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Home Canning How Long
The Miracle of Bern ... (Santo Domingo)
agent sports (football), we teach self-esteem, fair play and team spirit, as here in the slums of Santo Domingo. Instead of spending
their time on the road with drugs and crime, more and more children to participate in one of our trained volunteer team. You are our passion, as nice here in the great friendship tournament in the poor district (perhaps one should say to people that you run after a goal is not equal to the square :-) But!
agent sports (football), we teach self-esteem, fair play and team spirit, as here in the slums of Santo Domingo. Instead of spending
their time on the road with drugs and crime, more and more children to participate in one of our trained volunteer team. You are our passion, as nice here in the great friendship tournament in the poor district (perhaps one should say to people that you run after a goal is not equal to the square :-) But!
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Newsletter No. 9: Spickeln in Shakespeare
"not complaining, what not to change, but change what is to be deplored." (William Shakespeare)
Dear parents and friends, love
volunteers and star setter
It was jinxed! No sooner had I finished this newsletter, new messages have arrived, for their part, were hardly inserted already outdated.
Therefore, I will largely absent in this mail once all water levels (who yesterday had a cold and everything has now fallen in love). The overall impression remains: Chance, there are adjustment problems (look at the different culture, sometimes to the German co-volunteer who makes the kitchen always much less than you) - and sometimes get homesick (for example, of gingerbread!). We
close because of the many positive messages not green eyes, that one or the other - deep in him / her in it - has to fight quite beautiful, but the outside just want to show strength. In addition, this newsletter is not the place to share internals from maintainer talks.
But overall - and judged that we are statistically soon be in the worst time of year - it's our sensational! This vintage rocks!
And if we then want to take time but the mood monster on the horizon down then we just try it with humor - this Schwimmguertel on the stream of life. Our Palestine-FW have the same time a reusable sample invitation to a low-Party drafted (see Annex). Come on, U-Curve-volunteers: the world for the best low party and the best photo of it, we buy at the meeting between a bucket of Nutella. We are excited ... J
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Pure joy! Look at this clip from the slums of Santo Domingo on your 2 x. The first time you see children playing football. But the second time you see that it really right about something else all about: self-esteem, cohesion and dreams. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kg0UEdIzPYU
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Toll what we all can learn from these reports alongside!
did I just read the excellent report by Anna from Palestine and learned a) that Palestinians with a black dot in the passport never get through the checkpoints b) that Friday and Sunday there, the school-free days (normal probably Friday / Saturday) c) the Jerusalem = Al Qudz means d) only 20 minutes from Jerusalem Beit Jala is removed and both won worlds separate e), Anna in the West Bank feels safer in Israel f) that grow in the "vineyard" more olives than grapes and g) that one can live on site must be to understand why both opposite sides are so unforgiving and peace remains unlikely, unfortunately, for years to come.
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Here are the latest reports from the countries (in alphabetical order):
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Argentina:
Christopher and Ruben and sign (fortunately) each week the same, but always with other flowery words: "First of all, the greenest of green from the WG Rosada! going on here right now everything fine, "
or" WG rosada south BsAs announces tender spring green "or" Here with us in the South-WG straight All is well!. "
Or:" I am well and (still ) in excellent condition. With the project, the integration and the language we get here is going very well and expect a great time in the coming year, "
From the first project report by Reuben." Immediately we were surrounded by children, were pulled by the arm
, with questions (which we should understand some of them only weeks later) bombarded in thigh level embraces
or just staring with my mouth open (of course, particularly 2-meter man Chris). "
humor Officer Wolfi (photo left) reports from the north of Buenos Aires:
" Good day, dear ones,
with us is everything that is great! status green!
the work is fun, the language is getting better, and the first friends are already found. Although it rains a lot here mometan, but that does not spoil our mood!
and the most important: you could do all girls say that indeed there were no flat this year, the more balanced, more adventurous and better cooks than we are. We are already on the ascendancy, own WG cookbook to make!
So in one respect we are quite certainly "worth ";-)! marriage
Best regards, besos, wolfgang "
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from Jujuy Max writes:
at 3:10
here it is green, in a double sense: it is always green scenic and weekly announcement also technically. We started to go into separate projects, which is also very good. We understand well and are happy we can be here. greetings from the girls, your Max
at 11.10:
"Hello! We are doing great in Jujuy! The job is always better, the weather is now and almost too hot. We already have the 2. times visited again by tine. We enjoy it here very much. Status: Green Love, Regards, Max "
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Bolivia
Good news: Even our Bolivian team is now complete. Helmar has already settled in well and Vivi has landed well in BA and the weekend even more with our FW in Jujuy.
Helmar had received shortly after landing the first mandatory altitude sickness, but now - in the truest sense of the word - again full at the height J and his musical talents hopefully integrate well into the project. Quote: "have been received here from the other great guys that even after my plane 2-3 hours was late, still fit and were happy to pick me up at the airport. "
Each year, we have isolated Salmonella infections or to" fight to fiebre typhediea. Sebastian currently has core complaints on this matter, but he is the Medical in good care.
a good mood as Luke reports from El Alto: "We feel well embedded, into the project, in host families in the culture."
project goes OK. Helmar Franz has flu and birthday (yesterday).
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vO Simon writes about his work in theater social project COMPA:
"We ride our buses, which can be found here everywhere are often thirty to forty minutes to our jobs, often the roads are getting worse and worse until they are only sand and stones - where we work, do theater, Lego, homework help, video, radio, newspaper, ... (...)
My host brother, little, four years old, stood on a stool and tried to fly, ¡Voy a volar! he says, "I will fly!". Actually, most of what he hears in his life, instructions, prohibitions and worries. No vas a destrozar algo. You're likely to break anything! "
(PS: But the little boy stands on the stool, spreading his arms and calls all the physics in spite of" I will fly "
Sometimes! We can all learn something from 4 years)
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Stefan writes: "Hello dear ones. Santa Cruz is currently very hot and this is the smog, and when one that was not enough as South America feeling, you can always count on the sand storms here .. ;)
otherwise we will as always good here, I come to find anything in the projects .. the weekend we go out with Claudio to philosophize a bit about COMPA and discuss the work in the near term. Yesterday was a very important day for me, all of Voluntarios Alalay have met and under the coordination of Jesus (a Voluntario, not the Allmnaechtigen;) looked at various projects, and talked about problems and experiences. After that we went with social workers to the kids on the streets and have a bit set to them and talk.
From [street children project] Techo, we were last Saturday in a beautiful waterfall paradise, 3 hours from Santa Cruz ... was beautiful and very well better know the kids learn. First rule: be incredibly cool, even cooler than all the kids together-sounds strange, but Sun ;)
I write a lot of diary, on leaves, my monthly report and am currently very much English,'s just incredibly fun, because we know that every minute of what good and every word is needed ... I do very well in English talk, I was told I already have on it the Crucenischen Slang: P
runs with Meier family all very good, especially the talks with the mother are very valuable to me, that speaks very bitterly about the politics of Bolivia and the lack of social security. On my host sister I play every night after my English teacher projects, crazy how little is taught her in school! Otherwise, even the Neffinen are there, that I my free time (since the evening of 10 clock mostly) spend, which makes me a lot of fun. A bit of a pity that little time right now to explore the area or a little too easy stroll, but the project I'm also very good as I would like to not be shortened, So, therefore, is of the rest already shown, I think. All the best, by Stephanie.
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Andrea from Sucre:
"Yesterday's general strike but laessig all very, very calm, almost cheerful mood! As car-free Sunday. So no probem. besides that, we had no problems. health: gisela has overcome its salmonella, I still eat everything that tastes good to me cheerful and I feel very healthy, so everything fine, "
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Max and Teresa'm fine - in a few days they will learn from their host families in their new house. In the project there is just a "disagreement" between two Bolivian Project staff, and should be avoided wherever possible our FW to be caught in the crossfire. Otherwise all good.
Lisa and Julian (photo at a performance) are back with their musical and theatrical social project by Qatar's fresh from a tour of Bolivia. Two's fine, but they report something rare (Remember Mama Schenk :-).
excerpts from Lisa's
report about her project: "The Qatari collectivo is a group of concerned citizens of Cochabamba and international volunteers, since one and a half years, the wise-people an integral part of the group. Qatari Culture House but has no leads as workshops designed (talleres) directly to schools and regular they all afternoon with theater and games in parts of Cochabamba and enrich the cultural life of the city. The focus is on the content of the pieces: Important issues such as rights, equality, intercultural education, health and education are thus discussed in public.
a culture shock I have not suffered, and fall for me but more and more visible and invisible differences. So here it is, for example, normal that graze on the playground next one sheep, closed Sundays, all cafes and restaurants and drive the taxi driver to one year old daughter on his lap around and alongside still eat Jell-O. "
(...)
As I sit here and type sound from a part of the cottage trombone etudes [By Julian Bidner-FW] over to me, on the other side just rehearse cello and Mauri (= Quimbando) with the guitar for her next concert. Anyone who knows me knows that I like it well and I'm really glad to have landed here. "
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Brazil: Brazil
evolves. We are pleased to now feel our two girls in Fortaleza well.
Eva writes: "For us here in Brazil everything runs well and we have Catherine happy weekend with a great surprise birthday party. :)
Congratulations!
Jacob settled "I was very good and even geknueft some contacts, which falls one here is not really difficult;)
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Dominican Republic:
Pablo is tired, but turned back enthusiastically. All FW are already well integrated, feel at ease, engaged and help in education and leisure activities in the slums. Tigre!
Max writes: "What works wonderfully constant, is the combination of Haitian and Dominican guys in our football team. It's just a good feeling to see how they work for a common goal and the same passion to share, if you know how hardened and hostile to the two fronts in other places and other events in the country are facing. "
Manu Geiger writes of a an" all-male-WG without problems "and concludes with a finding "I'm doing really good, I feel very comfortable and am happy to be here - the project with the kids makes a lot of fun. In this sense, I send you all greetings from the beautiful Dominican Republic, which really has to offer more than you see at first glance is scheint.Das here every day clear! "
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Nagua is great! Nagua is (next to Santo Domingo) Dominican our second location - even live here and work our volunteers directly to the base.
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Manu writes: "Everything here is good, we have a connection to the teachers here, the teaching conditions, although in the DomRep throughout the horror and the teachers are pretty overwhelmed (the English teacher for example, writes "We have somes mony" and blinged to his pupil, as she explains that this is wrong). We get it, but now pretty good guide of Mili. We have a total sense of achievement with the kids, even in the content switching, and the work plan is emerging, too.
And last week, "Wow, I had not written to you, just a status message? Re really to report only good things. We have in the 10 days actually in fact almost too much experience is real madness here. (Become one of the kids has almost broken his neck, one had from our engaged because of the uprising at the beach with the kids because of a jellyfish sting to the hospital, and then also still the house torched by two of our students) is also disturbing things, but Many beautiful and enriching. Every morning we bring the kids something different, new fruits, Sugar cane, and when we walk down the streets of Mantancitas, it echoes almost always from somewhere Manueeel. Lauri "The second course with Milie is a hit and run the Plus1Projekte to the project manager did not even let us go, because we can actually eat J. How and good.) Take care, dear ones, see you soon. Manu "
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Guatemala.
Florian has good English-progress made and now increases in correctly in the project work.
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are not confirmed, however rumors that Sebastian has his own female fan club, the regularly queue up to him to scratch his blond hair. J
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FW Antonia in its monthly report: "Cobán is really a brilliant city! Although it is manageable, and people know each other, "
but it has to offer but all that only some might be useful: Taekwondo
and saxophone hours, about jewelry and paint shops to Comedores and
Tortillerias. The city is still very much influenced by the indigenous culture, it is seen as
many women in traditional dress, the colorful cloth bags on their heads. "
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FW Jonni (the one with his saxophone alongside the Guatemalan rock band "Una via" play along) writes in his first monthly report:
"I'm fabulous! I already had a few days to depressed mood, simply because not everything in such a country, or we can say little about running and peace, joy and pancakes do not seem to always close. But I'm in a great group of Mitfreiwilliger with whom I have a lot of fun ... I've had
Physiologically, verwunderlicherweise to suffer not been any complaints. Also, the expected duration of diarrhea after arrival will still not adjust easily. FSJ is not in a Cobán Chili picnic in the hammock. I rarely have free time, including weekends I have been every
Once worked at least one day. It is satisfying, but sometimes it happens to me that I'm playing at nine clock in the evening to relax on my bed, guitar, and the next thing I know is that the alarm is ringing, and I with light, on my clothes in my entire bed again find ...
But sometimes I stop and think a thought with pleasure at the end: This is my thing. I would rather be anywhere, do anything better than that here. Who has the good fortune to think such a thing?
Thank you for this opportunity, "
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Chiantla:
hears the call, Catherine prima at. Nevertheless, we all know that the harshness of life in the mountains is far more difficult than elsewhere.
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Mexico:
Desiree and Benni arrived safely. Benni wrote at 14.10. "Hello my friends! by giving just want to fix that I arrived and got a great reception from my rent Amigos (and I have taken them actually at the airport reception =)) The flight was super comfortable, had wonderful a whole row of seats for me and could ;-) sleep (Happiness protects the brave) is now only place I have warm but I'm happy and this afternoon we then ne sightseeing tour! ! Muchos saludos de Mexico "
WG
complete: Fabi, Patrick, Desiree, predecessor Nico, Benny and Luke Wetzel.
Fabian was able to receive training from the famous "Circus Solei" to learn the creative education for disadvantaged children in practice.
Fabian: "aqui in GDL, Todo es bien muy." (Rather Fabi: the need hot "esta muy bien", since it is a mutable state - or is it you in Mex just always good?)
A few days later he writes, "everything is still in Guadalajara chido (mex super geil klasse)"
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Patrick wrote: "here in Guadalajara still everything is fine. Mood is good, we are still quite enthusiastic, I would say! We understand us just fine. We ensure that each makes about the same (cleaning, shopping, ,...) and then like it! Dispute or something Thats has not come but once determined, but if it is balanced, it's so boring also in Mexico everything is alright! Viva Mexico, viva! September is also "el mes de la patria"). saludos de patrick.
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FW Hendrik (called "El Crespo") reports from San Cristobal: "green light, despite rainy season, every day of sunshine. Our heart and laughs seem. have already settled down well, Mitya was yesterday for the first time in the wooden barracks, home to the children with whom we work. Kaka had the first sheet. The project begins at sueniños now. "" The city is breathtaking. If one looks at life on the road, one might get the impression that Germany was extinct. The road, lives everywhere encounter a new smells and new sounds, music is always played. A way of life to which you can get used very quickly. (...) The moral values are not comparable with those of the Germans. In a country be raised to the office in which President by electoral fraud and corruption in a country that more than ninety percent of the drug consumed in the United States and exported in a country which respected human rights violations against indigenous peoples and be completed by the state, the police want you in the evening to make clear that it was immoral to smooch on the road ... "
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Nicaragua:
Achim reports via skype "green juicy, Leon itself is also pretty green"
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Don diarrea "However, it appears received the title to go for the most resistant intestinal adaptive function of this year at our Leon-WG, although Nueva Guinea are not yet defeated. But Janosz and Achim seem to be big favorites in the affectionate title of "Don diarrea.
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reports spokesman Paul states: "Matagalpa. Kolya and Anne live in Moment also in families and, more and more in the project to [PS: Kolja calls it "a really beautiful project," and "it gives me a lot of fun to work with the Kimdern"].
Masaya. Instead of bicycles and cars have been here now a horse (!) Risen as a means of transportation. Very environmentally conscious. Otherwise, the lessons are prepared diligently.
Nueva Guinea. Also here is a lot to do to prepare their lessons. Simon plagues a cold - annoying, not serious. Yet you live here in families up here, then soon begins WG-life. .
GREEN everything in plain text "
The results of language tests are generally very encouraging - just one of our tested Nica volunteers failed this respect is correct. But that will hopefully ...
is a small miracle how great the "Centro Creativo in Masaya developed (see Aron's report in Annex).
This self-help project has a budget of zero and € Blossoms still the best and most creative youth social projects throughout Masaya.
(We try to project manager Gricelda enabling future a monthly salary of 80 €).
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Palestine / Israel:
"Palestine declares its Green Status
:-) The fasting month is coming to an end and we are actually a couple of holidays. Our work is influenced but this not so much. It's getting colder and we believe it or already 2 MONTHS here ... oh my god how time flies ...
Willy Brandt Center, Al-Qudz: January
light joke: In the last few days is nothing new, but you come back tomorrow and have talked on Sunday. He should be fine. Jan is well clamped in the work and has found in the Willy-Brandt-Zentrum probably just right. Jan newly elected president of the SPD local association Jerusalem J
SOS Children's Village, Beith Lehem:
Leo Henton & Thilo nun: The last days of fasting to be and I think that pleased both to regular food. My full respect. Today along with the Talithas and some Talitha and students from the Schmidt school sat together in Jerusalem for an activity with the SOS children as part of an "Interact Club" plan. Talitha Kumi
, Beith Jala (Anna, Peer):
We have again a lot of work. Everyone now has his hours for teaching. At least we now have a bit more structure in our work. We are concerned but good. We have enhanced our apartment - with a nice orange. Very comfortable.
Much love,
Peer
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From Anna's Report:
"We also pick you up at every school day a little boy is in a wheelchair and bring him from school gates in the morning service and then in his class. At noon we get him back. The problem, namely, that there are no facilities for the disabled. We'll have to more up-stairs or carry down. But he is sweet, it is worthwhile :-)
(...)
you always have to again make it clear that the distances between various places in Palestine and Israel is very low. One example is Jerusalem, or Al-Qudz, say the Palestinians
: we need from Talitha only about 20 minutes by bus to get there. The city is located almost next to Bethlehem, and one can see from the roof Talithas
. Nevertheless, it is for most Palestinians virtually unattainable. Those of you who are not as well informed about the situation here, I will now explain again: It is generally not Palestinians without special permission (permit) for one or a few days may be issued to enter the Israeli territories. There are a few lucky ones, the so-called blue ID, Israeli passport or a permanent permit for such work has, with which they come across. The rest has to wait many months or years for a permit and some, including many teachers Talithas have come over a so-called black spot on the list of border controls, so they never get a permit. So if you want to go to Jerusalem, you must pass a checkpoint. The "Tunnel Checkpoint" by which we go again and looks something like this as a customs station or a place where you pay road tolls in France. If you go by bus, keep this in one place and get all the people need. Then, Israeli soldiers check their passports and searching the bus, all rise, and the bus drives on. (...)
"I got 17 years of no permit to go to Jerusalem," said Miss Firial, a religion teacher at this school to provide us with a smile. "I have a black dot
on their list, which means I never get a permit. But last Easter I am . Jumped the wall, and then I was there "
[says another woman:]
." All the major politicians when they are debating about peace, sit in the 5 - star luxury hotels in the cities as can we talk about poverty, about strife and injustice
when you sit in a big hotel and did not see how it really is here? times you will come to us! "That they may be right.
(...) The
contact with children is actually a consistently positive (of course annoying sometimes
one or other of the children - and vice versa) and we had no difficulty
be accepted by them, because we represent visually an attraction alone (
blue eyes and blond, long hair is a rarity) and is therefore great interest to us.
were especially the little ones with which we play mostly in the morning, shy at first
something, but it has narrowed very quickly after they noticed how well we serve
as a living jungle gym. We help the elderly in the afternoon
homework and play often then table tennis, chess, football (on a far too
small courtyard with cars), or we teach them diabolo and juggling. All in all, it makes me
a lot of fun with the kids to be together and I have
already some very fond of.
