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And gone again in the distance: Last week I had a day off and've used the time. For, for, for: SWEDEN! The land of my dreams, yes. I've always known this. Katja and I can then fly from Ryan in Sweden travel overland, first to Stockholm to Uppsala. 's quite a famous university town is 70 kilometers north of Stockholm. Here lives for six months Flo, a friend of Katja, of Erasmus his math degree just spend-moderate in Uppsala. Just arrived in the city are Katja and I like almost shocked at how incredibly can speak good English, the Swedes, that you will be greeted everywhere with a cheery "Hey," and that the city of Uppsala is just simply a treat. The city is largely of university life, the many students and felt one million Erasmus students marked. We have two non-students take first in radiation weather to Gamla Uppsala, the Old Uppsala. With a church from the sixth century and the sun on the neck you can feel like a Swedish picture book. I'm waiting on it really only that Pippi, Emil and Karlsson geschwirrt come around the corner. Katja and I we can not refrain, however, the entire Swedish consumption chains known as H & M and IKEA take ...
's going in the evenings to students in halls of residence hall parties where the whole world is einquatiert in the form of exchange students in the hallways. I'm probably not the only Schwedenfan, because every second one is German. We have to be smuggled into one of the Nations, in which actually only come in the Studis. Nations are the student associations, in which one enters mandatory in Uppsala. I fear sashes-carrying people who fight, etc., but far from it: Every nation in Uppsala organized student life in the city with parties, concerts and everything you could wish for students heart. Hui, a dream, and I will run only at the immigration office in Uppsala to immigrate spontaneously ...

Next it's off to Stockholm, where we are quartered in a hut On a campsite. Flo, Katja and I have three days to live in snow storm and Co., can hardly get out of our cabin in the meantime. The subway in Stockholm between just do not want to drive. And when it comes to replacement buses, then the otherwise friendly to animals Sweden. We waiting too good to one of these replacement buses, almost freeze to death and then have a run rampaging Swedes hold who wish to 700 in a bus with a capacity of about 50 inmates. Someone then yells in the middle of a crowd, "Viva la democracy" and we consider Schnuffi-pants day to make in our cozy cabin and lodge it, 'ne Fika. (Will gefikat desöfteren in Sweden: sandwiches out, cake on the table, coffee and tea, hmmm, delicious).
When we come out but then times out of the hut's draws us into the incredibly beautiful old town where there is the craziest shops; in Djurgarden's off to Vasamuseeum in SoFo you can go to a bar after the other, if that's okay because that a beer costs about five euros.
Yes, Sweden is expensive. But somehow that's the only hitch in this country ... as it is to go back on Sunday to the Baltic states, I'm considering seriously to stay just there. I could stay here, are in the store to open with German bread (Swedish bread hook number two on the country) and immigrate. Okay, the idea should perhaps be a little more mature ...

So I am back in Lithuania and it is still a News. Actually, you know, I think, already all know: I'll be back sooner than planned. I had and have such problems here, especially in my project that I wanted to change either my project or shorten it. Since changes did not go, I have now shortened to six months and will on 26 March in the plane heading for Germany to rise ...

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The holiday season in Ghana

I break on 19.12.2009 to Accra to pick up on my visit, flying in unexpectedly on 23.12, with one day delay due to bad weather in Dubai. Warm reunion, a day of paid holiday in Dubai, what more could you want - next:

It's the same day to Axim, a small fishing village on the border with Côte d'Ivoire, where we have a wonderful and probably never before sticked to spend Christmas under palm trees on the beach. The days pass by in, sand, sea, good food and guests from Germany, probably the biggest change for me for some time.

Then we depart to Kumasi, where you can experience all kinds. It will be the typical tourist attractions, such as the Culture Centre "and visit craft villages. Besides those are still exploring the city, especially the Kejetia market, and a dinner with the best has to offer the Ghanaian cuisine on the map. The latter we host in my local bar, where I go shopping with Obaa, the Barinhaberin, previously, including chickens, which we here to Regional traditions slaughter. But you hold your thumb on the neck of the chicken's back and secured with the remaining fingers of the wings. In this way, one still has a hand for the knife free, with which one cuts through the so-held chicken's throat; careful that you hold the wings well, otherwise there is a huge mess (stakeholders read the well with a certain approval) .

Obaa prepares us for a grand time, consisting of Fufu - even gepounded - with different soup Creations (Light-soup, and groundnut-soup), previously slaughtered chickens, and jam with various Stews, Rice Balls and avocados to, to be more local gins served.

After these eventful days in Kumasi our goal once again, the coast, especially Busua Beach, where we want to spend New Year with yet another volunteer. The Ghanaian New Year's Eve turns out - as much here - a little different from the previously unknown. First, we wait in vain for any counting down a countdown on the other hand, we find out until the following day that the new year on the day of the first and is indeed celebrated during the day. Sun romp but today hundreds of people in this otherwise quiet and empty beach.

Next. We head west: Cape Coast - the old slave stronghold of Ghana, of which all made in colonial times Slave trade of the then Gold Coast took place. We visit the city, which exudes an incredible charm: old colonial buildings from which flakes off, the former splendor of the city slow, small balconies, projections, and the like, playful columns, rambling porches and terraces. A hilly landscape and at the end of the sea. In between the usual hustle and bustle - market stalls, from open fires and the various smells of burning garbage over dinner to the underlying sea breeze.

We visit more or less detail the largest slave castle in the area, Cape Coast Castle, directly on the sea, once the British erected, is situated on a rocky reef.

