MTV's The Real World Kigali

This is the true story…of eight team members…picked to live in a house…work together and have their lives taped…to find out what happens…when people stop being polite…and start getting real…The Real World: Kigali.

Kigali House: Where all the drama happens.

Tune in for MTV’s 29^th season of The Real World – this time in the heart of Africa: Kigali, Rwanda.  Watch as six University of Colorado students and two valiantly patient professional engineers tackle life in the big city and learn to fend for (and even feed) themselves.

Andrew: team member or savage paparazzi cameraman?

 

-cut to interview of Jordan-

“I mean, the house is bomb,” quips rising Civil Engineering Sophomore, Jordan Burns, “but it is hard to find an edible live chicken in this neighborhood for under 3000rwf!  Combine that with the difficulty of cooking in a kitchen full of ravenous twentysomethings eating peanut butter out of the jar, and you get grilled cheese sandwiches for dinner 5 nights a week.  It’s a culinary travesty.”

The kitchen gets crowded on grilled cheese night

 

Watch breathlessly as the roommates venture into the city!

-cut to clip of a helmeted Sonya fearlessly haggling with a glowering motorcycle taxi driver

“NO!  We agreed on FOUR-hundred francs, not SIXTEEN HUNDRED!  FOUR-hundred –magan’ANE!  OK – thank you for being honest.  *SIGH*

-cut to interview of Andy-

“I can’t believe Sonya paid 400rwf for that ride.  I would have totally talked that guy down to 300!”

Andy, happy after a good moto bargain.

 

Witness house drama of epic proportions!

-cut to clip of house meeting led by snarly-looking BJ-

“Ok guys, this house is getting disgusting.  This is why we assigned weekly chores to everybody, but instead of holding each other responsible for your assigned cleaning jobs, you guys just keep procrastinating “because you have to get a jump on the 522 document” and paying each other off with Mutzigs!  And don’t even get me started on whoever’s job it was to clean the bathroom this week!  …oh, that was my job?  Never mind.  Anyway, I’m instituting Umuganda on these premises effective immediately.  Mandatory volunteer labor for all.  That toilet’s not going to clean itself, team!”

Preparing to go in manually.

 

And watch as the team experiences heartfelt bonding moments…

-cut to clip of the team at breakfast-

Andrew: “Hey Sonya, you’ve got something on your face.  NO wait that IS your face!”

Sonya:  “Ughhh.  Whatever Andrew.”

Kara: “Aww stop fighting, you guys are friends.  Pass the peanut butter.”

Steve (over Skype):"I like you guys a lot better from the comfort of my own giant, empty house."

Tune in to The Real World: Kigali next week to witness the panic of tasks unfinished:

-cut to sneak preview of Matt standing on a coffee table trying to lead a morning meeting-

“OK troops, just one more week to go and we have to get ALL of these documents drafted, reviewed, approved, printed in triplicate, signed, stamped, and hand-delivered to every member of the Kigali development board by Tuesday.  We also have to finish the 522, 523, 531 pronto so that when we get back to the states, we can hit the ground running with the 524 and 525!  We also need to meet with the Umudugadu leader ,Sector leader, and District leader to get our plans approved, AND we need to draft our community agreement for the project.  AND we need to pin down that final geotech assessment!  Did anybody make that meeting with the Minister of Education?  With the Environmental, Water and Sanitation Authority’s deputy assistant minister?  And for the love of god, did anybody clean the bathroom?” 

-BJ