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Peru:
countries spokesman Oli at 03:10 "everything green in Peru. We are all good and the work is going well.
I'm now a little over a month in beautiful Peru. Both enjoyed working with the children but also the land and the people that very much. I was immediately taken up in Peru and friendly here. The most important thing is that I'm healthy and not with the level still had problems with the food (which is rather unusual). "
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Germany, green, Peru,
Patrick will start a craft workshop and a Choir build (...) In the evening, when we hundemuede in house trainees try to relax, Patrick is still one of the children. On Saturday is even planned that he spent the night in his house.
Christian, aka "el Salsa King" continues to oscillate with the older girls the hip in Salsa Workshop and makes me Artes Marciales (currently only karate, because we have not had mats to make judo), which is super popular with the kids are. [Christian also will start a juggling course].
I even named Oliphant (because here aufgehoert jades almost word by p, the surface virtually Argentina), I have the last weeks, cared for the establishment of the gym, so I went twice to Cusco am. So far we have purchased four mats, followed by other device to use.
As you go read it us well [only the remoteness of the accommodation should be improved]
Many greetings from all oli
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Christian: "For that I have read the book about Muhammed Yunus completed. This book is just really awesome!
I have for the first time in a long time really been anything like perspective. A sentence I would absolutely be my motto for life is nehmn:
If you think you can, you can. If you think you can not, your right! "
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Russia:
FW Carsten: "I can only recommend to make a voluntary service in Russia! It's just so exciting here. ! That's Good "
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FW Robert writes:" Hi! a green light from Petersburg! Everything is going well. Maree is looking at all the projects this week and will then make your selection. My weekly schedule is as follows:
Monday: Youth Social Project Ostrowok
Tuesday: Disabled project DomMaletzkowa
Wednesday: DomMaletzkowa
Thursday: home visits to bettlegrigen and disabled people who can not leave the house
Friday: Ostrowok
Carsten also working 2 days in DomMaletzkowa but not with me together, because we believe that this is momentsan for the language better when we are forced to speak Russian. Two days he is in a nursing home and also a day he will make home visits. (Possibly together with me).
The mood is very good and we are all well and healthy! "
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green light from St. Petersburg!
Everything runs according to plan. The projects are, in my opinion, very well. At least, "Ostrowok" and "Dom Maletzki. Optimal order to make effekitve work. So in
Ostrowok (islets) has a new project manager. He is very accessible, Carsten and I were in a meeting yesterday some suggestions regarding the work done with the children.
One thing of which he was excited was as guitar lessons, I could offer the kiddies. Carsten had to build the idea of clay with the children to chess pieces and even chess boards. In the following, then he would like to teach the children to play and organize small tournaments. We then had the idea of rice and cloth Jonglierbaelle tinker with the children and teach them juggling. Furthermore, had the conductor asked us if we can help with homework (math, English, ...), which is not a problem yes (if the language is even better). Taken as a whole is much Wertevermnittlung take place, since in this respect much ground to cover in the 10 to 16 year olds is. They usually come from families in which much alcohol is drunk or in which they were simply neglected. We
for the meaningful work in keeping the many Freiraeume are and we can do basically everything that makes the kids fun. In the cathedral
Maletzki our first contacts with the mentally disabled have been handled very pleasant. They welcomed us very pleased. It must have been so very good experience with the volunteers made. Freddy (the manager) can use us in both craftsmanship some things well, and in the care if the motor during the kneading or similar offenses should be practiced. For him it is important that there are male employees, because the disabled are mostly mothers and fathers do not and they, therefore, proper management and the routine with men is something missing.
We can offer workshops there as seat football or even character (the main thing is the motor is funded). What we can offer even otherwise we do not know yet because we disabled people have no experience and therefore not really know what works and what does not. But we will make suggestions and discuss them with Freddy him.
We currently have 1 time a week 2 hours language course. The language is very difficult, but actually I have a good feeling. We want to start in any case be separated in the projects so that we least daytime only Russian around to us. Incidentally we also talk with the girl at the moment we live Russian. Kind regards, Robert
"I have not had the feel of a culture shock - I feel than when I shower every day with cold water. Strange to see, however, are the suburban areas, which I would call almost as ghetto. Since I and the old women who have seen endlessly digging in garbage pits, I am very glad that in Germany there such a thing as "social issues" are. This word is it so in the Russian way at all. "
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South Africa:
Alt FW Jonas describes in his final report after his return to the reverse culture shock:
"The terror that I'm back home, I then took a Monday and Tuesday
. I did not want to hear and see nothing of South Africa. No music, no
photos. They certainly do not tell. I was homesick. I wanted to get back into my life
in South Africa. That was not easily and not even allowed to go, I
was clear. But I wanted simple. I missed the joy of the people who
independence and the freedom of my old life. I did not want to fall into a rut
, as before I left.
from South Africa are still many memories receive and I like to fall back
. I am always a bit of my successors from South Africa to hear
and I am delighted that it has done it again a generation to continue the wonderful work
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successor and state spokesman Hanjo reports:
"South Africa announces green! :) All right here!
Ethembeni: Green! In school, everything is the same. Furthermore, we bring the kids ride the bike at the moment and build many things in therapy. I was sick two days, including one at home. But otherwise everything is clear.
Streetwise: the three but is still good.
Kimberley: Also green, make you comfortable now looking for a home!
Harding: reports also green! The two it is also good.
Plettenberg: Marie also reports green! All right in the township.
The weather in Durban is in the autumn as in Deutschladn. It has rained for 3 days and it is very cold. Well, even ne experience. :) Best wishes to all
,
Hanjo "
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FW Daniel helps the street children project Streetwise (Durban):
" Many things are still new And of course, it will still take a while until we bring optimal. But contact with the guys is amazing well what we expected after all the warning not necessarily. With Sister also . All right, "
his beautiful monthly report includes Daniel with the words:
" I could go on to write very long. From the warmth with which we were taken
, from the probably most beautiful abode of all wise - vintage, by the
breathtaking natural beauty, our awesome children, or failed also on the a trip with them to the
beach almost would be because not every one pair of pants swim has and the fact that some
only a pair of shoes and have, despite all the efforts of project managers, hardly
more pants and tops, but I'm still too short to play in the project at this point
appropriate. "
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Kwanokuthula The Township is also all right. Alt FW Alex yesterday gave his farewell barbecue, the atmosphere was fine.
Matze by phone: "We's is wonderful!"
Till: "As soon as we are of our projects at home, kids from the neighborhood come to us. Then, in the garden
football played together or just juggle rumgealbert. The kids speak in addition to Xhosa and Afrikaans nor English fluently. They are good teachers and bring me their language (s) for, in return I learn them German - better than any language course,)
(...)
My work is very varied in Masizame and I was given from the beginning a lot of confidence. At the same time I have been given much freedom, which of course is related with great responsibility. "
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Simon Geiger:
"I'm doing really well here! Kahle kakhulu! (Very good!). The week without the children is overcome, and come back on Monday the little rascal. In the holidays we have included in the hospital in Harding and have the kiddies there, painted, played, laughed, and I was even allowed to feed a cute little baby:)
the weekend we were invited to a traditional ceremony in a "rural area", slaughtered cows for the extra 3 were. We were the only two Umlungus (white) and for some of the kids the first white men they have ever seen "live" - almost unbelievable in South Africa in the 21st century!
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David writes in his first Review of Kimberley from work with street children:
"The older kids are really quite difficult to motivate to take action together, but
interesting calls can be made with them all. They are all very friendly
and hostility does not exist. Especially the younger incredibly happy about any kind of attention and
are incredibly affectionate. Constantly has one or more children at a
hang it. That some of them are HIV-positive, so you learn to deal
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Warm regards from Bad Elster in the world! May the sun shine on your face warm!
Pablo.
PS: Ex-FW Alex gives you the following poem:
staying verses for volunteers
I am the straw which does not move,
Because he feels the burden
At its highest point,
As a guest,
This he (as a light) received
senses And it's a butterfly.
I am afraid the wood, which contributes
been times
Since then, it beats those times -
The vase, which it never Got to see
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bang like the sound, stand and stay.
And the sea I am the bridge, continue driving the
not
The all coming to the shore is a way
And until recently because of the waves
not break his weak points.
Goodbye, Alex
your 
"not complaining, what not to change, but change what is to be deplored." (William Shakespeare)
Dear parents and friends, love
volunteers and star setter
It was jinxed! No sooner had I finished this newsletter, new messages have arrived, for their part, were hardly inserted already outdated.
Therefore, I will largely absent in this mail once all water levels (who yesterday had a cold and everything has now fallen in love). The overall impression remains: Chance, there are adjustment problems (look at the different culture, sometimes to the German co-volunteer who makes the kitchen always much less than you) - and sometimes get homesick (for example, of gingerbread!). We
close because of the many positive messages not green eyes, that one or the other - deep in him / her in it - has to fight quite beautiful, but the outside just want to show strength. In addition, this newsletter is not the place to share internals from maintainer talks.
But overall - and judged that we are statistically soon be in the worst time of year - it's our sensational! This vintage rocks!
And if we then want to take time but the mood monster on the horizon down then we just try it with humor - this Schwimmguertel on the stream of life. Our Palestine-FW have the same time a reusable sample invitation to a low-Party drafted (see Annex). Come on, U-Curve-volunteers: the world for the best low party and the best photo of it, we buy at the meeting between a bucket of Nutella. We are excited ... J
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Pure joy! Look at this clip from the slums of Santo Domingo on your 2 x. The first time you see children playing football. But the second time you see that it really right about something else all about: self-esteem, cohesion and dreams. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kg0UEdIzPYU
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Toll what we all can learn from these reports alongside!
did I just read the excellent report by Anna from Palestine and learned a) that Palestinians with a black dot in the passport never get through the checkpoints b) that Friday and Sunday there, the school-free days (normal probably Friday / Saturday) c) the Jerusalem = Al Qudz means d) only 20 minutes from Jerusalem Beit Jala is removed and both won worlds separate e), Anna in the West Bank feels safer in Israel f) that grow in the "vineyard" more olives than grapes and g) that one can live on site must be to understand why both opposite sides are so unforgiving and peace remains unlikely, unfortunately, for years to come.
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Here are the latest reports from the countries (in alphabetical order):
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Argentina:
Christopher and Ruben and sign (fortunately) each week the same, but always with other flowery words: "First of all, the greenest of green from the WG Rosada! going on here right now everything fine, "
or" WG rosada south BsAs announces tender spring green "or" Here with us in the South-WG straight All is well!. "
Or:" I am well and (still ) in excellent condition. With the project, the integration and the language we get here is going very well and expect a great time in the coming year, "
From the first project report by Reuben." Immediately we were surrounded by children, were pulled by the arm
, with questions (which we should understand some of them only weeks later) bombarded in thigh level embraces
or just staring with my mouth open (of course, particularly 2-meter man Chris). "
humor Officer Wolfi (photo left) reports from the north of Buenos Aires:
" Good day, dear ones,
with us is everything that is great! status green!
the work is fun, the language is getting better, and the first friends are already found. Although it rains a lot here mometan, but that does not spoil our mood!
and the most important: you could do all girls say that indeed there were no flat this year, the more balanced, more adventurous and better cooks than we are. We are already on the ascendancy, own WG cookbook to make!
So in one respect we are quite certainly "worth ";-)! marriage
Best regards, besos, wolfgang "
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from Jujuy Max writes:
at 3:10
here it is green, in a double sense: it is always green scenic and weekly announcement also technically. We started to go into separate projects, which is also very good. We understand well and are happy we can be here. greetings from the girls, your Max
at 11.10:
"Hello! We are doing great in Jujuy! The job is always better, the weather is now and almost too hot. We already have the 2. times visited again by tine. We enjoy it here very much. Status: Green Love, Regards, Max "
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Bolivia
Good news: Even our Bolivian team is now complete. Helmar has already settled in well and Vivi has landed well in BA and the weekend even more with our FW in Jujuy.
Helmar had received shortly after landing the first mandatory altitude sickness, but now - in the truest sense of the word - again full at the height J and his musical talents hopefully integrate well into the project. Quote: "have been received here from the other great guys that even after my plane 2-3 hours was late, still fit and were happy to pick me up at the airport. "
Each year, we have isolated Salmonella infections or to" fight to fiebre typhediea. Sebastian currently has core complaints on this matter, but he is the Medical in good care.
a good mood as Luke reports from El Alto: "We feel well embedded, into the project, in host families in the culture."
project goes OK. Helmar Franz has flu and birthday (yesterday).
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vO Simon writes about his work in theater social project COMPA:
"We ride our buses, which can be found here everywhere are often thirty to forty minutes to our jobs, often the roads are getting worse and worse until they are only sand and stones - where we work, do theater, Lego, homework help, video, radio, newspaper, ... (...)
My host brother, little, four years old, stood on a stool and tried to fly, ¡Voy a volar! he says, "I will fly!". Actually, most of what he hears in his life, instructions, prohibitions and worries. No vas a destrozar algo. You're likely to break anything! "
(PS: But the little boy stands on the stool, spreading his arms and calls all the physics in spite of" I will fly "
Sometimes! We can all learn something from 4 years)
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Stefan writes: "Hello dear ones. Santa Cruz is currently very hot and this is the smog, and when one that was not enough as South America feeling, you can always count on the sand storms here .. ;)
otherwise we will as always good here, I come to find anything in the projects .. the weekend we go out with Claudio to philosophize a bit about COMPA and discuss the work in the near term. Yesterday was a very important day for me, all of Voluntarios Alalay have met and under the coordination of Jesus (a Voluntario, not the Allmnaechtigen;) looked at various projects, and talked about problems and experiences. After that we went with social workers to the kids on the streets and have a bit set to them and talk.
From [street children project] Techo, we were last Saturday in a beautiful waterfall paradise, 3 hours from Santa Cruz ... was beautiful and very well better know the kids learn. First rule: be incredibly cool, even cooler than all the kids together-sounds strange, but Sun ;)
I write a lot of diary, on leaves, my monthly report and am currently very much English,'s just incredibly fun, because we know that every minute of what good and every word is needed ... I do very well in English talk, I was told I already have on it the Crucenischen Slang: P
runs with Meier family all very good, especially the talks with the mother are very valuable to me, that speaks very bitterly about the politics of Bolivia and the lack of social security. On my host sister I play every night after my English teacher projects, crazy how little is taught her in school! Otherwise, even the Neffinen are there, that I my free time (since the evening of 10 clock mostly) spend, which makes me a lot of fun. A bit of a pity that little time right now to explore the area or a little too easy stroll, but the project I'm also very good as I would like to not be shortened, So, therefore, is of the rest already shown, I think. All the best, by Stephanie.
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Andrea from Sucre:
"Yesterday's general strike but laessig all very, very calm, almost cheerful mood! As car-free Sunday. So no probem. besides that, we had no problems. health: gisela has overcome its salmonella, I still eat everything that tastes good to me cheerful and I feel very healthy, so everything fine, "
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Max and Teresa'm fine - in a few days they will learn from their host families in their new house. In the project there is just a "disagreement" between two Bolivian Project staff, and should be avoided wherever possible our FW to be caught in the crossfire. Otherwise all good.
Lisa and Julian (photo at a performance) are back with their musical and theatrical social project by Qatar's fresh from a tour of Bolivia. Two's fine, but they report something rare (Remember Mama Schenk :-).
excerpts from Lisa's
report about her project: "The Qatari collectivo is a group of concerned citizens of Cochabamba and international volunteers, since one and a half years, the wise-people an integral part of the group. Qatari Culture House but has no leads as workshops designed (talleres) directly to schools and regular they all afternoon with theater and games in parts of Cochabamba and enrich the cultural life of the city. The focus is on the content of the pieces: Important issues such as rights, equality, intercultural education, health and education are thus discussed in public.
a culture shock I have not suffered, and fall for me but more and more visible and invisible differences. So here it is, for example, normal that graze on the playground next one sheep, closed Sundays, all cafes and restaurants and drive the taxi driver to one year old daughter on his lap around and alongside still eat Jell-O. "
(...)
As I sit here and type sound from a part of the cottage trombone etudes [By Julian Bidner-FW] over to me, on the other side just rehearse cello and Mauri (= Quimbando) with the guitar for her next concert. Anyone who knows me knows that I like it well and I'm really glad to have landed here. "
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Brazil: Brazil
evolves. We are pleased to now feel our two girls in Fortaleza well.
Eva writes: "For us here in Brazil everything runs well and we have Catherine happy weekend with a great surprise birthday party. :)
Congratulations!
Jacob settled "I was very good and even geknueft some contacts, which falls one here is not really difficult;)
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Dominican Republic:
Pablo is tired, but turned back enthusiastically. All FW are already well integrated, feel at ease, engaged and help in education and leisure activities in the slums. Tigre!
Max writes: "What works wonderfully constant, is the combination of Haitian and Dominican guys in our football team. It's just a good feeling to see how they work for a common goal and the same passion to share, if you know how hardened and hostile to the two fronts in other places and other events in the country are facing. "
Manu Geiger writes of a an" all-male-WG without problems "and concludes with a finding "I'm doing really good, I feel very comfortable and am happy to be here - the project with the kids makes a lot of fun. In this sense, I send you all greetings from the beautiful Dominican Republic, which really has to offer more than you see at first glance is scheint.Das here every day clear! "
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Nagua is great! Nagua is (next to Santo Domingo) Dominican our second location - even live here and work our volunteers directly to the base.
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Manu writes: "Everything here is good, we have a connection to the teachers here, the teaching conditions, although in the DomRep throughout the horror and the teachers are pretty overwhelmed (the English teacher for example, writes "We have somes mony" and blinged to his pupil, as she explains that this is wrong). We get it, but now pretty good guide of Mili. We have a total sense of achievement with the kids, even in the content switching, and the work plan is emerging, too.
And last week, "Wow, I had not written to you, just a status message? Re really to report only good things. We have in the 10 days actually in fact almost too much experience is real madness here. (Become one of the kids has almost broken his neck, one had from our engaged because of the uprising at the beach with the kids because of a jellyfish sting to the hospital, and then also still the house torched by two of our students) is also disturbing things, but Many beautiful and enriching. Every morning we bring the kids something different, new fruits, Sugar cane, and when we walk down the streets of Mantancitas, it echoes almost always from somewhere Manueeel. Lauri "The second course with Milie is a hit and run the Plus1Projekte to the project manager did not even let us go, because we can actually eat J. How and good.) Take care, dear ones, see you soon. Manu "
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Guatemala.
Florian has good English-progress made and now increases in correctly in the project work.
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are not confirmed, however rumors that Sebastian has his own female fan club, the regularly queue up to him to scratch his blond hair. J
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FW Antonia in its monthly report: "Cobán is really a brilliant city! Although it is manageable, and people know each other, "
but it has to offer but all that only some might be useful: Taekwondo
and saxophone hours, about jewelry and paint shops to Comedores and
Tortillerias. The city is still very much influenced by the indigenous culture, it is seen as
many women in traditional dress, the colorful cloth bags on their heads. "
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FW Jonni (the one with his saxophone alongside the Guatemalan rock band "Una via" play along) writes in his first monthly report:
"I'm fabulous! I already had a few days to depressed mood, simply because not everything in such a country, or we can say little about running and peace, joy and pancakes do not seem to always close. But I'm in a great group of Mitfreiwilliger with whom I have a lot of fun ... I've had
Physiologically, verwunderlicherweise to suffer not been any complaints. Also, the expected duration of diarrhea after arrival will still not adjust easily. FSJ is not in a Cobán Chili picnic in the hammock. I rarely have free time, including weekends I have been every
Once worked at least one day. It is satisfying, but sometimes it happens to me that I'm playing at nine clock in the evening to relax on my bed, guitar, and the next thing I know is that the alarm is ringing, and I with light, on my clothes in my entire bed again find ...
