https://padlet.com/apaoche000/4yzhrsu8db2j Made with Abigail Pesta en-us 2018-12-03 19:44:24 UTC 2019-01-23 06:55:58 UTC hello@padlet.com apaoche000 https://padlet.com/apaoche000/4yzhrsu8db2j/wish/311997375 Uwiringiyimana, Sandra, How Dare The Sun Rise, Abigail Pesta, 2018]]> 2018-12-06 19:22:59 UTC https://padlet.com/apaoche000/4yzhrsu8db2j/wish/311997375 apaoche000 https://padlet.com/apaoche000/4yzhrsu8db2j/wish/315015121 Sandra has six sisters and brothers, her mom, her dad, and grandparents. All of them at this time,they were all living as refugees in the Democratic Republic of Congo because they belonged to the minority tribe called the Banyamulenge. For three months now, they have been living in tents but of course they couldn't fit in one tent so they were all scattered.]]> 2018-12-16 21:25:36 UTC https://padlet.com/apaoche000/4yzhrsu8db2j/wish/315015121 apaoche000 https://padlet.com/apaoche000/4yzhrsu8db2j/wish/315017268 One night, Sandra's mom came in her tent panicking as her mom yelled "Mubyuke twatewe" which means "Wake up! We are under attack!". They heard shots fired so they tried escaping by cutting a hole on the back of their tent. As people started running out, they were getting shot of dropping on the ground one by one, so Sandra and her mom stayed in the tent, hiding under the mattresses]]> 2018-12-16 21:43:56 UTC https://padlet.com/apaoche000/4yzhrsu8db2j/wish/315017268 apaoche000 https://padlet.com/apaoche000/4yzhrsu8db2j/wish/315020398 Sandra, her aunt, mom, and Deborah (Sandra's sister) hid under the mattresses for at least half an hour until they heard voices coming their way saying "We've come to rescue you" (pg. 7) Sandra's mom came out asking if it was true and they followed the men to "safety". Suddenly, one of the men said to shoot them and they shot Sandra's mother. Sandra immediately ran away going in a tent for her safety leaving her mom.]]> 2018-12-16 22:16:12 UTC https://padlet.com/apaoche000/4yzhrsu8db2j/wish/315020398 apaoche000 https://padlet.com/apaoche000/4yzhrsu8db2j/wish/315021021 In the tent, Sandra prayed to God and then blacked out. She woke up when a piece of the tent burning down struck her leg. She saw men stealing things from their suitcases, not noticing Sandra at all. When the men took off, Sandra came out and looked for her mom but couldn't find her anywhere. Then, a man grabbed Sandra and she said forgive me not knowing why then she said Goodbye to life, thinking it was over. ]]> 2018-12-16 22:23:56 UTC https://padlet.com/apaoche000/4yzhrsu8db2j/wish/315021021 apaoche000 https://padlet.com/apaoche000/4yzhrsu8db2j/wish/315021523 In Uvira, Sandra had a lot of magical memories before she lost her sister to war. It was simple things like sitting under a tree with her siblings and having a pet monkey named Kiki. Sandra reembers her parents protecting her from civil war images showed on TV that she didn't even understand what it was. That time, her life was normal and she was happy.]]> 2018-12-16 22:30:54 UTC https://padlet.com/apaoche000/4yzhrsu8db2j/wish/315021523 apaoche000 https://padlet.com/apaoche000/4yzhrsu8db2j/wish/315022797 Sandra started school in kindergarten and all she knows is she loved it. She thought of herself as "a smart kid, a little nerd"(pg.37) They had uniforms that she sometimes fell asleep in because she didn't want to take it off. She went to a private school, the best in Uvira where they spoke mostly French and some Swahili.]]> 2018-12-16 22:47:11 UTC https://padlet.com/apaoche000/4yzhrsu8db2j/wish/315022797 apaoche000 https://padlet.com/apaoche000/4yzhrsu8db2j/wish/316546149 In Sandra's community, when girls became teenagers, they were often married. Sometimes, tribes would actually steal a girl to marry to their son, this once was attempted to her sister, Princesse. This was a part of an "unfortunate" culture. Young men would kidnap a girl, rape her, and then marry her. The rape part was so the girl would be too embarrassed to go home or so the girls' family won't ask for her back.]]