Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Pokemon Deluge Catch Celebi



Tuesday time is blog writing time and so here comes a small update from Europe, North East. Yes, well first of all: Thanks for all the birthday messages, instant messages, text messages and phone calls. Ha t give me that you all but I have not forgotten. And my parents certainly not. The fact I have visited last week for my birthday and I gave them in return, sometimes just short of Lithuania, or what I know so far of Lithuania, as shown in rapidly. For my birthday. the I did not notice anyway. First beautiful morning brunch with nuts and Vattern, then to work. First I think they forgot my birthday, but then are suddenly all the kids with a homemade poster in front of me and sing me a "Su gimtadieni u'', ie the Lithuanian s version of''Happy Birthday''. I may reward them with a child's birthday Play some German . To pf beat find such che children soooo cool. Eating chocolate and only . As the kids go completely straight. I get there nn more freely, since the center of swine flu reasons anyway on Friday before closing. To''Kielauniu grippa'', ie Swine flu more later, this is nämlic h all a bit crass. Back to my birthday. First evening, eating beautifully Lithuanian in Vilnius with my parents and then goes up in Katya's apartment. As already Kibras and Tomas wait (Monika from Electric City are not of the swine flu affected). The two guys were so gracious and I have a Birthday gsbrot, yes, bought a cake and I can blow out 20 candles. Katja given to me properly and then there are the other four FÖJlerinnen the weekend in Lithuania s North and Estonia / South are visiting. We go to eight e rst m al in the play-bar and then later in the Bix-Club, where I meet other volunteers. Quite nice, but a uch pretty different, the unfamiliar own birthday in a circle, with a bunch of strange quasi-or semi-frem people to spend n. Saturday and Sunday show I my parents still Traka i and evening we drive to the Hote l to Kaunas, because the two a m Early Sunday morning beautiful . Fly I can tell you that it's pretty casual, after two months of volunteer apartment-living in a wake luxury bed and then one on "I brush my teeth on the hotel balcony overlooking Kaunas to make.'' Yes, it was then anyway unclear if I have to work this week ever has, because electric-City now in swine flu Hausen can be renamed. In the schools, is well in Lithuania so are sometimes 50 percent of the children sick, and all schools, kindergartens and including my center work this week and have not quarantine closed moderately in electric-Ci .... ääh, swine flu Hausen. people running really well with mask around and even though I sometimes find a bit ridiculous, and so on. The swine flu favorite things is epidemic. In Lithuania, there is not the vaccine. Therefore, people have more fear. So I make myself on Monday morning due Schweinegrippen free (once I was glad when I snow free or snow chaos had :-)), free to Vilnius. Here I am since yesterday morning and photography a bit in the city,'ve been covering me with a new artist's materials and virtually already sitting on hot coals. For this evening enjoy a short trip to Tallinn . By Sunday evening, then Estonia, I will probably still 'Another day can go to Helsinki by ferry and hopefully also the great National Park visit ...

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

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Project - Christmas Cards

We are currently working on a donation program that I want to briefly introduce. It is to home-made Christmas cards that you can order it for little money with us and so much can cause. Here's the official description:

What are you doing there exactly?
Christmas cards. Together with the students of the Rehabilitation Centres Edwenase we make Christmas cards that your order and then send in more. The base of the card consists of a piece of dried plantain leave (cooking banana tree leaf), on the front panel designed by students sheet is glued paper (an image, a symbol, etc.) on the back of an empty colored sheet for personal congratulations and greetings . Special requests can of course be expressed as to whether they enforce them to be seen;). Moreover, any card with a "certificate" in the way of "Made in Edwenase rehab. Centre excellent "and bear the name of the student, who designed the card. If the Internet allowed here I will upload a picture of each student along with the name.
pictures with examples of cards I upload in any case soon.