But sometimes I stop and think a thought with pleasure at the end: This is my thing. I would rather be anywhere, do anything better than that here. Who has the good fortune to think such a thing?
Thank you for this opportunity, "
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Chiantla:
hears the call, Catherine prima at. Nevertheless, we all know that the harshness of life in the mountains is far more difficult than elsewhere.
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Mexico:
Desiree and Benni arrived safely. Benni wrote at 14.10. "Hello my friends! by giving just want to fix that I arrived and got a great reception from my rent Amigos (and I have taken them actually at the airport reception =)) The flight was super comfortable, had wonderful a whole row of seats for me and could ;-) sleep (Happiness protects the brave) is now only place I have warm but I'm happy and this afternoon we then ne sightseeing tour! ! Muchos saludos de Mexico "
WG
complete: Fabi, Patrick, Desiree, predecessor Nico, Benny and Luke Wetzel.
Fabian was able to receive training from the famous "Circus Solei" to learn the creative education for disadvantaged children in practice.
Fabian: "aqui in GDL, Todo es bien muy." (Rather Fabi: the need hot "esta muy bien", since it is a mutable state - or is it you in Mex just always good?)
A few days later he writes, "everything is still in Guadalajara chido (mex super geil klasse)"
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Patrick wrote: "here in Guadalajara still everything is fine. Mood is good, we are still quite enthusiastic, I would say! We understand us just fine. We ensure that each makes about the same (cleaning, shopping, ,...) and then like it! Dispute or something Thats has not come but once determined, but if it is balanced, it's so boring also in Mexico everything is alright! Viva Mexico, viva! September is also "el mes de la patria"). saludos de patrick.
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FW Hendrik (called "El Crespo") reports from San Cristobal: "green light, despite rainy season, every day of sunshine. Our heart and laughs seem. have already settled down well, Mitya was yesterday for the first time in the wooden barracks, home to the children with whom we work. Kaka had the first sheet. The project begins at sueniños now. "" The city is breathtaking. If one looks at life on the road, one might get the impression that Germany was extinct. The road, lives everywhere encounter a new smells and new sounds, music is always played. A way of life to which you can get used very quickly. (...) The moral values are not comparable with those of the Germans. In a country be raised to the office in which President by electoral fraud and corruption in a country that more than ninety percent of the drug consumed in the United States and exported in a country which respected human rights violations against indigenous peoples and be completed by the state, the police want you in the evening to make clear that it was immoral to smooch on the road ... "
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Nicaragua:
Achim reports via skype "green juicy, Leon itself is also pretty green"
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Don diarrea "However, it appears received the title to go for the most resistant intestinal adaptive function of this year at our Leon-WG, although Nueva Guinea are not yet defeated. But Janosz and Achim seem to be big favorites in the affectionate title of "Don diarrea.
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reports spokesman Paul states: "Matagalpa. Kolya and Anne live in Moment also in families and, more and more in the project to [PS: Kolja calls it "a really beautiful project," and "it gives me a lot of fun to work with the Kimdern"].
Masaya. Instead of bicycles and cars have been here now a horse (!) Risen as a means of transportation. Very environmentally conscious. Otherwise, the lessons are prepared diligently.
Nueva Guinea. Also here is a lot to do to prepare their lessons. Simon plagues a cold - annoying, not serious. Yet you live here in families up here, then soon begins WG-life. .
GREEN everything in plain text "
The results of language tests are generally very encouraging - just one of our tested Nica volunteers failed this respect is correct. But that will hopefully ...
is a small miracle how great the "Centro Creativo in Masaya developed (see Aron's report in Annex).
This self-help project has a budget of zero and € Blossoms still the best and most creative youth social projects throughout Masaya.
(We try to project manager Gricelda enabling future a monthly salary of 80 €).
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Palestine / Israel:
"Palestine declares its Green Status
:-) The fasting month is coming to an end and we are actually a couple of holidays. Our work is influenced but this not so much. It's getting colder and we believe it or already 2 MONTHS here ... oh my god how time flies ...
Willy Brandt Center, Al-Qudz: January
light joke: In the last few days is nothing new, but you come back tomorrow and have talked on Sunday. He should be fine. Jan is well clamped in the work and has found in the Willy-Brandt-Zentrum probably just right. Jan newly elected president of the SPD local association Jerusalem J
SOS Children's Village, Beith Lehem:
Leo Henton & Thilo nun: The last days of fasting to be and I think that pleased both to regular food. My full respect. Today along with the Talithas and some Talitha and students from the Schmidt school sat together in Jerusalem for an activity with the SOS children as part of an "Interact Club" plan. Talitha Kumi
, Beith Jala (Anna, Peer):
We have again a lot of work. Everyone now has his hours for teaching. At least we now have a bit more structure in our work. We are concerned but good. We have enhanced our apartment - with a nice orange. Very comfortable.
Much love,
Peer
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From Anna's Report:
"We also pick you up at every school day a little boy is in a wheelchair and bring him from school gates in the morning service and then in his class. At noon we get him back. The problem, namely, that there are no facilities for the disabled. We'll have to more up-stairs or carry down. But he is sweet, it is worthwhile :-)
(...)
you always have to again make it clear that the distances between various places in Palestine and Israel is very low. One example is Jerusalem, or Al-Qudz, say the Palestinians
: we need from Talitha only about 20 minutes by bus to get there. The city is located almost next to Bethlehem, and one can see from the roof Talithas
. Nevertheless, it is for most Palestinians virtually unattainable. Those of you who are not as well informed about the situation here, I will now explain again: It is generally not Palestinians without special permission (permit) for one or a few days may be issued to enter the Israeli territories. There are a few lucky ones, the so-called blue ID, Israeli passport or a permanent permit for such work has, with which they come across. The rest has to wait many months or years for a permit and some, including many teachers Talithas have come over a so-called black spot on the list of border controls, so they never get a permit. So if you want to go to Jerusalem, you must pass a checkpoint. The "Tunnel Checkpoint" by which we go again and looks something like this as a customs station or a place where you pay road tolls in France. If you go by bus, keep this in one place and get all the people need. Then, Israeli soldiers check their passports and searching the bus, all rise, and the bus drives on. (...)
"I got 17 years of no permit to go to Jerusalem," said Miss Firial, a religion teacher at this school to provide us with a smile. "I have a black dot
on their list, which means I never get a permit. But last Easter I am . Jumped the wall, and then I was there "
[says another woman:]
." All the major politicians when they are debating about peace, sit in the 5 - star luxury hotels in the cities as can we talk about poverty, about strife and injustice
when you sit in a big hotel and did not see how it really is here? times you will come to us! "That they may be right.
(...) The
contact with children is actually a consistently positive (of course annoying sometimes
one or other of the children - and vice versa) and we had no difficulty
be accepted by them, because we represent visually an attraction alone (
blue eyes and blond, long hair is a rarity) and is therefore great interest to us.
were especially the little ones with which we play mostly in the morning, shy at first
something, but it has narrowed very quickly after they noticed how well we serve
as a living jungle gym. We help the elderly in the afternoon
homework and play often then table tennis, chess, football (on a far too
small courtyard with cars), or we teach them diabolo and juggling. All in all, it makes me
a lot of fun with the kids to be together and I have
already some very fond of.
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Peru:
countries spokesman Oli at 03:10 "everything green in Peru. We are all good and the work is going well.
I'm now a little over a month in beautiful Peru. Both enjoyed working with the children but also the land and the people that very much. I was immediately taken up in Peru and friendly here. The most important thing is that I'm healthy and not with the level still had problems with the food (which is rather unusual). "
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Germany, green, Peru,
Patrick will start a craft workshop and a Choir build (...) In the evening, when we hundemuede in house trainees try to relax, Patrick is still one of the children. On Saturday is even planned that he spent the night in his house.
Christian, aka "el Salsa King" continues to oscillate with the older girls the hip in Salsa Workshop and makes me Artes Marciales (currently only karate, because we have not had mats to make judo), which is super popular with the kids are. [Christian also will start a juggling course].
I even named Oliphant (because here aufgehoert jades almost word by p, the surface virtually Argentina), I have the last weeks, cared for the establishment of the gym, so I went twice to Cusco am. So far we have purchased four mats, followed by other device to use.
As you go read it us well [only the remoteness of the accommodation should be improved]
Many greetings from all oli
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Christian: "For that I have read the book about Muhammed Yunus completed. This book is just really awesome!
I have for the first time in a long time really been anything like perspective. A sentence I would absolutely be my motto for life is nehmn:
If you think you can, you can. If you think you can not, your right! "
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Russia:
FW Carsten: "I can only recommend to make a voluntary service in Russia! It's just so exciting here. ! That's Good "
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FW Robert writes:" Hi! a green light from Petersburg! Everything is going well. Maree is looking at all the projects this week and will then make your selection. My weekly schedule is as follows:
Monday: Youth Social Project Ostrowok
Tuesday: Disabled project DomMaletzkowa
Wednesday: DomMaletzkowa
Thursday: home visits to bettlegrigen and disabled people who can not leave the house
Friday: Ostrowok
Carsten also working 2 days in DomMaletzkowa but not with me together, because we believe that this is momentsan for the language better when we are forced to speak Russian. Two days he is in a nursing home and also a day he will make home visits. (Possibly together with me).
The mood is very good and we are all well and healthy! "
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green light from St. Petersburg!
Everything runs according to plan. The projects are, in my opinion, very well. At least, "Ostrowok" and "Dom Maletzki. Optimal order to make effekitve work. So in
Ostrowok (islets) has a new project manager. He is very accessible, Carsten and I were in a meeting yesterday some suggestions regarding the work done with the children.
One thing of which he was excited was as guitar lessons, I could offer the kiddies. Carsten had to build the idea of clay with the children to chess pieces and even chess boards. In the following, then he would like to teach the children to play and organize small tournaments. We then had the idea of rice and cloth Jonglierbaelle tinker with the children and teach them juggling. Furthermore, had the conductor asked us if we can help with homework (math, English, ...), which is not a problem yes (if the language is even better). Taken as a whole is much Wertevermnittlung take place, since in this respect much ground to cover in the 10 to 16 year olds is. They usually come from families in which much alcohol is drunk or in which they were simply neglected. We
for the meaningful work in keeping the many Freiraeume are and we can do basically everything that makes the kids fun. In the cathedral
Maletzki our first contacts with the mentally disabled have been handled very pleasant. They welcomed us very pleased. It must have been so very good experience with the volunteers made. Freddy (the manager) can use us in both craftsmanship some things well, and in the care if the motor during the kneading or similar offenses should be practiced. For him it is important that there are male employees, because the disabled are mostly mothers and fathers do not and they, therefore, proper management and the routine with men is something missing.
We can offer workshops there as seat football or even character (the main thing is the motor is funded). What we can offer even otherwise we do not know yet because we disabled people have no experience and therefore not really know what works and what does not. But we will make suggestions and discuss them with Freddy him.
We currently have 1 time a week 2 hours language course. The language is very difficult, but actually I have a good feeling. We want to start in any case be separated in the projects so that we least daytime only Russian around to us. Incidentally we also talk with the girl at the moment we live Russian. Kind regards, Robert
"I have not had the feel of a culture shock - I feel than when I shower every day with cold water. Strange to see, however, are the suburban areas, which I would call almost as ghetto. Since I and the old women who have seen endlessly digging in garbage pits, I am very glad that in Germany there such a thing as "social issues" are. This word is it so in the Russian way at all. "
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South Africa:
Alt FW Jonas describes in his final report after his return to the reverse culture shock:
"The terror that I'm back home, I then took a Monday and Tuesday
. I did not want to hear and see nothing of South Africa. No music, no
photos. They certainly do not tell. I was homesick. I wanted to get back into my life
in South Africa. That was not easily and not even allowed to go, I
was clear. But I wanted simple. I missed the joy of the people who
independence and the freedom of my old life. I did not want to fall into a rut
, as before I left.
from South Africa are still many memories receive and I like to fall back
. I am always a bit of my successors from South Africa to hear
and I am delighted that it has done it again a generation to continue the wonderful work
. "
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successor and state spokesman Hanjo reports:
"South Africa announces green! :) All right here!
Ethembeni: Green! In school, everything is the same. Furthermore, we bring the kids ride the bike at the moment and build many things in therapy. I was sick two days, including one at home. But otherwise everything is clear.
Streetwise: the three but is still good.
Kimberley: Also green, make you comfortable now looking for a home!
Harding: reports also green! The two it is also good.
Plettenberg: Marie also reports green! All right in the township.
The weather in Durban is in the autumn as in Deutschladn. It has rained for 3 days and it is very cold. Well, even ne experience. :) Best wishes to all
,
Hanjo "
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FW Daniel helps the street children project Streetwise (Durban):
" Many things are still new And of course, it will still take a while until we bring optimal. But contact with the guys is amazing well what we expected after all the warning not necessarily. With Sister also . All right, "
his beautiful monthly report includes Daniel with the words:
" I could go on to write very long. From the warmth with which we were taken
, from the probably most beautiful abode of all wise - vintage, by the
breathtaking natural beauty, our awesome children, or failed also on the a trip with them to the
beach almost would be because not every one pair of pants swim has and the fact that some
only a pair of shoes and have, despite all the efforts of project managers, hardly
more pants and tops, but I'm still too short to play in the project at this point
appropriate. "
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Kwanokuthula The Township is also all right. Alt FW Alex yesterday gave his farewell barbecue, the atmosphere was fine.
Matze by phone: "We's is wonderful!"
Till: "As soon as we are of our projects at home, kids from the neighborhood come to us. Then, in the garden
football played together or just juggle rumgealbert. The kids speak in addition to Xhosa and Afrikaans nor English fluently. They are good teachers and bring me their language (s) for, in return I learn them German - better than any language course,)
(...)
My work is very varied in Masizame and I was given from the beginning a lot of confidence. At the same time I have been given much freedom, which of course is related with great responsibility. "
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Simon Geiger:
"I'm doing really well here! Kahle kakhulu! (Very good!). The week without the children is overcome, and come back on Monday the little rascal. In the holidays we have included in the hospital in Harding and have the kiddies there, painted, played, laughed, and I was even allowed to feed a cute little baby:)
the weekend we were invited to a traditional ceremony in a "rural area", slaughtered cows for the extra 3 were. We were the only two Umlungus (white) and for some of the kids the first white men they have ever seen "live" - almost unbelievable in South Africa in the 21st century!
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David writes in his first Review of Kimberley from work with street children:
"The older kids are really quite difficult to motivate to take action together, but
interesting calls can be made with them all. They are all very friendly
and hostility does not exist. Especially the younger incredibly happy about any kind of attention and
are incredibly affectionate. Constantly has one or more children at a
hang it. That some of them are HIV-positive, so you learn to deal
. "
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Warm regards from Bad Elster in the world! May the sun shine on your face warm!
Pablo.
PS: Ex-FW Alex gives you the following poem:
staying verses for volunteers
I am the straw which does not move,
Because he feels the burden
At its highest point,
As a guest,
This he (as a light) received
senses And it's a butterfly.
I am afraid the wood, which contributes
been times
Since then, it beats those times -
The vase, which it never Got to see
-
bang like the sound, stand and stay.
And the sea I am the bridge, continue driving the
not
The all coming to the shore is a way
And until recently because of the waves
not break his weak points.
Goodbye, Alex
your
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Conclusion Grosskommunikationstag
"Who today has no time for his health, will later need a lot of time for his illness. "(Sebastian Kneipp)
Dear parents and friends,
what you have learned along the way and tell us again and again volunteers after their return, is : to look after their health and to listen to your body, especially in the early years is reflected in many volunteers each year, an adaptive response to the new Lebensumstaende (unfamiliar food, climate, altitude, pathogens, water damage, etc.) that her immune system entirely. nice calls, so that colds and diarrhea are common.
In Bolivia Alt FW Philipp downright shocked that from his successors Just wanted to hire no diarrhea. Now he can sleep easy again: It had taken only a little longer. You know certainly the pun: "Talk to 2 volunteers:" How, "asks one?. Then the other: "It runs ..."
course we take seriously again this year all sick leave and know that fever and diarrhea are just pleasant. Nevertheless, we should not lose sight of the fact that this is just in the beginning simply related to this subject and generally not worrying. Nevertheless, we always want to be on the safe side and recommend our dear FW once too often to the doctor or hospital to go, even if we then in some particular cases with Cannon fire on a wheel.
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Freudiger Note
is just very fresh, the latest edition of our newspaper worth reading, volunteering appeared: www.schwarz-to-wise.de . The reading is free but not free! The paper reflects the experience and subtle reflection of our young people - and is a wonderful example for successful participation and responsibility taking over. This edition has been completely re-researched independently by our own volunteers and former volunteers, written, coordinated, illustrated and published. Top class! Special thanks go to all department heads, and Puschel, and Philip "Che" back home for their tireless Use.
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Here are the latest reports from the countries of operation:
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Argentina:
Alt FW Jens "The course has begun, and everything else runs great with the new."
Wolfgang FW: "I just want to express it: TODO BIEN!! Buenos Aires: Status Green "
Christoph (Brettians") Brett money: "Hola! Max is doing well Lohman landed here! Who have recently picked up from the airport. He enjoys the trip now after our first shower. Then provide him with the same Fracturas and bring him this evening for the bus to Jujuy. Muchos Saludos "
Our Jujuy - Crew has made a flying visit to a children's social project to Tilkara (in the Andes), where they are complementary and help in turn. FW Lohmann Max is now well arrived in Jujuy and reports a "very gruuuuuen"
"Hello dear! I am now arrived in Jujuy, was class of an overwhelming reception committee with opposition banners and co-commissioned the reception was! We were already in the [project] Jardin del Amor, where I received and for the first tine and lina for the second time totally welcome. after a busy animal =) football game, there was something to eat and homework a little help we have again made their way home, find there to eat it now. I already feel totally well-greet un dia estupendo! with many of jujuy! your maxP.S. ! Is [the bus ride with] coche cama yes the hammer "
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FW Tine writes:" I wanted to say anyway, just notice that here everything is great and we are going super. Max is now there and we believe that it is a super year "
FW Lina about the round mail:
! Oh pablo - very briefly. it's great to read all this. we are fine in jujuy supi. hold fast to your idealism! We are very proud of wise and you! "
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Bolivia
Especially pay our crew El Alto, the height of 4200 meters and the (well known, "delicious") Food tribute. Nevertheless, report all "green".
Franz:
"The last ride (6.30 hrs) to La Paz from Cocha survived very well. But now the higher power slowly felt "
" freeze for peace ". Lukas, Simon, Franz, predecessor Phil, and Basti against the highest civilian WG in the world.
Lukas Bretzinger:
"short for OAT: Well done! Unfortunately, I was the last two days flat, ... because I was in bed by 39 fever. Of course I am (so how to do that as a German here) makes immediately to the hospital and there I was a harmless flu diagnosed. After only one day and 2x the acetaminophen fever more fully the famous diarrhea! Since the bus to El Alto (6 hours) as I appeal before a stop could well go to El Alto. Now we are here! On the "most dangerous place in Bolivia," the taxi switched and our future quarters (COMPA wow! also in Calle de la cultura shortly seen) went to the house. (...) At last, the diarrhea is due also to all, Phil was horrified, how long it lasted;) I think I give a precaution even from blood and stool samples in nem laboratory costs almost nothing and is certainly safe. Well, the height is to bear right now just what was But it is already cold winter ... But that really spoils the mood ... not "
Simon of Opole:" We were present at two projects that have now been fond of us and do the same and kept her invite to dinner or parties and, although we already COMPA schedules - on the street reads, "son ustedes los nuestros ?"... We are popular;)
FW Basti Fantasti writes: "We Alteños HERE here except for a few health weaknesses very good!
