The Belgian Peacekeepers Memorial in Kigali. Photo by Janika Berridge for USC. Used with permission.

This is part two of a CPD Blog series by USC Master of Public Diplomacy alum Janika Berridge, recounting her ten-week assignment as a management intern in the U.S. Embassy in Kigali. In Part One, Janika presented a selection of stunning 35mm film photographs capturing daily life in and around Kigali.  Reprinted here with permission from the author and USC in collaboration with Diplomatica Global Media.

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A local hike to Mount Kanyinya via the Yanzi suspended bridge. Photo by Janika Berridge for USC. Used with permission.
A pair of borrowed red flats helped celebrate Independence Day. Photo by Janika Berridge for USC. Used with permission.
Inyamibwa Cultural Troupe’s visit to the embassy. Photo by Janika Berridge for USC. Used with permission.
Akagera National Park. Photo by Janika Berridge for USC. Used with permission.
Inyambo cows at the King’s Palace in Nyanza, Rwanda. Photo by Janika Berridge for USC. Used with permission.
Visual artist Timothy Wandulu of Concepts Arts Studio, in Rwanda’s Nyamirambo neighborhood. Timothy has exhibited his art internationally, and he was a 2017 participant of the U.S. Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program. Visiting Timothy was a metaphorical walk through personal stories and a physical stroll through his neighborhood. Photo by Janika Berridge for USC. Used with permission.
Kirenge Hills in Nyirangarama, Rwanda. Photo by Janika Berridge for USC. Used with permission.
The first night’s lodging on the three day, two-night Cyinzobe Trail hike in Rwanda’s Nyungwe National Park. Photo by Janika Berridge for USC. Used with permission.
A game of the quinessentially American card game UNO. Photo by Janika Berridge for USC. Used with permission.
Lake Cyohoha. Photo by Janika Berridge for USC. Used with permission.
The Susa mountain gorilla family in Volcanoes National Park. Photo by Janika Berridge for USC. Used with permission.

Previously in Diplomatica

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