Zivi (before his tuition students):
! 50% of the class can not calculate percentages"
Gets one of the children:
"But so many, we are but not at all! "
:-)
Thursday, January 25, 2007
What Is A Spoon Engines
little satire from Nicaragua
Zivi (before his tuition students):
! 50% of the class can not calculate percentages"
Gets one of the children:
"But so many, we are but not at all! "
:-)
Zivi (before his tuition students):
! 50% of the class can not calculate percentages"
Gets one of the children:
"But so many, we are but not at all! "
:-)
Images Of Allergic Reactions To Femine Pads
Impressions of Peru: Road traffic
Transport
The taxi drivers are reasonably reliable and they know what is necessary, because as a tourist can not see that is what a one way street now and in which direction. Traffic lights are few, and even less to show some kind of red-yellow-green color combination. Therefore, the main communication is between the road users from using horn and can be adventurous on intersections of several major roads already a bit. Ensure that a functioning horn are at least as important as steering and brakes, the horn is surprisingly quiet and use less aggressive than one would imagine himself as a German Sun. Taxis honk overtake the general, even on single-lane roads, before crossing to announce that they now and no one else to cross this intersection and of course to the attention of unsuspecting tourists to make. The drivers usually have either a rosary or a more or less kitschy combination of Jesus or Mary pictures hanging on the rearview mirror, they touch your thumb and index finger short thanks, when, to the bass terror of the passengers, with screeching tires before another taxi to want to come, that for some reason which probably knows only its driver, is to calmly across the road. " 
Transport
The taxi drivers are reasonably reliable and they know what is necessary, because as a tourist can not see that is what a one way street now and in which direction. Traffic lights are few, and even less to show some kind of red-yellow-green color combination. Therefore, the main communication is between the road users from using horn and can be adventurous on intersections of several major roads already a bit. Ensure that a functioning horn are at least as important as steering and brakes, the horn is surprisingly quiet and use less aggressive than one would imagine himself as a German Sun. Taxis honk overtake the general, even on single-lane roads, before crossing to announce that they now and no one else to cross this intersection and of course to the attention of unsuspecting tourists to make. The drivers usually have either a rosary or a more or less kitschy combination of Jesus or Mary pictures hanging on the rearview mirror, they touch your thumb and index finger short thanks, when, to the bass terror of the passengers, with screeching tires before another taxi to want to come, that for some reason which probably knows only its driver, is to calmly across the road. "
Cashmere Sweater What To Wear With
note from Buenos Aires
" Buenos Aires is a city of contrasts. As soon as one is moved out of the center, you find yourself in another world. In the poorest neighborhoods, the streets are not paved and is everywhere around garbage that are in the bushes and shrubs roadside collected. These barrios are much quieter than the hectic center and the oppressive atmosphere is reinforced by the many stray dogs, that engage in heavy fighting with each other. The problem of stray dogs were at least contain something in Buenos Aires installed a meter waste baskets in which the waste is deposited until he picked up from the garbage disposal is.
everywhere, even in the center of the city children and young people begging for money, food or water. Unfortunately, our group of volunteers had to on a sunny afternoon in the city a first confrontation street children. These children are already eight or nine years so poor that they do not have more to lose. They steal everything that comes into their fingers and stop at nothing. As we are in at a kiosk in the center of the city bought some food, made us aware Hinnerk the front of the store standing children. He advised us to take care of our valuables well and, if so noted. As soon as we came out of the stand, we were begging the kids for money. When we gave them nothing, they were very aggressive. I tried to tear away my sweater, which I tied around me. At the last moment I held him still. The children went off, but again they came back with some reinforcements. They tried it again and when she realized that is to bring with us nothing, they moved from. Ten minutes later we saw the same gang stole another man's wallet. The angry man ran after the kids, they left this out of fear the wallet fall and retreated into the underground shaft. This has shown us that not Buenos Aires is very safe. Nevertheless feels very much on the personal conduct.