Yesterday we have put together our plan of work and in a week it's been really begins. I'll take a few English-workshops and art metals and everything else possible (definitely Mobile School - now the Teatro Camion we have collected some experience). For the festival in Cocha, we must also superior to even some, so we start well tomorrow. That's it, we need help (my estimation) is just not - we can but of course may hear from us. Much love, Basti (Sebastian core) "
Alt FW Phil:" French is feeling better. Sebastian is back fitter, after last night was a bit tarnished. At today's afternoon program will definitely be there again all! greetings from el alto, Phil "
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FW Stephi Haeusinger from the subtropical Santa Cruz writes:" Hello dear ones. Mateo and I are now great in the morning with ex-FW-Matz arrived
Everything worked super, the WG is beautiful (we will buy tomorrow haengematten) & the city has just flair ... were already in the COMPA eat lunch a nice time and a delicious alternative to rice papa / / flesh-eating during OAT;) will be equal to a little parade through the city and spoil us for conformity with pasta .. Tomorrow we will look further then the projects ...
we are looking forward to a great course and the projects the year-was generally for a mega experience!
Kind regards, Stephanie & Mateo "
Alt FW Matze reports now that the Santa Cruz successfully completed Introduction was new and our can start right now.
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countries spokeswoman Teresa reports from Cocha sniffles, but "all green" (not the cold, but the mood J)
FW Julian Bidner: "I feel great I'm comfortable ... "
FW Lisa:" Yippie yeah! I report: Our house is great, my roommate can play guitar and I've already fallen in love. His name is Franz, is 10 months old and the cuddly cat, I know. As you can see: all good, ne cocha is great city! many gruesleins by lisa "
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Alt FW Claus:
" OAT ended well, was a very exciting and interesting, above all, successful week. (...).
This year was more than I thought, what would it be, it has truly changed me. Thanks to all that supported me this year, confirmed me in my actions and were interested. Your Claus "
Alt FW Julia writes in its latest monthly report on the parallel world of poverty:
" Every Tuesday we take a small van in a pretty neat part of town. From the kitchen pulls the smell of food, which prepare the employees over to us. The gardener cut the hedge, into beautiful beads. The car is waiting behind the polished and highly secure garage on his weekend trip. Through this neighborhood full of idyllic pulls a small canal, where we park our van.
"Children, we have it, how are you you, all right?" We call in the channel. And then we see creeping them out: children with dirty clothes, ungekämten hair, a 15-year-old girl whose belly is under her tight top a little too spherical for her age, an infant with black legs, guys with water, collected in a car tire to make the face freshen up, and many more. All they keep a small plastic bottle under the nose with tough, yellow liquid: its adhesive. This band of children climbing out of the channel, which for the home approximately 50 of these children. Past astonished neighbors who just sprinkle their lawns, they climb on the van - and our work can begin "
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FW Andrea Arnold. from Sucre:
"we are well arrived in Sucre, the city is really nice right, please us very well here. We have to live with the Germans and the opportunity to go on Sunday in the family, mother and daughter are staying away, but eat together, and the woman is very lovable. and there is even a washing machine there;))
the city itself is full of quiet, we have not noticed anything, should be the kind of strikes or demonstrations, except that in many important, 'sucre Capitalia plena.
today we were the first time to work in Cerpi, gisela is excited by the mobile school, I will be able to experience this morning. introduced, we really have not yet but we will take care. all the best wishes hope you doing fine, Andrea "
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Brazil:
Our supervisor Paulina has geskyped with the 3 new, announces "green".
FW Jacob wrote a few days ago:
"we have today, the project IntegraSol visit, which really left a great impression on me seems to be working incredibly well and the momentum and the will is there really to feel "
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Germany.
Paula is visiting Bad Elster, helping along.
12 hours of continuous Skype on Wednesday with the nice yield positive "green" messages from all WGs world.
also created a unprecedented "global dialogue": Simultaneously FW are from 12 countries online, talk to each other and exchange their experiences.
The first "Grosskommunikationstag" clearly also a fun way, can the speed with which the news spread, independent of the secured truth, a double-edged sword.
Even before we in the Dominican Republic of knowing it secured what they have at all our two fever patients, Kristina hears from Nicaragua by Lukas from Bolivia, which in turn has geskyped with Laura in the Dominican Republic that it was probably dengue fever ... J
A little deceleration is doing us all very well, because everything takes its time: a diagnosis for a few hours, a cold a few days and a pregnancy a few months - and that's a good thing!
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Dominican Republic: get
As FW Geiger and his predecessor, Jose Manuel fever, we bring them straight to the hospital because we have too much rather than too little even consult a doctor. Initially diagnosed with dengue fever, but a closer examination but not confirmed. In any case, both are in the best precaution, medical care and also again on the road to recovery, such as a phone message shows: "The nurses here are really pretty" (Both are already out again this Sunday).
was otherwise brought the beautiful flat on its feet, we have shelves, a stove, one bed and a generator concerned, so that we ourselves in everyday power failure now have light. Nevertheless, the new volunteers every evening sitting by candlelight on the veranda and practicing with Kenya (so called her teacher) English conversation. There is much laughter and applauded - and even the neighbors take an active part. The children play in the street, crows and dogs barking faucets, and any Christian neighbors begin Sunday morning at 4 with a loud, singing praise of many moods.
The soccer tournament was a resounding success. Of course, our "Dolphins" from the slums Caballona were disappointed that they have in the final against the physically more robust (nutrition advantage?) And experienced team of rich private school lost Lasalle, but about winning, it should not walk anyway. Nevertheless, it feels somehow unfair if one team cools off with "Gatorade" in boxes, while at home our kids not times have running water. Our volunteers are required as a teacher: In the game, an opponent makes a disparaging gesture under his nose, as if our team (with Haitian refugees) stink. The atmosphere is heated suddenly very beautiful.
In a short conversation made the players realize that Fair Play means respect for the players. The note bears fruit: After the game, the player comes to the dolphins and apologized.
adopted after the tournament, Alt FW Jose with a stirring speech of his kids. You feel how much they have taken him into their hearts, and vice versa. For many of the children are our volunteers father-substitute, or at least the "big brother" to look up can be a shining example. All form a circle around their Zivi hug him all at once, as they wanted him no longer let go - cry and countless tears of farewell. I've never pubescent boys, but all so cool and tough "Tigres" (Gangster =) want to be seen as openly show their feelings. Behind many a hard facade reveals a veeeery soft core. J
The next training has already been passed by the new - the encouragement (25 kids) continues: Even adult men over 40 to ask whether our FW is not a team could build for the elderly. An interesting idea to alcoholism in this target group to fight world ...
New FW Thomas writes: "The first thing I must tell you that I'm doing very well and to me the whole thing here, so what of guided 䬬 t:))"
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Guatemala:
countries spokesman Florian writes:
"Halli Hallo my dears!
So everything is pointed in Guadeloupe! ... Therefore a rich dark green! All
have already gone to families and more or less satisfied. At the moment, but we are all on a small volunteer meeting in the WG.
many in Guatemala was the beginning of something extraordinary, but we live a fast TRAINING guat us! A small Skurilität By the way: we are now in possession of probably the biggest pants Coban! We have found these pants with the size XXXXXL (5xl) in a Ropa Americana. The pants are sooo great fit in the 4 people!
So very, very best wishes from Coban! . Guate your team "
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Jonny:
I live now since Monday with a host family in which I really like it pretty well. As you say patter, here Endrücke of impressions on me this evening as we were boys in a 100% indigenous forest village in the mountains on an Independence Day celebration tomorrow. That was really an experience ... very poor, but very interesting! Meanwhile, I find myself in Cobán deal already in some measure the course and not me ... Oh, is just great here!
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As always humorous our Anton writes:
"yes dear pablo, your last days Enjoy a childless man, because: children can be really challenging as I have pointed out (dog but also, and even bite, so rather than child-dog, so much is sure ... schonmal)
good job, your antonia "
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Small Health Update: Our Guatemala team (especially the girls) is also currently faced with diarrhea and colds. Although something is never pleasant, but in no way worrying because it is simply related to this subject and is repeated in each year.
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predecessor and now ex-FW Maik wrote in his final report:
"I will in the year Guatemala mourn always running, but as always can look back in beautiful thoughts. I will return in any case.
I am very glad to have spent this year in Guatemala and am looking forward to return one day. "
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FW Catherine Hagen seems to be the major challenge in the mountains Chiantlas yet to master very well disturb only a few fleas. The charity school is known desorganisert right and with only 2 teachers at 160 pupils greatly understaffed, but now they have us so.
Gluer FW Paul, "We's going very well so far. Everyone here is very saddened by his [predecessor,] Thaleas farewell, so are we. Nevertheless, all goes well, they did just a good on-Arival training :-) Monday starts the course. For 2 weeks from now we live in Chainla work then goes up and of course houses einrichten.Alles is thus in the green area, very warm greetings from Guatemala, Paul "
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Mexico:
FW Leonie:
"Our predecessors Mo and Katie are just left! For now we only really begin life here in San Cris - the two have really bothered caring about us. (...) So, all the best! Leonie "
spokesman Hendrik report states:" Green light: in san cris just beginning the phase of settling without predecessors ... all still a little bumpy, but in a few weeks everything is easy to learn. In Guadalajara are all excited, but will probably be tiring.
Best regards Hendrik "
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FW Patrick Lopez:
" with us in Guadalajara, everything is still ok.
The work in the Oasis is always experienced, Luke and I start next week (after the
English) in Acortar distancias. Otherwise
concerns us very well, we covered each day exhausted but happy to bed ;-) Physiologically we're ok too, no one is sick or has bigger problems with digestion (at least I know it is of no nee, nee, however, concerns us good!).
cordiales Saludos de Patrick "
FW Lukas Wetzel Skyped just" a wonderful sunday evening I wish you, everything is super "
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Ex-FW Marco, in his final report:
"I can say that it was worth it! This year I have been incredibly intense
experiences. I have seen so much news that it was hard sometimes, it just to process Sun I think getting to know another
reality of life, which is unfortunately far too many people everyday, I was certainly influenced. Many things lose their terror, once you look behind the scenes
a "different world". A special thanks also goes to my organization and especially to wise ev Cordula and Pablo for their incredible commitment
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Nicaragua: Masaya
:
FW Alex is getting to the point: "I'm just wonderful!"
Alt FW Britta: "super us you go. ... the project is really the best Way. we have started so many new great things and every day 25 children "
New FW Kristina:". Buenas dias you to "[love Kristen, but this need" buenos dias "hot]
" I wanted again a sign of life give us. As you know, we survived the hurricane and also the OATs great. Masaya is really beautiful, I think we all feel very lifted - not least to the predecessors and Britta, is particularly special to her family. We are really still in the "honeymoon" and enjoy the frescos. I started on Monday already working with the Mobile school, Alex and Aaron have in the morning instead the language course. The afternoons we're a little help in the project - we live anyway the action. :) Today Edo is gone, and so we are not so much, but together with Gris, Britta and Chele definitely a super Team.Wir are very excited to get started! Muchos saludos y un abrazo, Kristina "
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Simon Richter: I'm fine. in Nueva Guinea, there was no Huricane phenomena. So much for all the great (and healthy) "
Alt FW Patrick praises his successor:
" The guys do it at the time quite well, but have problems with the English. Course running at full speed but failed and is now only by the national holiday, but learn diligently Vokablen etc. "
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Achim skype:" I'm doing well on track "
In FW. Janosz turns just fever and diarrhea - he will see a doctor tomorrow. Otherwise, it was him stimmungsmaessig well.
"Our apartment is fantastic. we should theoretically have a room enough, but with a dividing wall of bamboo with these issues are solved. We have a beautiful garden with a giant-quality, giant mango tree exorbitantly large! in the covered section of the garden there are cooking area, dining table and hammocks. very nice. So far everything in the lush green area. Best regards, Janosz "
Klever countries spokesman Paul writes: "For a week I am now Nicaragua, since yesterday in my new home, León. The week in Masaya, the place where we have the first part of our on-arrival training provided was for all of us great and full of new experiences and impressions. We have learned a lot this week were allowed to try out (had) our English, enjoy the Nica-kitchen, sweating in the heat, the rain soaking wet rumturnen be with children and much more. In Germany as announced terrible hurricane hit the Atlantic Coast in Nicaragua, where she taught well in some damage, in Masaya, we are no more than wet. A ridiculous situation that in Germany all provide the have made and have learn constantly news, while we have not heard much about the whole thing. Therefore you need to make you all do not worry, I'm sorry to report to me until now, but, as I said, we berkamen of all this with much less than you. Soon I'll
explore in the city of León, visit the largest cathedral in Latin America and provide me on the market. Next week begins the work in the projects, parallel runs a language course. We will also spend probably the next time adding people to our apartment. There is plenty to do, lots of creative ideas and a lot Raaum to remain independent. A huge mango tree is loaded into the middle of our garden, hammocks and Schaukelstuehle in the future after work to relax. This is not cooked and eaten. Just so I conclude now, as Kathi, our predecessor, in which we are incorporating the moment is just proceeded to go shopping, that is, soon there to eat. Best wishes to appear to be very autumnal Germany. Kind regards, paul "
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In Matagalpa to live our volunteers and Anne Kolja a previously well. Kolja, "I said Monday that first washed himself and tell you it is indeed an effort but I love it already a,! ! Success "
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Palestine / Israel:
Anna Richter: "Palestine report: Green. Yes, as always, so far :-) all beautiful, except for a few little problems solvable ...
We next week will travel Tuesday to Thursday at a seminar in the kibbutz Nachsholim, which is available for all German volunteers in Palestine and Israel. Are very excited :-)
We finally have our Arabic language courses! We do have some problems to find time for it, but it's great fun and some progress is quite noticeable ... Our teacher is great and provides us with great cakes and nice stories.
Willy Brandt Center, Al-Qudz: January
light joke: Did all last week, a seminar with participants from Palestine, Israel and Germany. You have visited including Hebron, and were even in the Al-Aqsa Mosque. On Monday evening we then looked at all of an exhibition about the seminar, in Willi-Brandt-Zentrum. And the same to determine how good it is Jan and he clearly has fun :-)
SOS Children's Village, Beith Lehem:
Leo Henton & Thilo nun finally about to have two days a refrigerator and a washing machine and we celebration of the whole, the same time invited to her apartment! Your neighbors are just great :-) We are quite envious Talithianer ... Talitha Kumi
, Beith Jala:
We have to how to do a lot before, sponsorship program will occupy us again properly (take pictures and bring children to write letters), do so in the section are too Bording always something, but makes it really fun! Last Friday we did with the girls sport, which gave them a lot of fun, and right here is necessary, which is otherwise far too short ...
Peer-Daniel Krause and Anna Richter: Were the last Sunday in a vineyard that is surrounded on all sides by Israeli settlements. The family, which owns the land, defended it for years against attempts to establish settlements there as well. Was very impressive ...
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Peru:
green "Hello from the beautiful Andes:
Oli! As further discussed everything laueft great.
Many greetings to Germany, oli
Christian skype: "That's Good"
Patrick sounds good, too. He taught at the school, the early-pubescent children (grade 6 / 7), which are a little rebellious - and not always do what he says. Oh, dear Patrick, as are you doing to me with the volunteers! J
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Russia:
supervisor Inge writes: Hello dear Cordula, hello dear Pablo, had phoned today at approximately 12:45 h with Carsten and 'Robbi. Both are on the ship. You have free Luebeck stayed in a hotel and they even get on the ship assigned to a cabin, even though they paid only one seat. Which develop as a true survivor, what Russia is well determined.
On Thursday I visited the two and Mareike in Bochum. They were enthusiastic about the Russian language and have learned each day in addition with a classmate for an hour. They have a good basis to learn and do in any case in Russia. Both are very motivated and looking forward to their task. I was also glad to have seen her again. Best wishes soon, Inge "
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countries spokesman Robert and FW Carson are now already arrived safe in St. Pete: "Hello to Germany, the green light from St. Petersburg. We have arrived safely. Exhausting bus ride from Riga Tallinn to St. Petersburg, but everything went fine. We were received very kind of [predecessor] Lion. He takes care of us and looks great, runs that organization with housing, language training, etc. everything. Vadim and were already at the head of Caritas, and had the first conversation with them. can be very good at talking to them. I think it's a very good cooperation is possible. Tomorrow we will all get members of Caritas presented and next week, the individual projects. we feel overwhelmed by this Great city and we feel somewhat helpless. but this must be so - out of the comfort zone!
At the moment we have died during a 18-year old whose parents and only takes care of their grandmother. It is madness. A suburb of St. Petersburg. The total ghetto. it feels like in the Kries region in general. but we have internet - crazy! So
us, it's great (except that we are totally done every day). We have good contacts here, what is most important. Best regards from
and both !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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South Africa: spokesman Hanjo
report states: "General Status: green!
Ethembeni: Green! All right here, Frank and I are now alone and are now seeking a solid everyday in Ethembeni create.
Streetwise: Green! Arrived safely and was well accepted by kids.
Kimberley: green! Are also well received, they are well.
Harding: green! Have come back well from the OAT, unfortunately can not access the internet today.
Kwanokothula: Green! All four have arrived safely and were now for the first time in the project.
The OAT was great and we have sent [predecessor] Hendrix to go home.
Best wishes to all,
Hanjo "
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Frank:" We had Yesterday, a good conversation with the vice-director. At the moment we hand craft our curriculum, based on the predecessor and still build their own ideas. It has made good on us was really cool. (...) The project is really cool. Here you can do a lot. I give the green light everywhere, "
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Report Streetwise guys". Such a warm welcome we had expected. Are very favorably impressed. (...). On Tuesday we have a spontaneously organized Workout - Holds Workshop (strength and endurance exercises), this was hugely popular and will be continued in future. On Monday we will then begin, that of our predecessors established "Study Time" breathe new life. Otherwise we are
play hard at football and trampoline jumping. The latter is one of the major new attraction on the Streetwisegelände.
The WG is also all right. We get on very well together. This past weekend we spent the cabin fit our needs. With the help of a Bettlakens so from the former two smaller rooms by Till, which is now inhabited by Doni and I werden.Dies distribution of rooms will be changed regularly but, according to agreement, so that everyone gets time to enjoy the single room.
As you see there is absolutely no reason to complain, we enjoy every day new and are grateful for the many impressions we have already received. Best regards, Doni, Max and Daniel "
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Vorganeger Malte writes in his final report:" I'm really glad my small but valuable part to greater international understanding ! to have contributed, I would do it again at any time "
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from Kimberley FW David Bork writes:" The project is interesting, the kids are great - especially the small! Some, even the elders can not even write her name, which is quite strenuous. Moreover, this coming weekend open house, so we very are clamped to provide a program off the ground. "
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FW Jannis skype:" I'm doing wonderful, "
" We were Rebecca, our project manager,! warmly received and we feel very comfortable with the Tsian! The project itself gives us much more freedom with the children, their leisure activities to make. However, the fights Thusong Kids Haven is currently a financial crisis and we are about to align for Saturday one days of the open door, so that new potential sponsors can evaluate the project.