> 2018-12-23 07:59:09 UTC https://padlet.com/apaoche000/4yzhrsu8db2j/wish/316546149 apaoche000 https://padlet.com/apaoche000/4yzhrsu8db2j/wish/316546417 Where Sandra studied, they would get punished if you were tardy or got an answer to a question wrong. If you were late, you would be told to kneel down and you would get hit with a stick or a ruler. Other times, if you were caught late in front of the gate, would have to walk to class on their knees or work in the garden pulling out weeds. If you didn't know an answer in class, you could get a beating like 10 wacks.]]> 2018-12-23 08:12:15 UTC https://padlet.com/apaoche000/4yzhrsu8db2j/wish/316546417 apaoche000 https://padlet.com/apaoche000/4yzhrsu8db2j/wish/316546725 Sandra and her family moved to Burundi when her parents found out that their tribe was under threat. They stayed with a family friend named Joyeuse and it wasn't just them at the house, there were a lot of other kids where Sandra made a friend named Shiva. Shiva was a couple years older than Sandra so at school, Sandra still didn't know anybody. Sandra and her family ended up staying there for about a year. This is where Burundi is on the map:]]> 2018-12-23 08:25:45 UTC https://padlet.com/apaoche000/4yzhrsu8db2j/wish/316546725 apaoche000 https://padlet.com/apaoche000/4yzhrsu8db2j/wish/317616956 When Sandra got back from Burundi, she reconnected with her friends and continued studying. She shared that her favorite day in school was Proclamation day which is the day that the parents get invited to go to school to hear the rank of the students from top to bottom. Of course, no one wanted to be last. For some students, this day was stressful but Sandra was confident because she always did well in school]]> 2019-01-06 00:38:22 UTC https://padlet.com/apaoche000/4yzhrsu8db2j/wish/317616956 apaoche000 https://padlet.com/apaoche000/4yzhrsu8db2j/wish/317631980 One memory from Sandra's childhood was when her mom found out that Sandra's uncle, Rumenge, had passed away. Sandra's mom locked herself in her room and would not come out and Sandra didn't understand what was going on at that time until Princesse explained it to her. Sandra's mom would stare at the only photo she had with Rumenge and sit with all his clothes around her for days. Before Rumenge died, he gave Sandra's mom $100 which was big at that time.]]> 2019-01-06 07:10:59 UTC https://padlet.com/apaoche000/4yzhrsu8db2j/wish/317631980 apaoche000 https://padlet.com/apaoche000/4yzhrsu8db2j/wish/317632781 Sandra's mom decided to use the money that she got from Rumenge to help her family therefore, she bought a refrigerator and started a little cafe at their house. She stored soft drinks and milk along with snacks and people started buying them regularly. Then later, she started trading cows. For the record, "selling cows and running businesses were men's jobs, but she did her own thing." (Pg. 50)]]> 2019-01-06 07:30:13 UTC https://padlet.com/apaoche000/4yzhrsu8db2j/wish/317632781 apaoche000 https://padlet.com/apaoche000/4yzhrsu8db2j/wish/317633646 When Sandra was 8 years old, she remembered her dad finding out that Heritage, Sandra's brother, was spotted beaten up. Right away, Their dad went out to find him and bring him home and that was the first memory Sandra had of her brother. "When I saw him for the first time, he looked like a monster with a bloody face." (pg. 53)]]> 2019-01-06 07:52:16 UTC https://padlet.com/apaoche000/4yzhrsu8db2j/wish/317633646 apaoche000 https://padlet.com/apaoche000/4yzhrsu8db2j/wish/320152765 Aside from war, rainy seasons were also a problem. "The river would ride up and flood the streets, and we would have to leave home in a hurry." Sandra said on page 54.
