Blue Sweater No. 2

Today I read Novogratz's chapter on Traveling without a road map. The chapter started off normally, talking about her trip in Rwanda, and how her 2 year trip was coming to an end. It seemed like she had gotten used to the rhythm of Rwanda. The thing that confused her, and confused me as well, was the trust system there. There was little law enforcement, and so many things were dependent on trust. Items were bought and paid through credit. But this credit is based on trusting others to pay in the future. Even with her body guard, Innocent, trust was crucial. However Innocent took advantage of her trust and stole her belongings and never admitted to it. I'm just as shocked as Novogratz was when she found out that her own bodyguard stole her things. In a society where police exist (barely), people readily steal things just to get by. Sure Innocent didn't make a lot of money, but he didn't have to abuse his trust with Novogratz and steal her things.