The children are mostly very friendly, some are very resistant, because they find it difficult to make one as Street Kids Access! But we are confident of a good year to have and to make a good impression as well. Very warm greetings from South Africa
, Jannis "
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Harding: Look at this great video of Simon with his disabled to kids, then you know that he's just doing well: www.simongeiger . blogspot.com
FW Steffen: "I just want to say again that I'm very, very well. I hope you too! "
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our Township's crew in Kwanokuthula is also good. Every night they seem to get visit from African neighbors and a lot of each other talk. About her work with the township kids, they will report quickly. Marie skype: "I feel great:) I was a bit cold, but this is almost over and the township's all great! We all had our first real working day and Alex shows us here a well:)
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So, friends, that's it for this week. Best regards from our field visit in Nagua, Dominican Republic 
"Who today has no time for his health, will later need a lot of time for his illness. "(Sebastian Kneipp)
Dear parents and friends,
what you have learned along the way and tell us again and again volunteers after their return, is : to look after their health and to listen to your body, especially in the early years is reflected in many volunteers each year, an adaptive response to the new Lebensumstaende (unfamiliar food, climate, altitude, pathogens, water damage, etc.) that her immune system entirely. nice calls, so that colds and diarrhea are common.
In Bolivia Alt FW Philipp downright shocked that from his successors Just wanted to hire no diarrhea. Now he can sleep easy again: It had taken only a little longer. You know certainly the pun: "Talk to 2 volunteers:" How, "asks one?. Then the other: "It runs ..."
course we take seriously again this year all sick leave and know that fever and diarrhea are just pleasant. Nevertheless, we should not lose sight of the fact that this is just in the beginning simply related to this subject and generally not worrying. Nevertheless, we always want to be on the safe side and recommend our dear FW once too often to the doctor or hospital to go, even if we then in some particular cases with Cannon fire on a wheel.
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Freudiger Note
is just very fresh, the latest edition of our newspaper worth reading, volunteering appeared: www.schwarz-to-wise.de . The reading is free but not free! The paper reflects the experience and subtle reflection of our young people - and is a wonderful example for successful participation and responsibility taking over. This edition has been completely re-researched independently by our own volunteers and former volunteers, written, coordinated, illustrated and published. Top class! Special thanks go to all department heads, and Puschel, and Philip "Che" back home for their tireless Use.
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Here are the latest reports from the countries of operation:
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Argentina:
Alt FW Jens "The course has begun, and everything else runs great with the new."
Wolfgang FW: "I just want to express it: TODO BIEN!! Buenos Aires: Status Green "
Christoph (Brettians") Brett money: "Hola! Max is doing well Lohman landed here! Who have recently picked up from the airport. He enjoys the trip now after our first shower. Then provide him with the same Fracturas and bring him this evening for the bus to Jujuy. Muchos Saludos "
Our Jujuy - Crew has made a flying visit to a children's social project to Tilkara (in the Andes), where they are complementary and help in turn. FW Lohmann Max is now well arrived in Jujuy and reports a "very gruuuuuen"
"Hello dear! I am now arrived in Jujuy, was class of an overwhelming reception committee with opposition banners and co-commissioned the reception was! We were already in the [project] Jardin del Amor, where I received and for the first tine and lina for the second time totally welcome. after a busy animal =) football game, there was something to eat and homework a little help we have again made their way home, find there to eat it now. I already feel totally well-greet un dia estupendo! with many of jujuy! your maxP.S. ! Is [the bus ride with] coche cama yes the hammer "
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FW Tine writes:" I wanted to say anyway, just notice that here everything is great and we are going super. Max is now there and we believe that it is a super year "
FW Lina about the round mail:
! Oh pablo - very briefly. it's great to read all this. we are fine in jujuy supi. hold fast to your idealism! We are very proud of wise and you! "
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Bolivia
Especially pay our crew El Alto, the height of 4200 meters and the (well known, "delicious") Food tribute. Nevertheless, report all "green".
Franz:
"The last ride (6.30 hrs) to La Paz from Cocha survived very well. But now the higher power slowly felt "
" freeze for peace ". Lukas, Simon, Franz, predecessor Phil, and Basti against the highest civilian WG in the world.
Lukas Bretzinger:
"short for OAT: Well done! Unfortunately, I was the last two days flat, ... because I was in bed by 39 fever. Of course I am (so how to do that as a German here) makes immediately to the hospital and there I was a harmless flu diagnosed. After only one day and 2x the acetaminophen fever more fully the famous diarrhea! Since the bus to El Alto (6 hours) as I appeal before a stop could well go to El Alto. Now we are here! On the "most dangerous place in Bolivia," the taxi switched and our future quarters (COMPA wow! also in Calle de la cultura shortly seen) went to the house. (...) At last, the diarrhea is due also to all, Phil was horrified, how long it lasted;) I think I give a precaution even from blood and stool samples in nem laboratory costs almost nothing and is certainly safe. Well, the height is to bear right now just what was But it is already cold winter ... But that really spoils the mood ... not "
Simon of Opole:" We were present at two projects that have now been fond of us and do the same and kept her invite to dinner or parties and, although we already COMPA schedules - on the street reads, "son ustedes los nuestros ?"... We are popular;)
FW Basti Fantasti writes: "We Alteños HERE here except for a few health weaknesses very good!
Yesterday we have put together our plan of work and in a week it's been really begins. I'll take a few English-workshops and art metals and everything else possible (definitely Mobile School - now the Teatro Camion we have collected some experience). For the festival in Cocha, we must also superior to even some, so we start well tomorrow. That's it, we need help (my estimation) is just not - we can but of course may hear from us. Much love, Basti (Sebastian core) "
Alt FW Phil:" French is feeling better. Sebastian is back fitter, after last night was a bit tarnished. At today's afternoon program will definitely be there again all! greetings from el alto, Phil "
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FW Stephi Haeusinger from the subtropical Santa Cruz writes:" Hello dear ones. Mateo and I are now great in the morning with ex-FW-Matz arrived
Everything worked super, the WG is beautiful (we will buy tomorrow haengematten) & the city has just flair ... were already in the COMPA eat lunch a nice time and a delicious alternative to rice papa / / flesh-eating during OAT;) will be equal to a little parade through the city and spoil us for conformity with pasta .. Tomorrow we will look further then the projects ...
we are looking forward to a great course and the projects the year-was generally for a mega experience!
Kind regards, Stephanie & Mateo "
Alt FW Matze reports now that the Santa Cruz successfully completed Introduction was new and our can start right now.
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countries spokeswoman Teresa reports from Cocha sniffles, but "all green" (not the cold, but the mood J)
FW Julian Bidner: "I feel great I'm comfortable ... "
FW Lisa:" Yippie yeah! I report: Our house is great, my roommate can play guitar and I've already fallen in love. His name is Franz, is 10 months old and the cuddly cat, I know. As you can see: all good, ne cocha is great city! many gruesleins by lisa "
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Alt FW Claus:
" OAT ended well, was a very exciting and interesting, above all, successful week. (...).
This year was more than I thought, what would it be, it has truly changed me. Thanks to all that supported me this year, confirmed me in my actions and were interested. Your Claus "
Alt FW Julia writes in its latest monthly report on the parallel world of poverty:
" Every Tuesday we take a small van in a pretty neat part of town. From the kitchen pulls the smell of food, which prepare the employees over to us. The gardener cut the hedge, into beautiful beads. The car is waiting behind the polished and highly secure garage on his weekend trip. Through this neighborhood full of idyllic pulls a small canal, where we park our van.
"Children, we have it, how are you you, all right?" We call in the channel. And then we see creeping them out: children with dirty clothes, ungekämten hair, a 15-year-old girl whose belly is under her tight top a little too spherical for her age, an infant with black legs, guys with water, collected in a car tire to make the face freshen up, and many more. All they keep a small plastic bottle under the nose with tough, yellow liquid: its adhesive. This band of children climbing out of the channel, which for the home approximately 50 of these children. Past astonished neighbors who just sprinkle their lawns, they climb on the van - and our work can begin "
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FW Andrea Arnold. from Sucre:
"we are well arrived in Sucre, the city is really nice right, please us very well here. We have to live with the Germans and the opportunity to go on Sunday in the family, mother and daughter are staying away, but eat together, and the woman is very lovable. and there is even a washing machine there;))
the city itself is full of quiet, we have not noticed anything, should be the kind of strikes or demonstrations, except that in many important, 'sucre Capitalia plena.
today we were the first time to work in Cerpi, gisela is excited by the mobile school, I will be able to experience this morning. introduced, we really have not yet but we will take care. all the best wishes hope you doing fine, Andrea "
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Brazil:
Our supervisor Paulina has geskyped with the 3 new, announces "green".
FW Jacob wrote a few days ago:
"we have today, the project IntegraSol visit, which really left a great impression on me seems to be working incredibly well and the momentum and the will is there really to feel "
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Germany.
Paula is visiting Bad Elster, helping along.
12 hours of continuous Skype on Wednesday with the nice yield positive "green" messages from all WGs world.
also created a unprecedented "global dialogue": Simultaneously FW are from 12 countries online, talk to each other and exchange their experiences.
The first "Grosskommunikationstag" clearly also a fun way, can the speed with which the news spread, independent of the secured truth, a double-edged sword.
Even before we in the Dominican Republic of knowing it secured what they have at all our two fever patients, Kristina hears from Nicaragua by Lukas from Bolivia, which in turn has geskyped with Laura in the Dominican Republic that it was probably dengue fever ... J
A little deceleration is doing us all very well, because everything takes its time: a diagnosis for a few hours, a cold a few days and a pregnancy a few months - and that's a good thing!
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Dominican Republic: get
As FW Geiger and his predecessor, Jose Manuel fever, we bring them straight to the hospital because we have too much rather than too little even consult a doctor. Initially diagnosed with dengue fever, but a closer examination but not confirmed. In any case, both are in the best precaution, medical care and also again on the road to recovery, such as a phone message shows: "The nurses here are really pretty" (Both are already out again this Sunday).
was otherwise brought the beautiful flat on its feet, we have shelves, a stove, one bed and a generator concerned, so that we ourselves in everyday power failure now have light. Nevertheless, the new volunteers every evening sitting by candlelight on the veranda and practicing with Kenya (so called her teacher) English conversation. There is much laughter and applauded - and even the neighbors take an active part. The children play in the street, crows and dogs barking faucets, and any Christian neighbors begin Sunday morning at 4 with a loud, singing praise of many moods.
The soccer tournament was a resounding success. Of course, our "Dolphins" from the slums Caballona were disappointed that they have in the final against the physically more robust (nutrition advantage?) And experienced team of rich private school lost Lasalle, but about winning, it should not walk anyway. Nevertheless, it feels somehow unfair if one team cools off with "Gatorade" in boxes, while at home our kids not times have running water. Our volunteers are required as a teacher: In the game, an opponent makes a disparaging gesture under his nose, as if our team (with Haitian refugees) stink. The atmosphere is heated suddenly very beautiful.
In a short conversation made the players realize that Fair Play means respect for the players. The note bears fruit: After the game, the player comes to the dolphins and apologized.
adopted after the tournament, Alt FW Jose with a stirring speech of his kids. You feel how much they have taken him into their hearts, and vice versa. For many of the children are our volunteers father-substitute, or at least the "big brother" to look up can be a shining example. All form a circle around their Zivi hug him all at once, as they wanted him no longer let go - cry and countless tears of farewell. I've never pubescent boys, but all so cool and tough "Tigres" (Gangster =) want to be seen as openly show their feelings. Behind many a hard facade reveals a veeeery soft core. J
The next training has already been passed by the new - the encouragement (25 kids) continues: Even adult men over 40 to ask whether our FW is not a team could build for the elderly. An interesting idea to alcoholism in this target group to fight world ...
New FW Thomas writes: "The first thing I must tell you that I'm doing very well and to me the whole thing here, so what of guided 䬬 t:))"
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Guatemala:
countries spokesman Florian writes:
"Halli Hallo my dears!
So everything is pointed in Guadeloupe! ... Therefore a rich dark green! All
have already gone to families and more or less satisfied. At the moment, but we are all on a small volunteer meeting in the WG.
many in Guatemala was the beginning of something extraordinary, but we live a fast TRAINING guat us! A small Skurilität By the way: we are now in possession of probably the biggest pants Coban! We have found these pants with the size XXXXXL (5xl) in a Ropa Americana. The pants are sooo great fit in the 4 people!
So very, very best wishes from Coban! . Guate your team "
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Jonny:
I live now since Monday with a host family in which I really like it pretty well. As you say patter, here Endrücke of impressions on me this evening as we were boys in a 100% indigenous forest village in the mountains on an Independence Day celebration tomorrow. That was really an experience ... very poor, but very interesting! Meanwhile, I find myself in Cobán deal already in some measure the course and not me ... Oh, is just great here!
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As always humorous our Anton writes:
"yes dear pablo, your last days Enjoy a childless man, because: children can be really challenging as I have pointed out (dog but also, and even bite, so rather than child-dog, so much is sure ... schonmal)
good job, your antonia "
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Small Health Update: Our Guatemala team (especially the girls) is also currently faced with diarrhea and colds. Although something is never pleasant, but in no way worrying because it is simply related to this subject and is repeated in each year.
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predecessor and now ex-FW Maik wrote in his final report:
"I will in the year Guatemala mourn always running, but as always can look back in beautiful thoughts. I will return in any case.
I am very glad to have spent this year in Guatemala and am looking forward to return one day. "
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FW Catherine Hagen seems to be the major challenge in the mountains Chiantlas yet to master very well disturb only a few fleas. The charity school is known desorganisert right and with only 2 teachers at 160 pupils greatly understaffed, but now they have us so.
Gluer FW Paul, "We's going very well so far. Everyone here is very saddened by his [predecessor,] Thaleas farewell, so are we. Nevertheless, all goes well, they did just a good on-Arival training :-) Monday starts the course. For 2 weeks from now we live in Chainla work then goes up and of course houses einrichten.Alles is thus in the green area, very warm greetings from Guatemala, Paul "
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Mexico:
FW Leonie:
"Our predecessors Mo and Katie are just left! For now we only really begin life here in San Cris - the two have really bothered caring about us. (...) So, all the best! Leonie "
spokesman Hendrik report states:" Green light: in san cris just beginning the phase of settling without predecessors ... all still a little bumpy, but in a few weeks everything is easy to learn. In Guadalajara are all excited, but will probably be tiring.
Best regards Hendrik "
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FW Patrick Lopez:
" with us in Guadalajara, everything is still ok.
The work in the Oasis is always experienced, Luke and I start next week (after the
English) in Acortar distancias. Otherwise
concerns us very well, we covered each day exhausted but happy to bed ;-) Physiologically we're ok too, no one is sick or has bigger problems with digestion (at least I know it is of no nee, nee, however, concerns us good!).
cordiales Saludos de Patrick "
FW Lukas Wetzel Skyped just" a wonderful sunday evening I wish you, everything is super "
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Ex-FW Marco, in his final report:
"I can say that it was worth it! This year I have been incredibly intense
experiences. I have seen so much news that it was hard sometimes, it just to process Sun I think getting to know another
reality of life, which is unfortunately far too many people everyday, I was certainly influenced. Many things lose their terror, once you look behind the scenes
a "different world". A special thanks also goes to my organization and especially to wise ev Cordula and Pablo for their incredible commitment
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Nicaragua: Masaya
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FW Alex is getting to the point: "I'm just wonderful!"
Alt FW Britta: "super us you go. ... the project is really the best Way. we have started so many new great things and every day 25 children "
New FW Kristina:". Buenas dias you to "[love Kristen, but this need" buenos dias "hot]
" I wanted again a sign of life give us. As you know, we survived the hurricane and also the OATs great. Masaya is really beautiful, I think we all feel very lifted - not least to the predecessors and Britta, is particularly special to her family. We are really still in the "honeymoon" and enjoy the frescos. I started on Monday already working with the Mobile school, Alex and Aaron have in the morning instead the language course. The afternoons we're a little help in the project - we live anyway the action. :) Today Edo is gone, and so we are not so much, but together with Gris, Britta and Chele definitely a super Team.Wir are very excited to get started! Muchos saludos y un abrazo, Kristina "
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Simon Richter: I'm fine. in Nueva Guinea, there was no Huricane phenomena. So much for all the great (and healthy) "
Alt FW Patrick praises his successor:
" The guys do it at the time quite well, but have problems with the English. Course running at full speed but failed and is now only by the national holiday, but learn diligently Vokablen etc. "
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Achim skype:" I'm doing well on track "
In FW. Janosz turns just fever and diarrhea - he will see a doctor tomorrow. Otherwise, it was him stimmungsmaessig well.
"Our apartment is fantastic. we should theoretically have a room enough, but with a dividing wall of bamboo with these issues are solved. We have a beautiful garden with a giant-quality, giant mango tree exorbitantly large! in the covered section of the garden there are cooking area, dining table and hammocks. very nice. So far everything in the lush green area. Best regards, Janosz "
Klever countries spokesman Paul writes: "For a week I am now Nicaragua, since yesterday in my new home, León. The week in Masaya, the place where we have the first part of our on-arrival training provided was for all of us great and full of new experiences and impressions. We have learned a lot this week were allowed to try out (had) our English, enjoy the Nica-kitchen, sweating in the heat, the rain soaking wet rumturnen be with children and much more. In Germany as announced terrible hurricane hit the Atlantic Coast in Nicaragua, where she taught well in some damage, in Masaya, we are no more than wet. A ridiculous situation that in Germany all provide the have made and have learn constantly news, while we have not heard much about the whole thing. Therefore you need to make you all do not worry, I'm sorry to report to me until now, but, as I said, we berkamen of all this with much less than you. Soon I'll
explore in the city of León, visit the largest cathedral in Latin America and provide me on the market. Next week begins the work in the projects, parallel runs a language course. We will also spend probably the next time adding people to our apartment. There is plenty to do, lots of creative ideas and a lot Raaum to remain independent. A huge mango tree is loaded into the middle of our garden, hammocks and Schaukelstuehle in the future after work to relax. This is not cooked and eaten. Just so I conclude now, as Kathi, our predecessor, in which we are incorporating the moment is just proceeded to go shopping, that is, soon there to eat. Best wishes to appear to be very autumnal Germany. Kind regards, paul "
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In Matagalpa to live our volunteers and Anne Kolja a previously well. Kolja, "I said Monday that first washed himself and tell you it is indeed an effort but I love it already a,! ! Success "
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Palestine / Israel:
Anna Richter: "Palestine report: Green. Yes, as always, so far :-) all beautiful, except for a few little problems solvable ...
We next week will travel Tuesday to Thursday at a seminar in the kibbutz Nachsholim, which is available for all German volunteers in Palestine and Israel. Are very excited :-)
We finally have our Arabic language courses! We do have some problems to find time for it, but it's great fun and some progress is quite noticeable ... Our teacher is great and provides us with great cakes and nice stories.
Willy Brandt Center, Al-Qudz: January
light joke: Did all last week, a seminar with participants from Palestine, Israel and Germany. You have visited including Hebron, and were even in the Al-Aqsa Mosque. On Monday evening we then looked at all of an exhibition about the seminar, in Willi-Brandt-Zentrum. And the same to determine how good it is Jan and he clearly has fun :-)
SOS Children's Village, Beith Lehem:
Leo Henton & Thilo nun finally about to have two days a refrigerator and a washing machine and we celebration of the whole, the same time invited to her apartment! Your neighbors are just great :-) We are quite envious Talithianer ... Talitha Kumi
, Beith Jala:
We have to how to do a lot before, sponsorship program will occupy us again properly (take pictures and bring children to write letters), do so in the section are too Bording always something, but makes it really fun! Last Friday we did with the girls sport, which gave them a lot of fun, and right here is necessary, which is otherwise far too short ...