are
After a brief stay at Banfield, we went to Capital Federal, Buenos Aires from the core. When I was leaving the station of Estación Retiro, I saw something I knew, but had never seen before. Street children sniffing glue when. I probably had looked too long (also I fell to negative, because I wore all my luggage with me), because one of the street children pelted me like a bag of cement. I was thus drawn attention to just a few hours stay in the country to the social grievances. " 
" Buenos Aires is a city of contrasts. As soon as one is moved out of the center, you find yourself in another world. In the poorest neighborhoods, the streets are not paved and is everywhere around garbage that are in the bushes and shrubs roadside collected. These barrios are much quieter than the hectic center and the oppressive atmosphere is reinforced by the many stray dogs, that engage in heavy fighting with each other. The problem of stray dogs were at least contain something in Buenos Aires installed a meter waste baskets in which the waste is deposited until he picked up from the garbage disposal is.
everywhere, even in the center of the city children and young people begging for money, food or water. Unfortunately, our group of volunteers had to on a sunny afternoon in the city a first confrontation street children. These children are already eight or nine years so poor that they do not have more to lose. They steal everything that comes into their fingers and stop at nothing. As we are in at a kiosk in the center of the city bought some food, made us aware Hinnerk the front of the store standing children. He advised us to take care of our valuables well and, if so noted. As soon as we came out of the stand, we were begging the kids for money. When we gave them nothing, they were very aggressive. I tried to tear away my sweater, which I tied around me. At the last moment I held him still. The children went off, but again they came back with some reinforcements. They tried it again and when she realized that is to bring with us nothing, they moved from. Ten minutes later we saw the same gang stole another man's wallet. The angry man ran after the kids, they left this out of fear the wallet fall and retreated into the underground shaft. This has shown us that not Buenos Aires is very safe. Nevertheless feels very much on the personal conduct.
are
After a brief stay at Banfield, we went to Capital Federal, Buenos Aires from the core. When I was leaving the station of Estación Retiro, I saw something I knew, but had never seen before. Street children sniffing glue when. I probably had looked too long (also I fell to negative, because I wore all my luggage with me), because one of the street children pelted me like a bag of cement. I was thus drawn attention to just a few hours stay in the country to the social grievances. "
Pokemon Picturres Of May;misty;and Dawn
Almut from Guatemala
" Guatemalan school system
lot of homework just in the lowest class are copied to it a lot, there are the letters, single words or phrases that simply must be written off by page. I have a feeling that many children need not think and did not know what they are writing. Thus it is often in the pastoral, although they can read fine, but no idea about the contents of the Text have. Similarly, many children have no sense of numbers, such as the The ABC does not not go beyond 100th You can not compare the figures with a size, not with each other, especially the numbers. The joke is really that the thing is on the books behind the basics so they can read it easily accessible - I have decided that all children from the third Class here until the end of my volunteer service Tens The ABC can. How do I do that is not yet certain, except that I will work on a multiplication table memory. Tips are very welcome! There is also the possibility of a class to repeat as many times until they passed has, or engage the parents, the child either as they often speak of the school or send in a rare case, the child appropriate school. It happens sometimes that a 11 year old girl and like to stay Carla sit out of the pastoral after three years in the 1 Class now no longer goes to school, did not write and can barely read, but because their smaller sisters to come to the ministry, also goes along, so they do not sit all day in the house. My project manager Nelly speaks for 2 years with the mother of Carla, Carla order in the school for the disabled EDECRI get a better service, and maybe a chance for a little education, but the mother does not want that, let alone the Father. What kind of future this child who just sits at home, her little sisters from depression strikes, because they can do things better? - It is probably like many other children later marry, have children, and obey her husband and cook, who is also possible to beat well. So for many, the reality looks from here if they need to learn because the rights of children in school by heart or not, nothing changes, not the here is a day of children, and in Germany the mother or father's day, the here on 1 October was celebrated. No one feels in such a case responsible for the child to find the best solution, said parents often do not know have the opportunities for their child.