The floods always happened in the middle of the night and very often. Sandra and her family would just hear loud roars outside and everytime they  do, they would do their routine and lock up the house and climb to the tom of the front gate for safety.]]> 2019-01-14 05:00:45 UTC https://padlet.com/apaoche000/4yzhrsu8db2j/wish/320152765 apaoche000 https://padlet.com/apaoche000/4yzhrsu8db2j/wish/320163183 In Sandra's neighborhood, kids would perform an elaborate dance, which was Sandra's favorite. "The boys made the drums from empty tin cans of Nido. a powdered milk drink made by Nestle." (pg.57). They would use different sizes cans to create different sounds. Also, at the very end of the performance, they would host an after party where they served rice, beans, fanta, and coke.]]> 2019-01-14 06:45:45 UTC https://padlet.com/apaoche000/4yzhrsu8db2j/wish/320163183 apaoche000 https://padlet.com/apaoche000/4yzhrsu8db2j/wish/320163991 Sandra is getting made fun of for her light skin color by kids at her school. Her teachers were even warning her and her parents that trouble was coming Then, one morning, Sandra's dad just tells her to pack because they were leaving again and this wasn't something new to Sandra so she just packed. They got in a yellow mini van with a stranger behind the wheel and drove about an hour until there was a checkpoint, or an ambush rather.]]> 2019-01-14 06:52:48 UTC https://padlet.com/apaoche000/4yzhrsu8db2j/wish/320163991 apaoche000 https://padlet.com/apaoche000/4yzhrsu8db2j/wish/322464725 "A grown man marched up to the van, looking like he wanted to kill us" (pg. 64). The man punched Deborah on the face out of nowhere leaving everyone in shock. There was no way out for Sandra and her family, so they just sat there waiting to die until another man told them to leave or they are going to die. That stranger saved their lives that day and Sandra will never forget him. They ended up staying at a field in Burundi that night after an hour of driving.]]> 2019-01-20 09:18:02 UTC https://padlet.com/apaoche000/4yzhrsu8db2j/wish/322464725 apaoche000 https://padlet.com/apaoche000/4yzhrsu8db2j/wish/322465380 They all slept outside on the ground. There were hundreds of other people, no tents or anything, not even food. "The field stretched along the highway that ran from Burundi to Congo, and cars whizzed by us as we lay in the dirt" (pg. 68). All they had was the hard ground and the blankets that people handed out which were to itchy. The next morning, UNHCR officials started building tents for them and that became their new home.]]> 2019-01-20 09:24:27 UTC https://padlet.com/apaoche000/4yzhrsu8db2j/wish/322465380 apaoche000 https://padlet.com/apaoche000/4yzhrsu8db2j/wish/322465804 The killers who attacked the camp were rebels from Burundi who did not want refugees there. That night, was the most terrifying night for Sandra. "I stood there, expecting to die, but it felt like an eternity"(pg.74). Her mom and sister had been gunned down and now has a gun pointed at her head. Sandra wondered why the man hadn't shot her yet and they just stood there for minutes. Then somehow, Sandra got kicked on the ground and the man chased after someone else. That's how Sandra survived that night and also by running away without knowing where to go.]]> 2019-01-20 09:30:36 UTC https://padlet.com/apaoche000/4yzhrsu8db2j/wish/322465804 apaoche000 https://padlet.com/apaoche000/4yzhrsu8db2j/wish/323195413 Running away got Sandra "to the fields of a nearby farm" (pg.75). There she met a woman that was behind a tree. The woman asked Sandra where her parents were and Sandra answered "I think my mom is dead"(pg.75). They both went through a field where they saw survivors including Sandra's uncle Ezekiel. Ezekiel claims that he saw Sandra's mom so they went to go search for her tapping everyone on the shoulder. Then there, Sandra's mom was standing by herself along wrapped in a sheet. Sandra ran up to her mother and gave her the biggest hig.]]> 2019-01-22 19:45:58 UTC https://padlet.com/apaoche000/4yzhrsu8db2j/wish/323195413