Peer-Daniel Krause and Anna Richter: Were the last Sunday in a vineyard that is surrounded on all sides by Israeli settlements. The family, which owns the land, defended it for years against attempts to establish settlements there as well. Was very impressive ...
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Peru:
green "Hello from the beautiful Andes:
Oli! As further discussed everything laueft great.
Many greetings to Germany, oli
Christian skype: "That's Good"
Patrick sounds good, too. He taught at the school, the early-pubescent children (grade 6 / 7), which are a little rebellious - and not always do what he says. Oh, dear Patrick, as are you doing to me with the volunteers! J
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Russia:
supervisor Inge writes: Hello dear Cordula, hello dear Pablo, had phoned today at approximately 12:45 h with Carsten and 'Robbi. Both are on the ship. You have free Luebeck stayed in a hotel and they even get on the ship assigned to a cabin, even though they paid only one seat. Which develop as a true survivor, what Russia is well determined.
On Thursday I visited the two and Mareike in Bochum. They were enthusiastic about the Russian language and have learned each day in addition with a classmate for an hour. They have a good basis to learn and do in any case in Russia. Both are very motivated and looking forward to their task. I was also glad to have seen her again. Best wishes soon, Inge "
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countries spokesman Robert and FW Carson are now already arrived safe in St. Pete: "Hello to Germany, the green light from St. Petersburg. We have arrived safely. Exhausting bus ride from Riga Tallinn to St. Petersburg, but everything went fine. We were received very kind of [predecessor] Lion. He takes care of us and looks great, runs that organization with housing, language training, etc. everything. Vadim and were already at the head of Caritas, and had the first conversation with them. can be very good at talking to them. I think it's a very good cooperation is possible. Tomorrow we will all get members of Caritas presented and next week, the individual projects. we feel overwhelmed by this Great city and we feel somewhat helpless. but this must be so - out of the comfort zone!
At the moment we have died during a 18-year old whose parents and only takes care of their grandmother. It is madness. A suburb of St. Petersburg. The total ghetto. it feels like in the Kries region in general. but we have internet - crazy! So
us, it's great (except that we are totally done every day). We have good contacts here, what is most important. Best regards from
and both !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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South Africa: spokesman Hanjo
report states: "General Status: green!
Ethembeni: Green! All right here, Frank and I are now alone and are now seeking a solid everyday in Ethembeni create.
Streetwise: Green! Arrived safely and was well accepted by kids.
Kimberley: green! Are also well received, they are well.
Harding: green! Have come back well from the OAT, unfortunately can not access the internet today.
Kwanokothula: Green! All four have arrived safely and were now for the first time in the project.
The OAT was great and we have sent [predecessor] Hendrix to go home.
Best wishes to all,
Hanjo "
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Frank:" We had Yesterday, a good conversation with the vice-director. At the moment we hand craft our curriculum, based on the predecessor and still build their own ideas. It has made good on us was really cool. (...) The project is really cool. Here you can do a lot. I give the green light everywhere, "
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Report Streetwise guys". Such a warm welcome we had expected. Are very favorably impressed. (...). On Tuesday we have a spontaneously organized Workout - Holds Workshop (strength and endurance exercises), this was hugely popular and will be continued in future. On Monday we will then begin, that of our predecessors established "Study Time" breathe new life. Otherwise we are
play hard at football and trampoline jumping. The latter is one of the major new attraction on the Streetwisegelände.
The WG is also all right. We get on very well together. This past weekend we spent the cabin fit our needs. With the help of a Bettlakens so from the former two smaller rooms by Till, which is now inhabited by Doni and I werden.Dies distribution of rooms will be changed regularly but, according to agreement, so that everyone gets time to enjoy the single room.
As you see there is absolutely no reason to complain, we enjoy every day new and are grateful for the many impressions we have already received. Best regards, Doni, Max and Daniel "
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Vorganeger Malte writes in his final report:" I'm really glad my small but valuable part to greater international understanding ! to have contributed, I would do it again at any time "
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from Kimberley FW David Bork writes:" The project is interesting, the kids are great - especially the small! Some, even the elders can not even write her name, which is quite strenuous. Moreover, this coming weekend open house, so we very are clamped to provide a program off the ground. "
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FW Jannis skype:" I'm doing wonderful, "
" We were Rebecca, our project manager,! warmly received and we feel very comfortable with the Tsian! The project itself gives us much more freedom with the children, their leisure activities to make. However, the fights Thusong Kids Haven is currently a financial crisis and we are about to align for Saturday one days of the open door, so that new potential sponsors can evaluate the project.
The children are mostly very friendly, some are very resistant, because they find it difficult to make one as Street Kids Access! But we are confident of a good year to have and to make a good impression as well. Very warm greetings from South Africa
, Jannis "
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Harding: Look at this great video of Simon with his disabled to kids, then you know that he's just doing well: www.simongeiger . blogspot.com
FW Steffen: "I just want to say again that I'm very, very well. I hope you too! "
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our Township's crew in Kwanokuthula is also good. Every night they seem to get visit from African neighbors and a lot of each other talk. About her work with the township kids, they will report quickly. Marie skype: "I feel great:) I was a bit cold, but this is almost over and the township's all great! We all had our first real working day and Alex shows us here a well:)
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So, friends, that's it for this week. Best regards from our field visit in Nagua, Dominican Republic
Fastest Way To Rid An Ulcer
Newsletter No. 7: Crime Scene
on better ambassador for Germany can not give, as your volunteers! (Alvaro, at the opening ceremony of the football tournament in the slums Caballone, Santo Domingo)
Dear parents and friends,
Since our FW almost boring well runs, here's a film tip to some tension in our everyday bring :-):
Today, on Sunday, 09/09/2007 (ARD, 20:15 clock) is running the new crime scene ("Blood Ties") by Jürgen Bretzinger (father of our Bolivia-FW Lukas).
Commissioner Eva Mattes. Lake Constance is the environment. There is a corpse at the beginning. And a / n perpetrators in the end.
are caught and schnapps. A truly beautiful film.
Have fun watching!
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order from new or -will now report to (email is sufficient) just for me.
Here are the latest reports from the countries (in alphabetical order, as of Sunday, 19:20 clock):
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Argentina:
Yesterday was Saturday, the street children's project "Andean Vieja" visits, where students from the University of Buenos Aires every Saturday on the train tracks directly with and for marginalized children City work. It is played, talked and cooked together.
Also there was a special football friendly match:
Our German FW in Argentine jerseys against Argentine project staff in Germany jerseys. If
international understanding would be always so easy ...
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Max Lohmann flies at 11.09. from Bremen to Buenos Aires and then amplifies our Jujuy team.
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Bolivia :
Mateo wrote at 09.09: "Hello dear!
I just wanted to give notice that I feel is best.
I've fell in love with Bolivia, especially the walls I found very impressive.
the preparation of our predecessors is well. Today we were in the project "tres soles" I would have liked to there. Tomorrow we start again for matze on to Santa Cruz - have been full of anticipation. I wish you what
All the best, Mateo "
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excerpts from the report of vintage spokesman Max Steinhoff
"I feel great. Cochabamba is really nice and the OAT is interesting and beautiful. I am always fascinated by the joy of the "current" volunteers have when they look back on this year.
Here on the OAT was a time where one comes out from thinking any more, it is a time in which one takes up as much as you can. In the evening, they get happy just find with true quite cozy temperature to sit outside at a Taquiña, but again it does not stop because you get to hear in this time so many interesting things about everyday life that you really have to overjoyed at this year's approach and says if I do half as good as my predecessor, creating, I would be proud of each case, including me. I'm curious to see how I am after this year and how I would have developed. In any case I'm really happy.
You can really tell already that one the first time so intense experience and you want to report it to prefer each, is what has been so experienced, but there are sooo many great little experiences that someone could not at all to "paper" position.
We have already really done so much, but she knows the program, yes. I'm looking forward to working in rieisig COMPA COCHA.
Greetings from the BEAUTIFUL COCHA
your Max
PS: greetings from Franz, who is just sweaty from soccer (along with Gisela he just ripped off the Bolivians - yet again): D: D Just also comes Basti [ Sebastian Kern] inside us says hello and also says that the delicious Bolivian food is now become a little monotonous, as there for lunch and dinner always rice with potatoes and MEAT is "
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FW Franz (host of the humorous Aussendefeier and pride of the East):
. A small greeting to the midnight of my personal views for a mail is no longer enough because the Centre is closed (super, must also be held here ZT!) is equal to its puerta! The group feeling is great, we're all very great, OAT is really great, that make really great! Thank you, that we may be here! Although now holiday-feeling, but we also know that there will soon be different, but a very good start, I think!
This is a horny year! Greet your Cordula and your baby all of us, sign up soon so detailed, very soon, your Franz, who is very comfortable and can maintain a pretty good Ossi in the bunch! especially the banana-me gustan mucho aqui:) adios "
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Brazil:
urgent message: New Fw Katharina and Eva are safely arrived in Fortaleza. Eva writes on Sunday evening:
"I just wanted to quickly let them know that we arrived safely.
flight and stay in Salvador were pretty hard, but we could at least sleep well. Otherwise, everything is running smoothly, I even can take my unicycle problem. Tonight we have then immediately the first Portuguese hour. During the week we will send for a detailed mail with photo. Kind regards eva (and katha)
FW Jacob writes: [Oi = "hello" to Brazilian]
"Oi,
So despite bloed incident [he the attack said on his predecessor Leon], I want to again assure you
that I am here very well and the whole of the first impressions of the last week are bombastic.
In the project I was surprised so far only positive of the guys, I'm looking forward too every other day, the girls and the course which begins on Sunday.
straight runs past a parade on Internett coffee, that means music, Flags, a happy people - the Brazilians are so strange people:) gruss
jakob "
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Dominican Republic:
What kind of a culmination of our two-Alt FW - and for what a strong start our new FW:
A self-organized, large soccer tournament in the slums with a dance group, brass band, national anthems and solemn thanksgiving, speeches, representatives from government and the German Embassy - and the enthusiasm of the kids who are second to none.
When the "DELFINES wise", the team of kids from the local slums Caballone, in the last minute shoot the winning goal, breaking the all dams and 200 people burned on the lawn around the Toschuetzen and their victory to celebrate.
You know the story of 12-year-old Wilson, who lives alone with his brother in a crate. burns when her hut, he has still not been reflected: "Imagine, I saved my football!"
Wilson played for the Dolphins and is now with his team in the semifinals. It is - and this is much more important - the only team in the (actually the mutually hated) play Dominicans and Haitians together.
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Here are brief excerpts from the opening address.
New Hirschlein FW Thomas: "We are the new Voluntarios and are pleased to be allowed to continue this great work!"
Pablo: "The most beautiful today, as we celebrate this festival of the meeting together. Whether we manage to build these bridges of friendship is more important than the question of who wins this tournament. We are touched and grateful, in this case be allowed to '
Alvaro, Chairman of the Committee for Community Development:
! "One I would like to clarify, in the direction of the attending staff of the German Embassy here: can
better ambassador for Germany not exist, as this, your volunteers! They came full
infectious enthusiasm and drive, have entered the children in her heart - and the kids - and they have the football, the children brought in from the street - and brought some kids back to school. For it was always about EDUCATION and meaningful leisure time.
you have done much good, serving the reputation of the Federal Republic. In addition to your home You now have a second home here with us! In recognition of your
do outstanding work, we present you this deed [applause]. To put it metaphorically: By your action and help you have held high the flag of your country, very high! The children of La Lecheria Caballone and you will never forget! "
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Important: Who always flies to the Dominican Republic, Mexico or Nicaragua, logs before contact with Laurin's mother andrea@vierrath.de (close to Frankfurt airport). There still store toys and gifts in kind which are intended for the projects. Please take! We need your cooperation as parents Post!
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Guatemala:
Antonia gets to the point :
"Dear Pablo, everything is supi dupi ecetera pepe. Lieber Gruss, antonia "
Sebastian writes today (09/09):
" For a week now am now in Coban, a city that next year my will be at home! I am well received and feel very well! Until my first monthly report released then, I would refer to my blog which I have set up especially for those who can not wait! 've Also added some pictures! :)
www.sebastiangoesguate.wordpress.com
Greetings from Guatebuena!
Sebastian (or sebas like me here .. name them all:)) "
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From Chiantla logs Alt FW Thalea with a" completely green message:
"We were looking at school and this weekend and Chiantla, Huehuetenango and the pyramids here in the neighborhood. Until Thursday OAT is the still and then breaking, I am afraid, unfortunately ...
The new ones are great, it's really fun with them.
Katha seems ideal for the project, and Paul feels for a little culture shock now quite well and will surely settle in super ...
love all Greetings from the freezing cold, rainy, but beautiful Vega Seca / Chiantla!, Your Thalea "
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Mexico:
increases in the coming week, a San Cristobal our crew in the project work.
Guadalajara team has already arrived fully in everyday life. FW Patrick reported on 09.09. "Green".
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Nicaragua:
The central Nica-OAT (On-Arrival-Training) in Masaya went well over. Our Nica-site coordinator (Griselda) reports: "aqui todo bien.
"Hemos finaliazdo el OAT, bien todos contentos, solo un poquito times dos pero nada mas del estomago (sinngemaess: All well, 2 have diarrhea ...).
From Hurricane Felix felt our FW only some rain, nothing else.
Alt FW Catherine Liedtke: "It was a great OAT! The new ones are really super nice and motivated! Do what really auf'm box! ... Have little noticed by the media [not by the hurricane]! Nevertheless, we would not forget and to report! Greetings from Leon! Kathi "
FW All are now gone with their predecessors in their locations to dip there in the project, daily life, culture and friendship.
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Palestine / Israel: Leo
Hentschel writes a readable report about her first trip to Hebron and the difficulties of the many (Israeli) checkpoints.
The only soldier who behaves towards them humanely and kindly given, probably anger, because he should allow the group probably would not have happened.
wars
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Peru:
No news, everything ok
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Russia:
Mareike: ". The course was very effective - in the basic human B meeting among others talks about leisure and interests lead to - that will make it easier to take Konatkt"
FW Robert and Carsten are already en route by ship to St. Petersburg. Both have chosen the ship the plane as it allows a more conscious travel and promises lasting impressions. Your Ferries is expected to arrive in Riga tomorrow. On Tuesday, a nice bus ride follows directly after Pete.
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South Africa:
LS Hanjo writes on 08.09.: "We are all very well here. Today, all will go into their projects, Plettenberg has over 20 hours of driving ahead. Alex will be with them. Last night we had again a decent braai (barbecue evening) with all and a great football game in the Ethembeni School against the staff of the school. All volunteers have played with or cared for the many children. It was a nice OAT and now we all look forward to our project work. Best regards and many thanks! Hanjo "
08.09.2007:
David Bork:" Hey Cordula! We super go! Everything is totally exciting and fascinating. Jannis and I will be driving to Bloemfontein and as driven by Rebecca Tsian to Kimberley. Best regards, David "
Simon Geiger:
green all OAT Hendrix and Alex have managed super! 
on better ambassador for Germany can not give, as your volunteers! (Alvaro, at the opening ceremony of the football tournament in the slums Caballone, Santo Domingo)
Dear parents and friends,
Since our FW almost boring well runs, here's a film tip to some tension in our everyday bring :-):
Today, on Sunday, 09/09/2007 (ARD, 20:15 clock) is running the new crime scene ("Blood Ties") by Jürgen Bretzinger (father of our Bolivia-FW Lukas).
Commissioner Eva Mattes. Lake Constance is the environment. There is a corpse at the beginning. And a / n perpetrators in the end.
are caught and schnapps. A truly beautiful film.
Have fun watching!
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order from new or -will now report to (email is sufficient) just for me.
Here are the latest reports from the countries (in alphabetical order, as of Sunday, 19:20 clock):
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Argentina:
Yesterday was Saturday, the street children's project "Andean Vieja" visits, where students from the University of Buenos Aires every Saturday on the train tracks directly with and for marginalized children City work. It is played, talked and cooked together.
Also there was a special football friendly match:
Our German FW in Argentine jerseys against Argentine project staff in Germany jerseys. If
international understanding would be always so easy ...
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Max Lohmann flies at 11.09. from Bremen to Buenos Aires and then amplifies our Jujuy team.
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Bolivia :
Mateo wrote at 09.09: "Hello dear!
I just wanted to give notice that I feel is best.
I've fell in love with Bolivia, especially the walls I found very impressive.
the preparation of our predecessors is well. Today we were in the project "tres soles" I would have liked to there. Tomorrow we start again for matze on to Santa Cruz - have been full of anticipation. I wish you what
All the best, Mateo "
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excerpts from the report of vintage spokesman Max Steinhoff
"I feel great. Cochabamba is really nice and the OAT is interesting and beautiful. I am always fascinated by the joy of the "current" volunteers have when they look back on this year.
Here on the OAT was a time where one comes out from thinking any more, it is a time in which one takes up as much as you can. In the evening, they get happy just find with true quite cozy temperature to sit outside at a Taquiña, but again it does not stop because you get to hear in this time so many interesting things about everyday life that you really have to overjoyed at this year's approach and says if I do half as good as my predecessor, creating, I would be proud of each case, including me. I'm curious to see how I am after this year and how I would have developed. In any case I'm really happy.
You can really tell already that one the first time so intense experience and you want to report it to prefer each, is what has been so experienced, but there are sooo many great little experiences that someone could not at all to "paper" position.
We have already really done so much, but she knows the program, yes. I'm looking forward to working in rieisig COMPA COCHA.
Greetings from the BEAUTIFUL COCHA
your Max
PS: greetings from Franz, who is just sweaty from soccer (along with Gisela he just ripped off the Bolivians - yet again): D: D Just also comes Basti [ Sebastian Kern] inside us says hello and also says that the delicious Bolivian food is now become a little monotonous, as there for lunch and dinner always rice with potatoes and MEAT is "
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FW Franz (host of the humorous Aussendefeier and pride of the East):
. A small greeting to the midnight of my personal views for a mail is no longer enough because the Centre is closed (super, must also be held here ZT!) is equal to its puerta! The group feeling is great, we're all very great, OAT is really great, that make really great! Thank you, that we may be here! Although now holiday-feeling, but we also know that there will soon be different, but a very good start, I think!
This is a horny year! Greet your Cordula and your baby all of us, sign up soon so detailed, very soon, your Franz, who is very comfortable and can maintain a pretty good Ossi in the bunch! especially the banana-me gustan mucho aqui:) adios "
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Brazil:
urgent message: New Fw Katharina and Eva are safely arrived in Fortaleza. Eva writes on Sunday evening:
"I just wanted to quickly let them know that we arrived safely.
flight and stay in Salvador were pretty hard, but we could at least sleep well. Otherwise, everything is running smoothly, I even can take my unicycle problem. Tonight we have then immediately the first Portuguese hour. During the week we will send for a detailed mail with photo. Kind regards eva (and katha)
FW Jacob writes: [Oi = "hello" to Brazilian]
"Oi,
So despite bloed incident [he the attack said on his predecessor Leon], I want to again assure you
that I am here very well and the whole of the first impressions of the last week are bombastic.
In the project I was surprised so far only positive of the guys, I'm looking forward too every other day, the girls and the course which begins on Sunday.
straight runs past a parade on Internett coffee, that means music, Flags, a happy people - the Brazilians are so strange people:) gruss
jakob "
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Dominican Republic:
What kind of a culmination of our two-Alt FW - and for what a strong start our new FW:
A self-organized, large soccer tournament in the slums with a dance group, brass band, national anthems and solemn thanksgiving, speeches, representatives from government and the German Embassy - and the enthusiasm of the kids who are second to none.