Why all?
Edwenase The Rehabilitation Centre is an initiative which, along with other similar institutions of Ghana's first president - Kwame Nkrumah - was launched, so it's a "Governmental Organization ". One of the main intentions of Kwame Nkrumah, was the killing of disabled children by their parents, due to stop by the financial position or the like.
Killed Disabled Children born today are not everything, but here as elsewhere, people with disabilities still often discriminated against (someone in a wheelchair, for example, could never be "Chief"), and neglected by their parents, be it technical or training in other respects. This is usually not out of malice but simply because people with disabilities often need more attention than others. Attention to the parents often can not afford.
The idea behind these Rehabilitation centers is now so to take the parents the burden from the shoulders by their children, "the full monty" provides: full board, accommodation and training with which they eat after either independently or at least contribute to preservation of the family can afford. All this without compulsory costs (a contribution of some 10 € per quarter will be asked if the family can afford it). The full costs of accommodation, meals and training with the state so. Theoretically.
is now're Kwame Nkrumah, the program in the mid-20th century launched the interest it has unfortunately fallen with each new government. Today it seems finally so that is provided for the teachers but that would regularly get their reward, but everything else was apparently forgotten: Subsidies from the state for providing food and teaching materials will arrive every three months. This year, the government has paid a cent. In which quarter we are at the moment? Exactly. Something to eat with the students, however, and air and love one can teach anyone the tailors. So the project is dependent on donations. The problem is: It is after all a government project, which means that, in contrast to an NGO should be promoted in a big way to donate (such as on television or on billboards). So the project is on private donations instructed by word-of-mouth. The majority of these donations come from local churches and individuals (only recently donated a supermarket chain owner from Kumasi a larger sum). In general, the ranges in order to buy enough food around, but it is exciting again each semester if at all can be opened. And for course materials is then far from ensured. As we come into play.

What is spent the money collected?
What is done with the money we collect depends largely dependent on how much money the whole way here refers. On the one hand, we want more tools for students buy and expand the inventory of the library further, if possible increase but on the other hand, the teaching materials for the workshops (at the moment are, for example on a sewing machine of four students, with the result that is in the classroom much been waiting for). More accurate data we can make only if we know our budget. will also be discussed with staff of course, lacking the most urgent of material. It is certain so far only that not a cent in administration, labor, transportation, or anywhere else in the bureaucratic swamp disappears. The cost of transportation from Ghana to Europe, we assume.

What does it cost?
10 € for 10 cards as a guideline. A price we do not stipulate how much you are donating in the end is ready, with you.
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next two weeks ... two weeks more crazy Lithuania with a fair amount of work and frustration but also new ideas.
ago from my activities the last 14 days were rather quiet, though still quite great. Two weeks ago it was with the Centre in the Park Indians. Small addition of Peter: Big snow trickled from the sky all day and we stood with an Indian in the nowhere of Lithuania in his village. Because it was snowing so beautiful, there was for the children yet another round sled dog driving to reward that these Indians had somehow in his village. to give the illusion for children that Indians came to me quite funny dog sled ride and at the end of the trip to nowhere we could volunteer teacher and I also heat a round through the woods with this sled dogs. Very cool. When I then jumped after work to the supermarket, I got myself all the time wondering why I look at all so stupid. Well, I was then clear, as I stood at the fruit shelf. My whole face was in fact still beautiful painted with Indian colors. Because I would have probably looked like this ...
The weekend Katja and I spent it for the first time in Kaunas . Peter said the whole thing not so good with us and left us standing in the rain. What was a shame because the Old Town of Kaunas really is a small diamond in the rough Sun
The fact that we are in terms of rough diamonds have jaws, Katya, Kira (a volunteer from Vilnius) then also proved. True to the motto: "Banished from the Kuemmel Lithuanian bread, because it has only just Caustic" we bake our own bread. Took a long time, but night it could cost at half past twelve en we from our first home-baked bread. Finally without Kuemmel ...
Then another choir for the first time where I go started arriving yet, because there was not the right teacher. So I sing because the sample and make beautiful one at: Lithuanian, no problem for me. Then I want to look at the whole course in the fair. Hm Goofy just that I'm sitting at one time in the choir at church and then just sing along. Was probably something about Jesus, but I have longer as the humming sounds, sung as any reasonable Lithuanian word. It was nice anyway ...
This past weekend, the weekend as the foundation of the legendary " MERGAITES 'round are known. We girls, we are making in Vilnius EVS plus all-electric City-Julia have established our own little club, the Mergaites, namely so "girls" Round and have now made, often times we take them all together and start something funny. On Friday evening ended with cucumber masks and Grey's Anatomy look-up night at half past three ... then Katja and I were able, for the first time with the electric-city people in the home of Monica's and Kibras grandfather. The outside is a bit of electro-City and is a small wooden house that the family has renovated the inside and outside so awesome ... sauna included. Just very perfect for a relaxing evening ...