Here I would like to write an experience with my host family: We were sitting in the evening at the table after I here about living a month and I thanked him with the words and a bar of Milka chocolate: "Thank you for your for me the door House have opened and I could be part of your family. "At first it was almost scary, because all were quiet and listened to me, then followed by my host father, who usually says it less likely, unless he is really good on it, because then he always joke: "Not only is the door open for you, but our heart has taken up!" Such emotion and full of heartfelt expressions we, as Europeans, accustomed, but something just does hear scary good " 
" Guatemalan school system
lot of homework just in the lowest class are copied to it a lot, there are the letters, single words or phrases that simply must be written off by page. I have a feeling that many children need not think and did not know what they are writing. Thus it is often in the pastoral, although they can read fine, but no idea about the contents of the Text have. Similarly, many children have no sense of numbers, such as the The ABC does not not go beyond 100th You can not compare the figures with a size, not with each other, especially the numbers. The joke is really that the thing is on the books behind the basics so they can read it easily accessible - I have decided that all children from the third Class here until the end of my volunteer service Tens The ABC can. How do I do that is not yet certain, except that I will work on a multiplication table memory. Tips are very welcome! There is also the possibility of a class to repeat as many times until they passed has, or engage the parents, the child either as they often speak of the school or send in a rare case, the child appropriate school. It happens sometimes that a 11 year old girl and like to stay Carla sit out of the pastoral after three years in the 1 Class now no longer goes to school, did not write and can barely read, but because their smaller sisters to come to the ministry, also goes along, so they do not sit all day in the house. My project manager Nelly speaks for 2 years with the mother of Carla, Carla order in the school for the disabled EDECRI get a better service, and maybe a chance for a little education, but the mother does not want that, let alone the Father. What kind of future this child who just sits at home, her little sisters from depression strikes, because they can do things better? - It is probably like many other children later marry, have children, and obey her husband and cook, who is also possible to beat well. So for many, the reality looks from here if they need to learn because the rights of children in school by heart or not, nothing changes, not the here is a day of children, and in Germany the mother or father's day, the here on 1 October was celebrated. No one feels in such a case responsible for the child to find the best solution, said parents often do not know have the opportunities for their child.
Here I would like to write an experience with my host family: We were sitting in the evening at the table after I here about living a month and I thanked him with the words and a bar of Milka chocolate: "Thank you for your for me the door House have opened and I could be part of your family. "At first it was almost scary, because all were quiet and listened to me, then followed by my host father, who usually says it less likely, unless he is really good on it, because then he always joke: "Not only is the door open for you, but our heart has taken up!" Such emotion and full of heartfelt expressions we, as Europeans, accustomed, but something just does hear scary good "
Vitamin Capsule For Face
note from Palestine
Culture. Nice, open, different and yet so alike
Sometimes, the Israelis and Palis! ! so incredibly similar to think it all takes a bit longer here, or positive.. It's just comfortable, which is probably no other way possible in this heat And if I have already wondered about Israeli authorities upon entry into the Palestinian the police are outdone: As we drive, for example, illegally to sixth in a taxi through Bethlehem and are encouraged! Minutes of discussions between taxi drivers and police officers and suddenly we are asked whether that would go in Germany, and after we affirm all convincing, we must also continue. It is an easy sometimes so ago, when the authorities would like to pounce on little things in Palestine, while the real problems of the people are not touched. 
Culture. Nice, open, different and yet so alike
Sometimes, the Israelis and Palis! ! so incredibly similar to think it all takes a bit longer here, or positive.. It's just comfortable, which is probably no other way possible in this heat And if I have already wondered about Israeli authorities upon entry into the Palestinian the police are outdone: As we drive, for example, illegally to sixth in a taxi through Bethlehem and are encouraged! Minutes of discussions between taxi drivers and police officers and suddenly we are asked whether that would go in Germany, and after we affirm all convincing, we must also continue. It is an easy sometimes so ago, when the authorities would like to pounce on little things in Palestine, while the real problems of the people are not touched.
Past Church Street New Years Eve
Guadalajara / Mexico
Kathi writes of the varied FW-life, with many emotions. She learned to celebrate even small successes as progress ... :
"When the children had no school the last time, I have arranged with my if all do their jobs well and quickly, we would make the next day wristbands. And to my amazement all her homework done, which were not few. So I come the next day at the Oasis, and of course my kids did notice plus the boy who has saved me Carmelita. Actually, I did not want mitknüpft this, but then I left it a try. So overall I would have had eleven children and I wanted to make into two groups. It is then passed: They all came at once, that is ten, the eleventh was not at all, and two I have thrown out, because they have made a lot of nonsense, and two have stopped before the start already, one having started and then lost interest; two I tied the ribbon half, one wanted other time - that is never (I know that my Oasis - Children's) - carry on alone, and two have made their ribbons. So now wear of eleven children, four and a ribbon. I am so proud of me! It was really hard. " 
Kathi writes of the varied FW-life, with many emotions. She learned to celebrate even small successes as progress ... :
"When the children had no school the last time, I have arranged with my if all do their jobs well and quickly, we would make the next day wristbands. And to my amazement all her homework done, which were not few. So I come the next day at the Oasis, and of course my kids did notice plus the boy who has saved me Carmelita. Actually, I did not want mitknüpft this, but then I left it a try. So overall I would have had eleven children and I wanted to make into two groups. It is then passed: They all came at once, that is ten, the eleventh was not at all, and two I have thrown out, because they have made a lot of nonsense, and two have stopped before the start already, one having started and then lost interest; two I tied the ribbon half, one wanted other time - that is never (I know that my Oasis - Children's) - carry on alone, and two have made their ribbons. So now wear of eleven children, four and a ribbon. I am so proud of me! It was really hard. "
Minor Labia Stretching
Edo Meyer writes write from Masaya, Nicaragua
" What color is a pig? "
I asked the five-year Jimmi, who wanted to paint just to watch painters a pig. Pink piggy pink or something like that, what you hold out as a child picture books learn, I had expected. "Blanco -! White" came the unexpected answer of course was Jimmi almost never in a picture book. looked, including when running around here but the pigs on the premises. And somehow he knows law, the pigs are much more than pink.