When the "DELFINES wise", the team of kids from the local slums Caballone, in the last minute shoot the winning goal, breaking the all dams and 200 people burned on the lawn around the Toschuetzen and their victory to celebrate.
You know the story of 12-year-old Wilson, who lives alone with his brother in a crate. burns when her hut, he has still not been reflected: "Imagine, I saved my football!"
Wilson played for the Dolphins and is now with his team in the semifinals. It is - and this is much more important - the only team in the (actually the mutually hated) play Dominicans and Haitians together.
----------------------
Here are brief excerpts from the opening address.
New Hirschlein FW Thomas: "We are the new Voluntarios and are pleased to be allowed to continue this great work!"
Pablo: "The most beautiful today, as we celebrate this festival of the meeting together. Whether we manage to build these bridges of friendship is more important than the question of who wins this tournament. We are touched and grateful, in this case be allowed to '
Alvaro, Chairman of the Committee for Community Development:
! "One I would like to clarify, in the direction of the attending staff of the German Embassy here: can
better ambassador for Germany not exist, as this, your volunteers! They came full
infectious enthusiasm and drive, have entered the children in her heart - and the kids - and they have the football, the children brought in from the street - and brought some kids back to school. For it was always about EDUCATION and meaningful leisure time.
you have done much good, serving the reputation of the Federal Republic. In addition to your home You now have a second home here with us! In recognition of your
do outstanding work, we present you this deed [applause]. To put it metaphorically: By your action and help you have held high the flag of your country, very high! The children of La Lecheria Caballone and you will never forget! "
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Important: Who always flies to the Dominican Republic, Mexico or Nicaragua, logs before contact with Laurin's mother andrea@vierrath.de (close to Frankfurt airport). There still store toys and gifts in kind which are intended for the projects. Please take! We need your cooperation as parents Post!
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Guatemala:
Antonia gets to the point :
"Dear Pablo, everything is supi dupi ecetera pepe. Lieber Gruss, antonia "
Sebastian writes today (09/09):
" For a week now am now in Coban, a city that next year my will be at home! I am well received and feel very well! Until my first monthly report released then, I would refer to my blog which I have set up especially for those who can not wait! 've Also added some pictures! :)
www.sebastiangoesguate.wordpress.com
Greetings from Guatebuena!
Sebastian (or sebas like me here .. name them all:)) "
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From Chiantla logs Alt FW Thalea with a" completely green message:
"We were looking at school and this weekend and Chiantla, Huehuetenango and the pyramids here in the neighborhood. Until Thursday OAT is the still and then breaking, I am afraid, unfortunately ...
The new ones are great, it's really fun with them.
Katha seems ideal for the project, and Paul feels for a little culture shock now quite well and will surely settle in super ...
love all Greetings from the freezing cold, rainy, but beautiful Vega Seca / Chiantla!, Your Thalea "
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Mexico:
increases in the coming week, a San Cristobal our crew in the project work.
Guadalajara team has already arrived fully in everyday life. FW Patrick reported on 09.09. "Green".
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Nicaragua:
The central Nica-OAT (On-Arrival-Training) in Masaya went well over. Our Nica-site coordinator (Griselda) reports: "aqui todo bien.
"Hemos finaliazdo el OAT, bien todos contentos, solo un poquito times dos pero nada mas del estomago (sinngemaess: All well, 2 have diarrhea ...).
From Hurricane Felix felt our FW only some rain, nothing else.
Alt FW Catherine Liedtke: "It was a great OAT! The new ones are really super nice and motivated! Do what really auf'm box! ... Have little noticed by the media [not by the hurricane]! Nevertheless, we would not forget and to report! Greetings from Leon! Kathi "
FW All are now gone with their predecessors in their locations to dip there in the project, daily life, culture and friendship.
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Palestine / Israel: Leo
Hentschel writes a readable report about her first trip to Hebron and the difficulties of the many (Israeli) checkpoints.
The only soldier who behaves towards them humanely and kindly given, probably anger, because he should allow the group probably would not have happened.
wars
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Peru:
No news, everything ok
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Russia:
Mareike: ". The course was very effective - in the basic human B meeting among others talks about leisure and interests lead to - that will make it easier to take Konatkt"
FW Robert and Carsten are already en route by ship to St. Petersburg. Both have chosen the ship the plane as it allows a more conscious travel and promises lasting impressions. Your Ferries is expected to arrive in Riga tomorrow. On Tuesday, a nice bus ride follows directly after Pete.
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South Africa:
LS Hanjo writes on 08.09.: "We are all very well here. Today, all will go into their projects, Plettenberg has over 20 hours of driving ahead. Alex will be with them. Last night we had again a decent braai (barbecue evening) with all and a great football game in the Ethembeni School against the staff of the school. All volunteers have played with or cared for the many children. It was a nice OAT and now we all look forward to our project work. Best regards and many thanks! Hanjo "
08.09.2007:
David Bork:" Hey Cordula! We super go! Everything is totally exciting and fascinating. Jannis and I will be driving to Bloemfontein and as driven by Rebecca Tsian to Kimberley. Best regards, David "
Simon Geiger:
green all OAT Hendrix and Alex have managed super!
Nidine Jensan Stripping
Newsletter No. 6: honeymoon, U-Curve, what else do we all expected ...
good atmosphere and learn more: Our team with Bolivia predecessors ...
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predecessor Claus: "OAT runs off to a good orientation day today, now begin the first Hispanic hours and tonight makes Qatari a taler Títeres (puppet theater) and we perform on a small Theaterstueck. group dynamics seems to me good! . Gruss Claus "
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Alt FW Phil is sad, since the departure of the old generation is present:" We noted four already, with more than just a tear in his eyes that . It now comes to an end "
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Andrea and Mateo have also reported even with Paulina: everything ok, no Problems.
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Sebastian Kern mentioned again the long bus ride of 56 hours and "delicious Bolivian food ..."
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Brazil:
The situation after the shock (because of the attack on Alt FW Leon) has calmed down.
course we think about different options to, for example, to move into a "Coto", a guard-gated residential community.
was, however, and it is our stated goal with the people at the base to live and work and not being separated from their everyday lives. In
careless behavior (solo walks after midnight) and there would indeed be no protection. Tuesday was
again the weekly rent meeting where questions were raised. FW is on its way back into the green zone.
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Germany:
Cordula is also in the taz and quoted in the Mirror: http://www.spiegel.de/schulspiegel/ausland/0, 1518,503810,00 html
Cordula and Pablo are following the press conference the night. from Berlin to Bonn moved through to take part in the symposium of the developmental FW-makers. To save money, we would not be unlike most of the participants in the conference hotel, but nothing in the theater "The Raven" (Thanks Simon RP).
Whether the new State funding program for 2008 (Weltwaerts) is really a blessing turns out to be questioned more and more.
It certainly is a realistic scenario that the Ministry so that only a strategic realignment of the German Development Service (DED), operates the medium term would then take over many of the projects. The real scandal is that the DED same control instance and even its constituents. How many young people who volunteer all year round, DED, now that there are no developmental promotion? Answer: zero.
How he plans as soon as money comes from the state: 300 in 2008 and 1000 from 2010 onward. Overall, the number of German volunteers in developing countries should increase by a factor of 4 to be 10 000 FW per year. Due to this difficult
massiveness is feared that in 3 years, many small vehicles (like us) will stop developing.
Another issue that is discussed at the edge of these conferences over and over: safety.
think talking to other carriers I again and again: "Oh, we are fine!" We did not rape, kidnapping or other momentous acts of violence. Traeger A friend reports: In Burkina Faso was one of their FW at a stoplight by a madman with a knife attacked and seriously injured (fortunately, now out of danger).
course, we are lucky, but there are other reasons why our "damage assessment" is so low:
a good) selection of the FW (possible only responsible teenagers)
b) Good preparation and OATs with safety tips
c) Our FW enjoy most widely accepted in the local population , in the project and in their neighborhood => this is the best protection
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Dominican Republic:
countries spokesman Manu Becker announces green (06.09.2007):
"We are everything goes brilliantly in everything. (...) The OAT is generally well thought out and we are all quite unbelievable "in" in the Dominican Republic. We were on our first "Fiesta" was beautiful. Tomorrow we go to the Batey (the poverty here is truly frightening, I have already considered a picture book for my dear friend create that congratulated me on the run-up to "my holiday" have). Laura and I have now seen from a bus out of the first outbreak of violence (in the presence of police). Ne is already incredibly busy time here. We all think we are mad to take a lot of "
OAT game: In the". Stadtralley "by Santo Domingo to get to know the city a playful, have Laurin and MB, Santo-Domingo-crew" pulled mercilessly J .
Manu Geiger has been a football training in the slums conducted.
Only the heat does not create any more.
banana game in DR?
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Manu Geiger:
green! [Our predecessors] and José Manu are and remain the most erotic and most volunteers in the world!
If we grow, we want to be so cool-ass as the two ...
Super training on arrival and we like the cathedral very good water! Drawn
the Cathedral rapper:)
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Guatemala:
from countries spokesman Florian am 06.09:.
"Hello my friends!
Jonni and Kathy arrived safely yesterday.
Here is all great!
We have settled a bit in Coban. Today we were in language school and afternoon visits to projects. Coban is a beautiful city, the people are really nice and almost infinite patience as we try to express complex relationships in English.
The school also runs well at all, we learn a lot, we talk a lot, the only thing still remaining problems is preparing the complex bus system. Our predecessors show us day after day new routes and stops, and slowly a plan is in the head.
So as I said, everything runs in coban Guat!
many dear greet from the flo '
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Anna Fink skype: Everything great! Greetings from Guate-team! Today is first English hours ....! :)
yesterday we were eating with our new Guatemalan friends ... and started playing music directly to the restaurant with the people. If all
suuuper nice here! "
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Mexico:
countries spokesman Hendrik today announces "green light despite Hurricane:
all fine here, we live in rapidly. The course is magnificent, you learn a lot and look forward to bernhard.
have people from I to guadalajara Not much heard now.
all the best wishes
hendrik "
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As we know, Internet is much, more of GDL. Here are today's message from Patrick:
"us going on here in gdl. well, it's all alright.
We just are in the university, here we have our English course, 5 times 2 hours a week. he is quite ok.
the weekend we were in a typical small Mexican village, and are high on a volcano. We are creating a lot full all day, which is exhausting, but beautiful ... just OAT, as Nico says. The work in the Oasis is good, the kids are nice and we have already fallen in love with, sometimes it is also quite beautiful exhausting, but it's quite ok Sun And AD is really a good idea, after Psanischkurs we start there also. But we were already a few times there (introduction, etc.). Luke makes the courses Lideres (group leader) and football, Fabi circus and I Nivel Primaria and third On Friday, we go with Magui (superenett!) to a concert. We are going so well!
Best regards, Patrick
"
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Nicaragua:
We have now already halfway through the Nica-OATs. Till predecessor summarizes the beginning: "We are doing well arrived in Masaya. Everything worked out great. Quite unusually muted for Nica and Costa Rica ... well, all highly motivated and can not wait to get to know their projects yet ...."
Kristina and Simon are also reporting green.
way: Hurricane Felix has in the northeastern region of Nicaragua (Atlantico Norte) raged powerful. There we do not have FW.
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Palestine / Israel:
LS Peer has not sent a message weeks. We await his green message until tonight. It's true, Peer? J
clock 18:00: Great! Here it is already (in part):
"Green! Our intensive language course has started. Every day we have 2hrs lessons with a teacher in Bethlehem.
SOS Children's Village, Beith Lehem:
Leo Henton & Thilo nun: you still have no furniture in her apartment (aside from bath and bed) - but thanks to our language course here to learn the correct vocabulary for the whole emphasis to give . :-) If today went by invitation to Hebron "Talitha Kumi
, Beith Jala:
- Today was the patriarch and the." Upper "Mufti of Palestine, and two rabbis from Jerusalem and a U.S. Diplaten here, which discussed a document on the protection of holy sites in Jerusalem. Very interesting. Generally, there are a lot of work that needs to be divided well. There are constantly new tasks, but we are working the system to see through.
Peer-Daniel Krause: 4 +1 starts. (Circus project and bird station)
Anna Richter has found beads that you now, things for the girls in the boarding school works. Is Thilo's and Leo's good angel, the two always supplied with good food :-)-Talitha (who have no fridge so :-))
If peer, reliable like a Swiss watch.
Anna Richter writes, as always heart-warming:
"So, This way we great, the work is fun, but we are also violently clamped. Every day from morning to evening by 8 to 6, we are constantly at work (...). Yes, there will be pleased to hear you, that we are already fully in implementing the beautification of our WG: We have cleaned a lot etc and if possible we want to underline the kitchen soon. Leo has told you the way of our invitation to the bottom Party, we have peer sent a birthday? We wanted to send you, we thought it pleases you :-)
determined (we have him an anti-frustration crafted packet that was part of it). I've told the Uta already times, but can I tell you a lot again: I feel extremely well here, above all, we understand Wiseler us totally good, what makes me weird :-) I am writing my first monthly report soon, hopefully This weekend ... And next Wednesday, we hear from each other :-) Best regards and wish you a nice week anna "
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Peru: green
hello to Germany
:
countries speaker (LS) Oli writes a good mood. We Peruanos it goes brilliantly. After the training phase we are now beginning to cooperate fully in all areas.
Yesterday was huge farewell barbecue by the predecessors in Munachychay with Cuys (guinea pig) and then beautiful football was played (it was all great fun). On Friday, we are individually tested to our English so the course can go. As you can see
everything is great.
Again a big congratulations to our predecessors. These are all cool guys and the OAT was a lot of fun. They have shown us everything and we could bombard them with all the questions.
Many greetings to Germany
oli
PS: All volunteers (predecessor and we) have tucked determined 20 minutes before the Pc to Cordula seen in the issues of the day (was always 10 sec to see what it had to be reloaded) WE LOVE YOU CORDELIA "
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Russia (team is still in Super-language course in Bochum)
countries speaker (LS) Robert:
"Hello, It is 0 clock, time for a short country spokesman mail from Bochum. All in very green area!
course is awesome. Maren was just to eat there. Carsten and I have cooked for them :-)!
on Thursday (our supervisor) Inge will come to see us before our departure. We look forward to it.
little concern is with us, because we do not receive confirmation by mail from Lion of Ankuftsfragen predecessor, will be clarified, however.
Greetings Dear, good night, Robert "
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South Africa:
FW David Bork writes:
"Hi Pablo! We doing great. Hendrix and Alex, and the month before NEM arrivals do anything great.
ticket kimberley is already bought! Thank you for allowing her to us.
love love, greet
David "
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LS Hanjo reports:
" status for all South African volunteers: green!
All arrived safely and we have made good in the reception!
Our OAT has now begun and Alex and Hendrix have begun to introduce us.
We have had good discussions yesterday and are all driven by a minibus taxi, which you simply must experience for yourself. So we have a small practice test done and it worked well at all and we now know how in the future we now have to drive taxi. The bus tickets for Plett, and harding Kimberley we have bought and now all go to the OAT and a farewell braai on Friday in the projects.
Much love from the warm South, Hanjo "
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FW Simon Geiger:
" Hi Pablo, Thanks for
report from all countries of operation, nice to see that all are comfortable on and there were no major complications! Thank you for your efforts to forward all messages to all!
Here at OCT laueft go to plan. Tomorrow it to snakes and crocodiles in the ZuluPark, of course, only to gather information about the essential travel in South Africa ... We have just
with "white and Black Kids played football together in front of our property. Football as a bridge builder.
came before yesterday a text message from our project manager Mr. Simpson. He misses us already! J He is truly one of the best project you can imagine, and leaves us all the freedom!
love greetings in the cold Germany,
Simon and the SA team
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arrival report by FW Green Marie Dahl
"Molweni dear friends, since Monday
I am now with the other Suedafrikafreiwilligen in Durban and so far everything is going well.
The flight went well, in Cape Town we have during our stay with Suzanne (my former exchange student) and made us ever gives a first impression of the South African coast. Great! :)
But during the trip we were able to see the townships and informal settlements along the highway. The poverty of large segments of the population here is incredible.
Here in Durban, we were happy, cheerful Receptions of two and four former volunteers who have been a few days in their projects. On Saturday we will travel by bus to our different projects. On Matze, Till and me wait almost 20 hours of driving.
The days here in Durban, we use to give us a little acculturate (Linksverkehr!) to practice Minibus Taxi (very funny :-)) and just us for a bit with Alex and Hendrik, the alumni, exchange, clarify issues, etc.
Yes, much, to be honest most of it is completely new. We have here the beginning of spring and nice weather as in German summer days. The people are very different, the food ..
I will report back soon when I arrived in Kwanokuthula likely.
Many, many greetings and you / Thank you for any kind of support.
Marie "
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Well, that sounds but all good. Keep it up!
Best regards from Bonn in the world
Pablo.
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"In all beginnings dwells a magic that protects us and helps us to live." (Hermann Hesse)
Dear parents and friends,
How are the new volunteers in their countries of operation?
The theory can be read here, the practice continues below.
Surprised, we note: It is consistent! :-)
true both us confident that we have begun a good vintage of the task in and will grow.
According to theory, we find ourselves in the so-called "honeymoon" before brings the harsh reality of confrontation with poverty, suffering and injustice of our young people in the next few weeks on the floor of the (social) reality and challenges to action. It will be crucial if we are jointly able to survive the next 3 months good. Therefore, we are always talking about "100 days of effort! Then we are out of the woods ...
know, we are moving on a U-curve with the partial phases Honeymoon, sour-cucumber-time low point with homesickness, turning point (which has the FW gathered in his new environment and peace with the circumstances) and benefit from phase with Sinnerfuellung.
The present, first time is always seen as very intense and will soon bring the young people to the limits of manageable (we call this "crisis zone"): full of new experiences, it goes out from the familiar ("comfort zone"), purely in a previously unknown culture, language and reality. Raises questions, thoughts (whether you will pack the year) made.
We all try for the best balance between challenge and support. A tick "targeted excessive demands" is helpful because they will grow straight thereto. But a massive over-exposure is counterproductive, especially when there are no attacks Bewaeltigungsmechanismus and would be no reference person. That is why it is so incredibly important that we all share in our young people.
We are often asked why we work so much with humor and joy - would be deadly serious, inefficient?
humor is on us not an end. 1) It is an important protective factor is: He who laughs experience can handle better. (Laugh at themselves).
2) laughter is "music of the soul" and music for the soul. 3) It opens doors to our volunteers, which remain closed, perhaps (especially in a foreign culture). 4) It is simply a pleasant deal for us all. We treat ourselves!
By the way
We have found someone you want to use as an honorary spokesperson (pay attention to the accurate and meaningful content of what is said, listen to them 3 times - fantastic!) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj3iNxZ8Dww
Here are the latest reports from the countries (as always in alphabetical order).
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Argentina:
countries speaker (LS) Wolfgang reports from the north of Buenos Aires:
"Hello people!
we're doing great!
status: green juicy!
new impressions here! but even so many that you may think little about at home or something!
Best regards!
Wolfgang "
http://www.flickr.com/photos/weltweiteinitiative/1336622374/in/set-72157601478922913/
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Alt FW Jens praises his successor (excerpts here ):
"Cordula love, dear Pablo! First of all, congratulations on your Germany-wide television appearance
- really cool!
- Host families: French fries and Paul are housed with host families where we were at that time also, in Florida, Vicente López.
