Highlands region, but our choice is Musanze under the Virungas. The reason is very simple: it isn’t…

    musanze_team 9 May 2025

    Rest in Peace, Pleasure Katusiime (June 2024 – April 2025)

    Before we all dive headfirst into the craziness of a new week, we want to take a moment and raise a feathered toast to a…

    edirisa_team 21 April 2025

    Happy 2025 — with Tom in Musanze!

    It used to be our tradition to ring in the new year on Tom’s island in the middle of Uganda’s Lake Bunyonyi. Yesterday, however, we…

    Gorilla Highlands Experts 1 January 2025
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    Alenka’s Rwandan-Slovenian Christmas Twist

    Merry Christmas! We’re treating you to a Rwandan-Slovenian twist on strudel today: choose between a delicious filling of carrots and pumpkin or a tropical mix…

    Gorilla Highlands Experts 25 December 2024
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    Serene Pleasure & Cherry Trees

    It’s been a while since we last heard from our team at Edirisa on Lake Bunyonyi, so here is a dispatch by volunteer Michele, enriched…

    Gorilla Highlands Experts 11 December 2024

    Welcome to Our Home

    Do you even know where we live?! This June we moved into a house in Musanze’s Kizungu area. It’s a spacious place that blends family…

    Gorilla Highlands Experts 30 October 2024

    The Joys & Trials of Visiting 14 Kisoro Accommodations

    Imagine enjoying breakfast on a little island bathed in gorgeous morning sunshine — who wouldn’t love that? The tasty eats on Gahiza Island were the…

    Gorilla Highlands Experts 18 July 2024
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