The rise [to Fort El Fortin is] not as pleasant as it crossed a huge garbage dump, work on the children too. Most of the kids have told us that they are looking for metals, which they then sell for very little money. Since the workers on the garbage truck, but looking to gather the most out, the kids will not be much left. The sight of this place of work for me was very crass. The smell in the nose was unbearable and the thought that these children have to work there every day to survive, is unimaginable.
The civilian
Our cottage was built last year by Zivihütte Vorvorgängern our own. We have no running water, but have to push this once or twice a week on a Carretón to our cabin. The laundry is washed here on a so-called Lavador. Hand washing is really a tedious work. In Germany, we forget too fast, how good you have it. A washing machine is taken for granted. If I had known earlier how much I would miss our washing machine here, I would have probably spent more time with her and much more appreciated. However, the hand washing its advantages. "What I like very much is that budget work here in a much more real relation to the profit is. For here you have to scrub really well and at the same time economical with the deal itself dragged water to get his clothes clean. In Germany, if the whole finished with a touch of a button ... "my Mitfreiwilliger Paul wrote quite right. This one is a bit picky. For I know that I just this spot on the pants out later was forced to brush by hand. This is clear to me what kind a luxury I enjoyed in Germany. We had a dishwasher - now we wash the dishes in the Lavador, a real toilet - Now a hole in the ground with some concrete around it. This is not to sound judgmental, because even if I miss a few things though, is the experience wonderful. And here I may find a natural, as I have never seen before. We have a bamboo forest outside the door, which bends almost to the breaking of wind. We have countless banana trees in the garden, as well as lime trees, papaya trees, and four large avocado trees directly above our cabin. At night, fireflies fly through the cracks in the house in the rooms and in the morning we wake up to the sun. Of course, not always. People live much more outside than inside.
the garlic in Paul's ear
The attitude to drugs in Nicaragua me is sometimes very strange. On the one hand, there are so-called witches = Brujas, which may aid in disease. On the other hand, it is more common to take medication for every little thing. Not only do you get in any pharmacy any means available in Germany, at least on prescription, but the doctors prescribe their patients a lot of antibiotics and painkillers. As it happened to you, that you get several syringes after a wasp sting, like a friend told me. Or, as in Paul's case: He had a few days long ear pain, which apparently were not too bad, but did not want to disappear. Therefore, Paul visited a doctor, an inflammation of the and found him not only a strong antibiotic, but also a pain killer and a drug against the pressure in the ear was. That helped at first, but after a short time came back complaints. When Angela (our project manager) heard this, she said Paul should stick to a warm garlic overnight in his ear. May sound strange, but helps. After two nights the pain was completely gone.