Wolfgang and Philip are at Mari in the living room (which was converted into a guest room) housed and are super happy. Mari and Mimi are more than a good replacement host family I think. It is envisaged that Wolfgang Philipp and then dragging after two weeks in our house.
A brief word about the new ones. They are really cool, motivated and have a wicked attitude. On the topic of language, they give themselves a lot of effort, Paul and Philip are already better than Wolfgang and french fries. Wolfgang was always there and looks after his dictionary vocabulary, writing and chips all the time on his vocabulary words on paper. And curious and interested they are. The OAT makes you a lot of fun - like when you invest so much time and effort! All the best from Victoria ... Your
Jens "
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writes The other predecessor JP:
is "Everything clear! I was present with the che pibe - boys in the project to visit - everything went well. were warmly welcomed by the children, and of Christopher schuhgroesse was amazed again and again. :) Tomorrow we
again into the project after Che Pibe, where we will participate in the daily routine.
Christopher and Ruben do quite well and are cool on it!
acting here and there I have as a translator (which makes me a lot of fun), but they understand quite a lot!
Well, must get rid of!
Wish you all the best from Buenos Aires!
un abrazo, JP "
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Ruben reports from our South-WG: "For us, it's quite exciting to the * awesome * Planned OAT draws to a close, we came today after 5 days and times to open his case! Briefly in the project, we were already twice with Jean-Paul - we were greeted warmly and really look forward to a few weeks after the course to enter correctly. I sign so GREEN in your rent rosada in Banfield, "
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Phil and wool have been communicating with Paulina. Also good.
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Alt FW Thorsten: "hey pablo, the two girls had an enjoyable, super nice and everything well. OAT is a language course, also begins this week yet, but they are speaking English quite well. "
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Lina from Jujuy:
"Pablo!! It's the hammer !!!!!! Man, Buenos Aires was cool .. ... but here in Jujuy - the WG, hammer geil! our predecessors. were just Ceres Project - is indeed awesome. My English is also have a great, no problems so far. It's all really great - I love to greet you all say "
sounds like" Honey Moon ", or?
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Bolivia :
countries spokeswoman Teresa writes:
"Hola a todos, Bolivia reports: green!
We have now arrived safely in Cochabamba and all is well. Until now, we are of diarrhea has been spared, what surprised us, especially our predecessors;) The OAT runs great up to now, our predecessors are super cute! Today we were met at the COMPA and have Yuri and Mici. I am now quite hot to work on it here!
Even the English goes OK. After a few changes now all appear in the group reached their level to be and we also talk on the street more English.
So, how well you listen, all the best!
Saludos a todos, y la Bolivia
Teresa Crew
PS: Unfortunately in this internet cafe is not Skype, so if anyone has hoped to meet me in Skype, which is unfortunately not possible "
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Dear parents and friends,
How are the new volunteers in their countries of operation?
The theory can be read here, the practice continues below.
Surprised, we note: It is consistent! :-)
true both us confident that we have begun a good vintage of the task in and will grow.
According to theory, we find ourselves in the so-called "honeymoon" before brings the harsh reality of confrontation with poverty, suffering and injustice of our young people in the next few weeks on the floor of the (social) reality and challenges to action. It will be crucial if we are jointly able to survive the next 3 months good. Therefore, we are always talking about "100 days of effort! Then we are out of the woods ...
know, we are moving on a U-curve with the partial phases Honeymoon, sour-cucumber-time low point with homesickness, turning point (which has the FW gathered in his new environment and peace with the circumstances) and benefit from phase with Sinnerfuellung.
The present, first time is always seen as very intense and will soon bring the young people to the limits of manageable (we call this "crisis zone"): full of new experiences, it goes out from the familiar ("comfort zone"), purely in a previously unknown culture, language and reality. Raises questions, thoughts (whether you will pack the year) made.
We all try for the best balance between challenge and support. A tick "targeted excessive demands" is helpful because they will grow straight thereto. But a massive over-exposure is counterproductive, especially when there are no attacks Bewaeltigungsmechanismus and would be no reference person. That is why it is so incredibly important that we all share in our young people.
We are often asked why we work so much with humor and joy - would be deadly serious, inefficient?
humor is on us not an end. 1) It is an important protective factor is: He who laughs experience can handle better. (Laugh at themselves).
2) laughter is "music of the soul" and music for the soul. 3) It opens doors to our volunteers, which remain closed, perhaps (especially in a foreign culture). 4) It is simply a pleasant deal for us all. We treat ourselves!
By the way
We have found someone you want to use as an honorary spokesperson (pay attention to the accurate and meaningful content of what is said, listen to them 3 times - fantastic!) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj3iNxZ8Dww
Here are the latest reports from the countries (as always in alphabetical order).
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---------- --------------------------------------- --------------------
Argentina:
countries speaker (LS) Wolfgang reports from the north of Buenos Aires:
"Hello people!
we're doing great!
status: green juicy!
new impressions here! but even so many that you may think little about at home or something!
Best regards!
Wolfgang "
http://www.flickr.com/photos/weltweiteinitiative/1336622374/in/set-72157601478922913/
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Alt FW Jens praises his successor (excerpts here ):
"Cordula love, dear Pablo! First of all, congratulations on your Germany-wide television appearance
- really cool!
- Host families: French fries and Paul are housed with host families where we were at that time also, in Florida, Vicente López.
Wolfgang and Philip are at Mari in the living room (which was converted into a guest room) housed and are super happy. Mari and Mimi are more than a good replacement host family I think. It is envisaged that Wolfgang Philipp and then dragging after two weeks in our house.
A brief word about the new ones. They are really cool, motivated and have a wicked attitude. On the topic of language, they give themselves a lot of effort, Paul and Philip are already better than Wolfgang and french fries. Wolfgang was always there and looks after his dictionary vocabulary, writing and chips all the time on his vocabulary words on paper. And curious and interested they are. The OAT makes you a lot of fun - like when you invest so much time and effort! All the best from Victoria ... Your
Jens "
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writes The other predecessor JP:
is "Everything clear! I was present with the che pibe - boys in the project to visit - everything went well. were warmly welcomed by the children, and of Christopher schuhgroesse was amazed again and again. :) Tomorrow we
again into the project after Che Pibe, where we will participate in the daily routine.
Christopher and Ruben do quite well and are cool on it!
acting here and there I have as a translator (which makes me a lot of fun), but they understand quite a lot!
Well, must get rid of!
Wish you all the best from Buenos Aires!
un abrazo, JP "
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Ruben reports from our South-WG: "For us, it's quite exciting to the * awesome * Planned OAT draws to a close, we came today after 5 days and times to open his case! Briefly in the project, we were already twice with Jean-Paul - we were greeted warmly and really look forward to a few weeks after the course to enter correctly. I sign so GREEN in your rent rosada in Banfield, "
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Phil and wool have been communicating with Paulina. Also good.
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Alt FW Thorsten: "hey pablo, the two girls had an enjoyable, super nice and everything well. OAT is a language course, also begins this week yet, but they are speaking English quite well. "
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Lina from Jujuy:
"Pablo!! It's the hammer !!!!!! Man, Buenos Aires was cool .. ... but here in Jujuy - the WG, hammer geil! our predecessors. were just Ceres Project - is indeed awesome. My English is also have a great, no problems so far. It's all really great - I love to greet you all say "
sounds like" Honey Moon ", or?
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Bolivia :
countries spokeswoman Teresa writes:
"Hola a todos, Bolivia reports: green!
We have now arrived safely in Cochabamba and all is well. Until now, we are of diarrhea has been spared, what surprised us, especially our predecessors;) The OAT runs great up to now, our predecessors are super cute! Today we were met at the COMPA and have Yuri and Mici. I am now quite hot to work on it here!
Even the English goes OK. After a few changes now all appear in the group reached their level to be and we also talk on the street more English.
So, how well you listen, all the best!
Saludos a todos, y la Bolivia
Teresa Crew
PS: Unfortunately in this internet cafe is not Skype, so if anyone has hoped to meet me in Skype, which is unfortunately not possible "
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good atmosphere and learn more: Our team with Bolivia predecessors ...
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predecessor Claus: "OAT runs off to a good orientation day today, now begin the first Hispanic hours and tonight makes Qatari a taler Títeres (puppet theater) and we perform on a small Theaterstueck. group dynamics seems to me good! . Gruss Claus "
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Alt FW Phil is sad, since the departure of the old generation is present:" We noted four already, with more than just a tear in his eyes that . It now comes to an end "
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Andrea and Mateo have also reported even with Paulina: everything ok, no Problems.
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Sebastian Kern mentioned again the long bus ride of 56 hours and "delicious Bolivian food ..."
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Brazil:
The situation after the shock (because of the attack on Alt FW Leon) has calmed down.
course we think about different options to, for example, to move into a "Coto", a guard-gated residential community.
was, however, and it is our stated goal with the people at the base to live and work and not being separated from their everyday lives. In
careless behavior (solo walks after midnight) and there would indeed be no protection. Tuesday was
again the weekly rent meeting where questions were raised. FW is on its way back into the green zone.
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Germany:
Cordula is also in the taz and quoted in the Mirror: http://www.spiegel.de/schulspiegel/ausland/0, 1518,503810,00 html
Cordula and Pablo are following the press conference the night. from Berlin to Bonn moved through to take part in the symposium of the developmental FW-makers. To save money, we would not be unlike most of the participants in the conference hotel, but nothing in the theater "The Raven" (Thanks Simon RP).
Whether the new State funding program for 2008 (Weltwaerts) is really a blessing turns out to be questioned more and more.
It certainly is a realistic scenario that the Ministry so that only a strategic realignment of the German Development Service (DED), operates the medium term would then take over many of the projects. The real scandal is that the DED same control instance and even its constituents. How many young people who volunteer all year round, DED, now that there are no developmental promotion? Answer: zero.
How he plans as soon as money comes from the state: 300 in 2008 and 1000 from 2010 onward. Overall, the number of German volunteers in developing countries should increase by a factor of 4 to be 10 000 FW per year. Due to this difficult
massiveness is feared that in 3 years, many small vehicles (like us) will stop developing.
Another issue that is discussed at the edge of these conferences over and over: safety.
think talking to other carriers I again and again: "Oh, we are fine!" We did not rape, kidnapping or other momentous acts of violence. Traeger A friend reports: In Burkina Faso was one of their FW at a stoplight by a madman with a knife attacked and seriously injured (fortunately, now out of danger).
course, we are lucky, but there are other reasons why our "damage assessment" is so low:
a good) selection of the FW (possible only responsible teenagers)
b) Good preparation and OATs with safety tips
c) Our FW enjoy most widely accepted in the local population , in the project and in their neighborhood => this is the best protection
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Dominican Republic:
countries spokesman Manu Becker announces green (06.09.2007):
"We are everything goes brilliantly in everything. (...) The OAT is generally well thought out and we are all quite unbelievable "in" in the Dominican Republic. We were on our first "Fiesta" was beautiful. Tomorrow we go to the Batey (the poverty here is truly frightening, I have already considered a picture book for my dear friend create that congratulated me on the run-up to "my holiday" have). Laura and I have now seen from a bus out of the first outbreak of violence (in the presence of police). Ne is already incredibly busy time here. We all think we are mad to take a lot of "
OAT game: In the". Stadtralley "by Santo Domingo to get to know the city a playful, have Laurin and MB, Santo-Domingo-crew" pulled mercilessly J .
Manu Geiger has been a football training in the slums conducted.
Only the heat does not create any more.
banana game in DR?
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Manu Geiger:
green! [Our predecessors] and José Manu are and remain the most erotic and most volunteers in the world!
If we grow, we want to be so cool-ass as the two ...
Super training on arrival and we like the cathedral very good water! Drawn
the Cathedral rapper:)
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Guatemala:
from countries spokesman Florian am 06.09:.
"Hello my friends!
Jonni and Kathy arrived safely yesterday.
Here is all great!
We have settled a bit in Coban. Today we were in language school and afternoon visits to projects. Coban is a beautiful city, the people are really nice and almost infinite patience as we try to express complex relationships in English.
The school also runs well at all, we learn a lot, we talk a lot, the only thing still remaining problems is preparing the complex bus system. Our predecessors show us day after day new routes and stops, and slowly a plan is in the head.
So as I said, everything runs in coban Guat!
many dear greet from the flo '
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Anna Fink skype: Everything great! Greetings from Guate-team! Today is first English hours ....! :)
yesterday we were eating with our new Guatemalan friends ... and started playing music directly to the restaurant with the people. If all
suuuper nice here! "
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Mexico:
countries spokesman Hendrik today announces "green light despite Hurricane:
all fine here, we live in rapidly. The course is magnificent, you learn a lot and look forward to bernhard.
have people from I to guadalajara Not much heard now.
all the best wishes
hendrik "
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As we know, Internet is much, more of GDL. Here are today's message from Patrick:
"us going on here in gdl. well, it's all alright.
We just are in the university, here we have our English course, 5 times 2 hours a week. he is quite ok.
the weekend we were in a typical small Mexican village, and are high on a volcano. We are creating a lot full all day, which is exhausting, but beautiful ... just OAT, as Nico says. The work in the Oasis is good, the kids are nice and we have already fallen in love with, sometimes it is also quite beautiful exhausting, but it's quite ok Sun And AD is really a good idea, after Psanischkurs we start there also. But we were already a few times there (introduction, etc.). Luke makes the courses Lideres (group leader) and football, Fabi circus and I Nivel Primaria and third On Friday, we go with Magui (superenett!) to a concert. We are going so well!
Best regards, Patrick
"
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Nicaragua:
We have now already halfway through the Nica-OATs. Till predecessor summarizes the beginning: "We are doing well arrived in Masaya. Everything worked out great. Quite unusually muted for Nica and Costa Rica ... well, all highly motivated and can not wait to get to know their projects yet ...."
Kristina and Simon are also reporting green.
way: Hurricane Felix has in the northeastern region of Nicaragua (Atlantico Norte) raged powerful. There we do not have FW.
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Palestine / Israel:
LS Peer has not sent a message weeks. We await his green message until tonight. It's true, Peer? J
clock 18:00: Great! Here it is already (in part):
"Green! Our intensive language course has started. Every day we have 2hrs lessons with a teacher in Bethlehem.
SOS Children's Village, Beith Lehem:
Leo Henton & Thilo nun: you still have no furniture in her apartment (aside from bath and bed) - but thanks to our language course here to learn the correct vocabulary for the whole emphasis to give . :-) If today went by invitation to Hebron "Talitha Kumi
, Beith Jala:
- Today was the patriarch and the." Upper "Mufti of Palestine, and two rabbis from Jerusalem and a U.S. Diplaten here, which discussed a document on the protection of holy sites in Jerusalem. Very interesting. Generally, there are a lot of work that needs to be divided well. There are constantly new tasks, but we are working the system to see through.
Peer-Daniel Krause: 4 +1 starts. (Circus project and bird station)
Anna Richter has found beads that you now, things for the girls in the boarding school works. Is Thilo's and Leo's good angel, the two always supplied with good food :-)-Talitha (who have no fridge so :-))
If peer, reliable like a Swiss watch.
Anna Richter writes, as always heart-warming:
"So, This way we great, the work is fun, but we are also violently clamped. Every day from morning to evening by 8 to 6, we are constantly at work (...). Yes, there will be pleased to hear you, that we are already fully in implementing the beautification of our WG: We have cleaned a lot etc and if possible we want to underline the kitchen soon. Leo has told you the way of our invitation to the bottom Party, we have peer sent a birthday? We wanted to send you, we thought it pleases you :-)
determined (we have him an anti-frustration crafted packet that was part of it). I've told the Uta already times, but can I tell you a lot again: I feel extremely well here, above all, we understand Wiseler us totally good, what makes me weird :-) I am writing my first monthly report soon, hopefully This weekend ... And next Wednesday, we hear from each other :-) Best regards and wish you a nice week anna "
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Peru: green
hello to Germany
:
countries speaker (LS) Oli writes a good mood. We Peruanos it goes brilliantly. After the training phase we are now beginning to cooperate fully in all areas.
Yesterday was huge farewell barbecue by the predecessors in Munachychay with Cuys (guinea pig) and then beautiful football was played (it was all great fun). On Friday, we are individually tested to our English so the course can go. As you can see
everything is great.
Again a big congratulations to our predecessors. These are all cool guys and the OAT was a lot of fun. They have shown us everything and we could bombard them with all the questions.
Many greetings to Germany
oli
PS: All volunteers (predecessor and we) have tucked determined 20 minutes before the Pc to Cordula seen in the issues of the day (was always 10 sec to see what it had to be reloaded) WE LOVE YOU CORDELIA "
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Russia (team is still in Super-language course in Bochum)
countries speaker (LS) Robert:
"Hello, It is 0 clock, time for a short country spokesman mail from Bochum. All in very green area!
course is awesome. Maren was just to eat there. Carsten and I have cooked for them :-)!
on Thursday (our supervisor) Inge will come to see us before our departure. We look forward to it.
little concern is with us, because we do not receive confirmation by mail from Lion of Ankuftsfragen predecessor, will be clarified, however.
Greetings Dear, good night, Robert "
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South Africa:
FW David Bork writes:
"Hi Pablo! We doing great. Hendrix and Alex, and the month before NEM arrivals do anything great.
ticket kimberley is already bought! Thank you for allowing her to us.
love love, greet
David "
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LS Hanjo reports:
" status for all South African volunteers: green!
All arrived safely and we have made good in the reception!
Our OAT has now begun and Alex and Hendrix have begun to introduce us.
We have had good discussions yesterday and are all driven by a minibus taxi, which you simply must experience for yourself. So we have a small practice test done and it worked well at all and we now know how in the future we now have to drive taxi. The bus tickets for Plett, and harding Kimberley we have bought and now all go to the OAT and a farewell braai on Friday in the projects.
Much love from the warm South, Hanjo "
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FW Simon Geiger:
" Hi Pablo, Thanks for
report from all countries of operation, nice to see that all are comfortable on and there were no major complications! Thank you for your efforts to forward all messages to all!
Here at OCT laueft go to plan. Tomorrow it to snakes and crocodiles in the ZuluPark, of course, only to gather information about the essential travel in South Africa ... We have just
with "white and Black Kids played football together in front of our property. Football as a bridge builder.
came before yesterday a text message from our project manager Mr. Simpson. He misses us already! J He is truly one of the best project you can imagine, and leaves us all the freedom!
love greetings in the cold Germany,
Simon and the SA team
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arrival report by FW Green Marie Dahl
"Molweni dear friends, since Monday
I am now with the other Suedafrikafreiwilligen in Durban and so far everything is going well.
The flight went well, in Cape Town we have during our stay with Suzanne (my former exchange student) and made us ever gives a first impression of the South African coast. Great! :)
But during the trip we were able to see the townships and informal settlements along the highway. The poverty of large segments of the population here is incredible.
Here in Durban, we were happy, cheerful Receptions of two and four former volunteers who have been a few days in their projects. On Saturday we will travel by bus to our different projects. On Matze, Till and me wait almost 20 hours of driving.
The days here in Durban, we use to give us a little acculturate (Linksverkehr!) to practice Minibus Taxi (very funny :-)) and just us for a bit with Alex and Hendrik, the alumni, exchange, clarify issues, etc.
Yes, much, to be honest most of it is completely new. We have here the beginning of spring and nice weather as in German summer days. The people are very different, the food ..
I will report back soon when I arrived in Kwanokuthula likely.
Many, many greetings and you / Thank you for any kind of support.
Marie "
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Well, that sounds but all good. Keep it up!
Best regards from Bonn in the world
Pablo.
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