relaxation and good mood I had in the past two weeks also urgently necessary because much at all at work has not worked. My sports-AG did not work and I have come to the conclusion that, unfortunately, not all children can do something together. For fear that these children are in the large group, just a big bunch of loud, difficult to control young people, takes your last nerve. That made me quite depressed and we talked about it in a round with all the social workers. They have advised me to take from now really only a very few children at once and start something with them. I've also done it all last week and it worked really better. Well I felt with the whole story, however, still do not think just because I desöfteren: Wow, everything here is not to shock Sun After a sag on the weekends but again my "Okay, if not great, then you have to keep changing what" attitude strengthened in me and I now have a new master plan, which I also Agne, my mentor had discussed and found them very good. First, I do with the children a kind photo project, which it is to show kids in their town. The whole is then supplemented with small text by the children who write about what they are so like and what not. This project will I make by the end of my service and it should be remembered forever because I was here as a volunteer ...
Then it gives off Now once a week the " Dienas su savanore ," the volunteer day. Thus, a child who has behaved in the week very well be rewarded. It should then come up one day a week something special, what would like to make it and I accompany the child while then. It may be that the two of us then go ice skating together, cooking or anything else to make the best results do not belong to the Center ...
And then I'll start one day a week does not work with the children, but goes to my own book (huh, huh, Julia among the writers :-)). I create about EVS, ie European voluntary service here in the center and to contact I ex-volunteers, and question them, or write such a kind of small guide for all volunteers coming here who will help them make the best possible for them out here. By the way, the whole is very interesting for me because I can have my own experiences and so on and also applied for the workers here is really great to see you what volunteers here are good or not so good. Because this will be a fairly complicated things, I get a full day a week for this project free and I have very, very much the mood for this work ... And I hope that I manage a bit of what I have in mind now, so ...
So, that hopefully not too much at once. Then my parents come tomorrow for a few days (why, why, has Julia birthday??) To visit. Supi ...

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Corrugated Plastic Used In Sprinter Van



Katja and I have the weekend then that is carved on the lats (Attention, play on words :-)) and were in Riga . This, however, it would hardly come, because my bus from City Electric has come to Vilnius for the first time in the evening rush and the whole bus waiting for me in Vilnius had ...
Well, arrived in Riga, we drove to our couch-surfing opportunity I eva . This nice lady made us kip her apartment and has all Weekend no more aufgehoert to cook for us. On Friday evening there was first Indian soup and tasty meat, and as we got up on Saturday morning, the breakfast was already ready. Very nice and on top of that you could be in English with Ieva also maintained very well.
We spend the Saturday in Riga City. Anyone who'd like to see a beautiful city should be north-eastern Europe, then. are on the e inen hand, the small but fine Vecriga (Riga Old Town). The old town is so often times the capital of a beautiful city and pimped accordingly. On the other hand, it can also discussed the Centraltirgus (Central Market) and stroll in women with a little crown on the head (that will come from the Soviet era) the weekly shopping or get what ever ... The sun shines all day long and only when Katja and I the evening the German-themed neighborhood parks mega drive, it suddenly becomes cold. So much so right. And by five Clock then already the moon is in the sky. Instead we get two, however, a su by panoramic views of the lake in the recreation area. Had they really can paint a painting of, was so beautiful this evening
we cook it in return for Ieva and make us later on in the city. It is rather quiet, what the nightlife is concerned, because the Depo Katja and me, a cute, alternative pub like best ... On Sunday morning we say goodbye
us and make us Ieva after Jurmala. Of the tourist-site, located just 30 minutes from Riga and a n the Baltic content. In summer, bathed here. Here at All Saints walk hordes of Russian Oelscheichen (at least these people saw with their furs like this) over the frozen beach. We picnic on the beach and have once again hit the jackpot in terms of scenery and Katja comes to the glorious conclusion is that the Holland of Latvia Lithuania : It is fast as you, quickly to the sea and all people do on weekends to Latvia on. Unfortunately, it is so infinitely cold that Katja and I are already making earlier to Riga and back to us with a few Lats (Latvian currency) or sit in a cafe for the evening to ride the bus back to Vilnius.
It really is a great weekend and it's been crazy, just for NEN apple and an egg to Latvia was rueberfahren able to ...