Yesterday I sat down next to a begging street child who asked me for a peso, and have tried to learn something about him and his story. The boy told me, after some initial hesitation, he sat every day in the same place, the passing cars and people look at anbettele money. He is responsible for ensuring that his family had enough to eat in the evening. His daily earnings "dipende del día", depended on the day. On a holiday, when fewer pedestrians run by Leon, he "earn" less than on a busy weekday. Between my questions and his answers were long moments of silence, but they were not unpleasant. I meant you to feel that it employed the boy that a Chele like me, which he mainly gets money now next to it, continues showing interest in his life and tells of his own life. At that moment I began the road that we considered, be seen from the eyes of the child who was robbed in the true sense of his childhood - no child should be more. Why did I set next to the boy? I think I had at that moment just to know more about this boy's need and, simultaneously, to impart the feeling and the awareness that I am not a typical white tourist who is not interested in his life situation. I think that this is for me part of my job here in Nicaragua. I can not help people with the construction of water systems, because I lack the financial resources and skills. I have faith that my help is in a different way. On an interpersonal level. I change here in Nicaragua is not the world. However, I can change the world of individuals. Learn from them and show interest. Break prejudices of individuals. bring smiles and a touch of hope ...... when I got up and walked away, I looked at the boy who has waved at me and not a second time asked for money ... 
" What color is a pig? "
I asked the five-year Jimmi, who wanted to paint just to watch painters a pig. Pink piggy pink or something like that, what you hold out as a child picture books learn, I had expected. "Blanco -! White" came the unexpected answer of course was Jimmi almost never in a picture book. looked, including when running around here but the pigs on the premises. And somehow he knows law, the pigs are much more than pink.
The rise [to Fort El Fortin is] not as pleasant as it crossed a huge garbage dump, work on the children too. Most of the kids have told us that they are looking for metals, which they then sell for very little money. Since the workers on the garbage truck, but looking to gather the most out, the kids will not be much left. The sight of this place of work for me was very crass. The smell in the nose was unbearable and the thought that these children have to work there every day to survive, is unimaginable.
The civilian
Our cottage was built last year by Zivihütte Vorvorgängern our own. We have no running water, but have to push this once or twice a week on a Carretón to our cabin. The laundry is washed here on a so-called Lavador. Hand washing is really a tedious work. In Germany, we forget too fast, how good you have it. A washing machine is taken for granted. If I had known earlier how much I would miss our washing machine here, I would have probably spent more time with her and much more appreciated. However, the hand washing its advantages. "What I like very much is that budget work here in a much more real relation to the profit is. For here you have to scrub really well and at the same time economical with the deal itself dragged water to get his clothes clean. In Germany, if the whole finished with a touch of a button ... "my Mitfreiwilliger Paul wrote quite right. This one is a bit picky. For I know that I just this spot on the pants out later was forced to brush by hand. This is clear to me what kind a luxury I enjoyed in Germany. We had a dishwasher - now we wash the dishes in the Lavador, a real toilet - Now a hole in the ground with some concrete around it. This is not to sound judgmental, because even if I miss a few things though, is the experience wonderful. And here I may find a natural, as I have never seen before. We have a bamboo forest outside the door, which bends almost to the breaking of wind. We have countless banana trees in the garden, as well as lime trees, papaya trees, and four large avocado trees directly above our cabin. At night, fireflies fly through the cracks in the house in the rooms and in the morning we wake up to the sun. Of course, not always. People live much more outside than inside.
the garlic in Paul's ear
The attitude to drugs in Nicaragua me is sometimes very strange. On the one hand, there are so-called witches = Brujas, which may aid in disease. On the other hand, it is more common to take medication for every little thing. Not only do you get in any pharmacy any means available in Germany, at least on prescription, but the doctors prescribe their patients a lot of antibiotics and painkillers. As it happened to you, that you get several syringes after a wasp sting, like a friend told me. Or, as in Paul's case: He had a few days long ear pain, which apparently were not too bad, but did not want to disappear. Therefore, Paul visited a doctor, an inflammation of the and found him not only a strong antibiotic, but also a pain killer and a drug against the pressure in the ear was. That helped at first, but after a short time came back complaints. When Angela (our project manager) heard this, she said Paul should stick to a warm garlic overnight in his ear. May sound strange, but helps. After two nights the pain was completely gone.
Yesterday I sat down next to a begging street child who asked me for a peso, and have tried to learn something about him and his story. The boy told me, after some initial hesitation, he sat every day in the same place, the passing cars and people look at anbettele money. He is responsible for ensuring that his family had enough to eat in the evening. His daily earnings "dipende del día", depended on the day. On a holiday, when fewer pedestrians run by Leon, he "earn" less than on a busy weekday. Between my questions and his answers were long moments of silence, but they were not unpleasant. I meant you to feel that it employed the boy that a Chele like me, which he mainly gets money now next to it, continues showing interest in his life and tells of his own life. At that moment I began the road that we considered, be seen from the eyes of the child who was robbed in the true sense of his childhood - no child should be more. Why did I set next to the boy? I think I had at that moment just to know more about this boy's need and, simultaneously, to impart the feeling and the awareness that I am not a typical white tourist who is not interested in his life situation. I think that this is for me part of my job here in Nicaragua. I can not help people with the construction of water systems, because I lack the financial resources and skills. I have faith that my help is in a different way. On an interpersonal level. I change here in Nicaragua is not the world. However, I can change the world of individuals. Learn from them and show interest. Break prejudices of individuals. bring smiles and a touch of hope ...... when I got up and walked away, I looked at the boy who has waved at me and not a second time asked for money ...
