One World Wednesday

Last night at the Cincinnati Art Museum, I met a man from Rwanda. He seemed pleasantly surprised that I knew where Rwanda was (next to Uganda) and something about the country. I told him that I went to see Paul Rusesabagina when he was at the Freedom Center earlier this year. He was impressed that I'm really interested in that area of Africa. Of course I am. I've been to Tanzania on safari and my Aunt is living and teaching in rural Uganda. At one point he asked if I know why he is here in the U.S. He is a refugee, but I did not ask if he was Hutu or Tutsi. Luckily, I bit my tongue because I actually thought about asking, "You're not a genocidaire, are you?" Because, what would I have done if he had answered "Yes"?