The next day we visit the Kakum National Park, which is particularly attractive to visitors in the form of so-called "Canopy Walkway" holds, a Bridges in about 30 meters above the breathtaking scenery of the jungle. We also take a guided tour through the forest in which we will discuss more about the local fauna and flora occurring.

ends After another day in Accra also worth the trip for the visitors. Bam.

departure: In the last week in the presence of my remaining visit, we explore the Eastern Region with its capital Koforidua, a small, sleepy town, more hopeful way of Western influence has remained largely spared. From here we take more trips to the Akosombo Dam, among other things, which the Volta River dams up the largest artificial reservoir in the world, the "Lake Volta".
more stations are several waterfalls, which are unfortunately due to the zenith of the dry season is less spectacular, although the sheer romantic vegetation should give a visit to the title of "valuable". We also see various rock formations and a three-stem palm.

Next and final stop of this slightly different Christmas constitutes a final rest on the beach, less for me as for my dear guests from the cozy home. Kokrobite, a town near Accra's a perfect opportunity for good food, sea and very classy atmosphere for the last time the air and breathe in the life of Ghana '. In addition to a cultural evening consisting variety of traditional drum music with dance and acrobatic performances will be organized on another evening, a rather less entertaining reggae night, taking in which the end drunken Rasta men on stage and recite loud passages from her still in the memory remaining repertoire.

Then comes the parting. For me it goes back to Kumasi, for my friends back to Germany. A generally very successful and eventful period in which I hope I could give a rough outline of what it means for a year to live in this country. Bye and greetings to all.

Felix

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announcements:

After I had it for quite some time my gemisst to complete blog, I will publish next week a series of articles. Here is an outline:

first Time in the project and the project work itself
second Christmas in Ghana
third A trip to the North - Bolgatanga Ghana and some other
4th A tour through the South of the country - I take leave of a good friend

I also thank all the helpful donors who have made so many support, which allowed us to collect a total of 2,000 Ghana Cedis niche. This is slightly more than 1000 €, the money is off to an immensely greater value.

The donations will be renovated including the sanitation of the girls' wing, and built a hedge of a road that was to crash and thus reduce the risk of injury. In addition, we plan the project together with other teaching materials, educational games and musical instruments to equip. With the latter, the school choir is capable of live- be made, so you can collect more donations, having appeared in various churches.

I will use the donations include documenting and visually to create a transparency in handling those.

Last but I will on behalf of the volunteers in Edwenase Rehabilitation Centre (Luca and me), thank the students and other teaching staff sincerely. Incidentally, the first issues have already been made, as we were able to prepare the residents of the project, a sumptuous Christmas dinner with an extensive celebration.

Thank you.
Felix

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distinguished visitor from Holland was in my last week at Lithuania. Yeah, INA was with me and we spent a fucking awesome week in rain country alias Lithuania. First I had to
to Kaunas to them from the airport to pick up. To this end it would not be nearly came because the morons here in Electric City just swapped the bus and I stood in the wrong. Super. Somehow I still managed it's still welcome and could then finally in Ina Lithuania. With the Black taxi that Ina 'a round of long fascinated he went to Electric City, where we' spent NEN relaxing evening with the people from here. The next morning on the lake - Klaipeda. Bus problems again: With our trekking rucksacks we have to sprint in the morning at eight defeated twice by the area and then let us laugh at even the Lithuanian bus driver who finds it incredibly funny how unbelievable finished we look. Well, through the fog on the lake and is' over hopped on the Curonian Spit. This is the Bravo of Lithuania in the summer with the only difference being that while every ordinary Lithuanians here in the summer drags on, but the scenery is really crazy.

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From the dunes we see little. Summer vacation would be so boring. Ina and I make the whole story as the only tourists uncertain times indicated in the dead of winter. We trudge through the woods to the lake and find ourselves on the set of "The Day After Tomorrow" mixed with the sound track "Alone, alone". Far and wide, is located no one here. Neither the forest nor in the dunes, still on the beach. Impressive. We want the dunes and put back at once to the waist in the snow. Little agreement on the next Küstentag. We want to Nida. The bus has to come spontaneously and do not feel like we stand together with two crazy Australians who spend their summer holiday in the Baltics, in the depths of nothingness. We can take a taxi from 100 miles away and order on the way already indicated in a small snow storm. Arrived in Nida us the subtle reference to the woman in the tourist-information might have to be a little warning. She says that yes we could try like to climb the famous dunes and smiles. Hm pity to ignore Ina and I, unfortunately. We play in the snow slide Lithuanian undergrowth, are located in the tower standing and walking for two hours through the snow. Mind you in the snow to the knees. We are not cold, we left behind in the café and we have no snow mountains thaw, no wet feet, calves and legs when we got back. No. Ina, the old physical therapist thinks at first that her feet are frozen off when we arrive at some point again in the evening in our apartment.
But what can stop us two adventurers already? We descend the next day in the train to Siauliai. In the vicinity of this city is the Hill of Crosses and Kryzniu kalnas. The Lithuanians have here, set up especially during the time of the Soviets as a sign of your researcher resistance again and again thousands of crosses. And this hill is located in the void. Really. We therefore rise from somewhere in the middle of nowhere, wander a bit and then stand in an impressive flurry of crosses. This looks with all that snow and in the absolute loneliness a little curious ...

evening we will drive to Vilnius, where we expand the three-team Ina-Katja-Julia. We have two new Lithuanians Katya and Julia can play a little guide for Ina and she can see the benefits of Lithuanian cafes and bars. The week will be on Sunday morning over much too soon, as I Ina put back on the plane must be impaired for short by the fact that we have to sometimes just go through Ina's entire luggage as hand luggage ...