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Florian & Phil from Harding
South Africa:
We took a crowded minibus taxi on unpaved bumpy towards Bizana. Of course we were the only white people far and wide, and each of us looked more like twice as we walked through the village. For the first time we were with "umlungu", a term of abuse coming from the Arpartheit against whites, which translates as much as' privileged means insulted. I did the first time felt very unwelcome and had a bad feeling under my skin with white. It seemed as if we would have been the first white men ever to have passed through this village. Us children ran behind her in droves and elderly people are looked after in disbelief from their traditional round Zuluhütten. One of us asked anxiously, wondering if we were social workers and what we would do here in this area actually.
was in the cabin is not only part of the family, but also studied cats and chickens that provide protection against rain and cold. What I immediately noticed was, that men and women sat separately. Laws, the men sat on benches, next to the women on the ground. The women suckled the children while the men just sat there, she talked, drank beer and Zulu, a product derived from corn meal drink. Everything was affected very patriarchal. The men were served by the women, while women had their hands full around children and food to care.
One teacher mentioned casually that Lungile from Grade 1 was HIV positive. I was shocked completely. I knew that was the province of KwaZulu-Natal, with almost 30% of the highest HIV rate in South Africa and, accordingly, approximately 50 children at the school would have to be HIV positive, but it was the first time that I have as close to the subject came in contact. The whole evening was very depressed our spirits. The happy little Lungile HIV positive? That was just hard to endure. How old would he be well? Will someone take care of him if it so far? Does he understand what the infection in his life? All these questions were not me that night out of my head, and when I had the next day Lungile smiling face in front of me, me, this made it even sadder.
Since the summer is upon us and the last two weeks have been very hot, we could use the swimming pool and Some classes go swimming. The kids could not wait for it all and were happy to cool off. As already mentioned, a large proportion of teachers and caregivers is more afraid of water. This is now no excuse invented! Many Zulus avoided for cultural reasons, the water, since in it evil spirits, so-called "bad spirits" should live. It is really interesting, so they still belong to the Christian faith, their culture is still present and affects them in their everyday lives. Thus, we were swimming down gratefully in his hands, and we were almost every day in the water. First, it is a pleasant change and, second, it's just nice to see, how much a child says, sitting in a wheelchair all day and finally can let off steam. We keep them in the water and forget, at least for a few moments, her disability. Since there may be able to swim a total of only three children, we care for each case, only one child in order to preserve the big picture! We constantly hold and fire them for "swimming" on. The others are sitting with big eyes on the pool deck and cool before their feet in the water. I've set myself a target of at least three kids to teach swimming!
The project
not only the different skin color, no, my leg and Armbehaarung make me a very rare species. With big eyes and open mouths I will like the zoo and stroked my blond hair bewundert.Auch is touched by the very brave and carefully examined. Some even pull on my leg hair, to verify their authenticity.
side game and support partners during the afternoon, we are always the great friend of the kids when they come with their concerns, and (family) problems to us or are just looking for something close. Recently we Spusiso, a senior from the PD Hostel anything asked about HIV: how it can get infected, do what he can know if he wants, whether he or his future girlfriend have AIDS and so on. Of the farm workers, we will always exemplified how comfortable are dealing with a lot of the issue of AIDS, although in this region over a quarter of the population is HIV infected. Since it a really happy if they make some kids even worry about it. Some time later, when we have talked about their Christmas holiday plans with the kids, then tells us Spusiso that he lives with his grandmother because his parents both died of AIDS. Many of the kids have lost parents, siblings or other relatives, and so it's entirely possible that some of them might be infected.
