First Name

Bei der Aufnahme der Patientendaten für unsere Hörtests ist schon ab und zu (möglichst ohne seitens der Eltern bemerkt zu werden) ein Schmunzeln über unser Gesicht gegangen. Wird die Frage nach dem Vornamen von den Kindern meistens ohne die Miene zu verziehen ignoriert, muß fast immer ein Elternteil uns Auskunft geben, was sie auch bereitwillig tun. Nur leider entziehen sich die hier geläufigen Namen unserer Kenntnis- sodass fast immer nachgefragt werden muß- oftmals so oft, dass man mit der Zeit ...

Return to Bamako

After two years, I’ve come back to West Africa. The first two weeks in Senegal were surreal. I just dived back into life African Peace Corps lifestyle as if I had never left. My French luckily reappeared. But within 24 hours there were people testing my Pular as well. This proved to be a bit more challenging to recall. But I was never fabulous at Pular, so it was really as if nothing had changed. It was as if the ...

Widhoek

O K we are in Windhoek on a farm called Monteiro, a couple of nice sites with a lappa for each site, nice for shade and a nice wind break,(windhoek means windhoek) The city itself might as well be in S A all the normal shops and banks, vruit and veg, WWorths, pick and pay, checkers etc. The last blog was in Keetmans hoop, from there we went to Helmeringhausen on a farm called Lovedale, these private parks on the ...

Part Two The Great Commission

Our Lord gave us a monumental charge – to go into all the world with the saving gospel. He died that men might live. This commission in His own words reads: “Go ye therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit:” (Matthew 28:19). The “second part” of this charge is: “teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I commanded you: and lo, I ...

Purchasing wing saddle up

Me again! This time from the hotel in Luxor. I can not remember where I finished last entry in my blog, but I think it was around the time the train arrived in Aswan. So we start from there! (Well, having written that) dinner was quite tasty. One of the Nubian men came and told us about the traditions, and a lady of the house decorated my hands with henna (which may or may not be reflected in the same ...

Welcome To Crocodile Ventures Into The Okavango Delta Botswana H

M – Most people who visit the Okavango Delta go to Maun at the Southern tip of the delta. But we took the road a little less travelled and ventured into the Okavango Panhandle at the North West corner of the delta. Look at the pictures, it’s not very good, and is mobbed with people so don’t go there … We were both excited when we were the only non-locals in the queue for the ferry and we could see ...

Trekking

Today Sofia and I went trekking with a local guide in Udzungwa Mountains National Park. I nearly died!!!!! Not because of dangerous animals, not because of poisonous insects….BUT because I’m so bloody unfit!!!!! It was lots of fun but 6km up and down a mountain in torrential rain was nearly the end of me. The best parts of the trek was when we stopped at the top of the waterfall to admire the view…and when the trek was over and ...

Final Adventures escapades facts and experiences from Uganda inc Jessy in an African dance performance …

Hi friends! We are still thinking of you all to Uganda and eager to catch up properly when we're home in time a few days. The last week of our election were great! We were together on the pediatric room where we were given many responsibilities – scary at first, but for our learning. For most of the week we were welcome and treat patients ourselves. Thursday, the doctor said she was leaving a little early on Friday to ask ...

A distant land

Moving to Jinja I sometimes feel I have been taken to the world that I heard about in stories from my parents and grandparents as well as the one I left nearly a year ago. Surrounding me are remnants from a Britain of 50, 70 or 100 years ago, and now. Britain is a traditional classroom where a teacher is in front and that children mimic what is said and caned if they fall out of line, the court, where ...

H2O Divers Dahab

Coucou! Voilà comme promis quelques infos sur le nouveau centre de plongée que nous ouvrons à Dahab appelé H20 divers. Nous sommes maintenant ouverts Toujours mais en attente du logo et du web site. En attendant nous nos avons premiere clients, nous les finissons renovations et je travaille actuellement pour un autre Centre de plongee à Dahab, qui accueille une photo competition et qui est plein de francophones, donc du boulot pour moi jusque fin octobre. C'est assez GAI mais ...