The Gewatlbereitschaft
Many of the children have a high level of violence. The children are not fundamentally aggressive and it's not too brutal (there are no serious injuries), but the threshold of verbal dispute with a punch is very small and is quickly exceeded. Often responds to an insult or a stupid remark with physical violence. I see mainly two reasons: the one can not defend many of the project to the extent verbal children, as would be necessary and therefore see physical defense, the only way to prove their strength. On the other, and that is I think the Hauptgrung, the children live in an environment where violence is common in much. 
South Africa:
We took a crowded minibus taxi on unpaved bumpy towards Bizana. Of course we were the only white people far and wide, and each of us looked more like twice as we walked through the village. For the first time we were with "umlungu", a term of abuse coming from the Arpartheit against whites, which translates as much as' privileged means insulted. I did the first time felt very unwelcome and had a bad feeling under my skin with white. It seemed as if we would have been the first white men ever to have passed through this village. Us children ran behind her in droves and elderly people are looked after in disbelief from their traditional round Zuluhütten. One of us asked anxiously, wondering if we were social workers and what we would do here in this area actually.
was in the cabin is not only part of the family, but also studied cats and chickens that provide protection against rain and cold. What I immediately noticed was, that men and women sat separately. Laws, the men sat on benches, next to the women on the ground. The women suckled the children while the men just sat there, she talked, drank beer and Zulu, a product derived from corn meal drink. Everything was affected very patriarchal. The men were served by the women, while women had their hands full around children and food to care.
One teacher mentioned casually that Lungile from Grade 1 was HIV positive. I was shocked completely. I knew that was the province of KwaZulu-Natal, with almost 30% of the highest HIV rate in South Africa and, accordingly, approximately 50 children at the school would have to be HIV positive, but it was the first time that I have as close to the subject came in contact. The whole evening was very depressed our spirits. The happy little Lungile HIV positive? That was just hard to endure. How old would he be well? Will someone take care of him if it so far? Does he understand what the infection in his life? All these questions were not me that night out of my head, and when I had the next day Lungile smiling face in front of me, me, this made it even sadder.
Since the summer is upon us and the last two weeks have been very hot, we could use the swimming pool and Some classes go swimming. The kids could not wait for it all and were happy to cool off. As already mentioned, a large proportion of teachers and caregivers is more afraid of water. This is now no excuse invented! Many Zulus avoided for cultural reasons, the water, since in it evil spirits, so-called "bad spirits" should live. It is really interesting, so they still belong to the Christian faith, their culture is still present and affects them in their everyday lives. Thus, we were swimming down gratefully in his hands, and we were almost every day in the water. First, it is a pleasant change and, second, it's just nice to see, how much a child says, sitting in a wheelchair all day and finally can let off steam. We keep them in the water and forget, at least for a few moments, her disability. Since there may be able to swim a total of only three children, we care for each case, only one child in order to preserve the big picture! We constantly hold and fire them for "swimming" on. The others are sitting with big eyes on the pool deck and cool before their feet in the water. I've set myself a target of at least three kids to teach swimming!
The project
not only the different skin color, no, my leg and Armbehaarung make me a very rare species. With big eyes and open mouths I will like the zoo and stroked my blond hair bewundert.Auch is touched by the very brave and carefully examined. Some even pull on my leg hair, to verify their authenticity.
side game and support partners during the afternoon, we are always the great friend of the kids when they come with their concerns, and (family) problems to us or are just looking for something close. Recently we Spusiso, a senior from the PD Hostel anything asked about HIV: how it can get infected, do what he can know if he wants, whether he or his future girlfriend have AIDS and so on. Of the farm workers, we will always exemplified how comfortable are dealing with a lot of the issue of AIDS, although in this region over a quarter of the population is HIV infected. Since it a really happy if they make some kids even worry about it. Some time later, when we have talked about their Christmas holiday plans with the kids, then tells us Spusiso that he lives with his grandmother because his parents both died of AIDS. Many of the kids have lost parents, siblings or other relatives, and so it's entirely possible that some of them might be infected.
The Gewatlbereitschaft
Many of the children have a high level of violence. The children are not fundamentally aggressive and it's not too brutal (there are no serious injuries), but the threshold of verbal dispute with a punch is very small and is quickly exceeded. Often responds to an insult or a stupid remark with physical violence. I see mainly two reasons: the one can not defend many of the project to the extent verbal children, as would be necessary and therefore see physical defense, the only way to prove their strength. On the other, and that is I think the Hauptgrung, the children live in an environment where violence is common in much.
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