And as promised, here part 2 of my blog entry :-) (months later ...) currently live
Jan, Andres (another AFS volunteer) and I in Riekie and Arjen's house because they Katrin a short trip to the Garden Route
have a birthday gift. We are therefore so-called "House Sitter". The thing is relatively easy, because now we can shower
! In a real shower! We have a kitchen! Stove! And it is wonderful to be able to enjoy the fresh morning air
when we walk to work.
Something different than the stinking hallways are crammed with people who do everything from one.
The only thing annoying is the alarm, we are all not a big fan of it. Constantly have to look that one does not press the wrong light switch
(schonmal have thus triggered the alarm, have been sleeping early in the morning when all was still pretty embarrassing) ... and then there are
the cats, they can solve more often times accidentally set off the alarm and this is of course annoying, because under other circumstances so
alarm means danger .....
Well basically I can not complain, because the poor Andres is responsible ;-) .... I feed the cats and do the dishes ...
I am so ready for the weekend. Now I just wanted to write that I may then create even sleep off, but since
It occurs to me that we have to work Saturday. Next Saturday also, for there is the market. But if the clients all around to be released on 11 December in the holiday
hopefully a rest. In early January we were invited by four nurses to the West Coast.
We were totally surprised that they want to take with us, because we have not sooo much to do with them. But we are happy of course total, it is always nice,
something to do with local people and of their free time to be allowed and they have organized everything and are on fire,
what love is total. We need only take our personal items and a blanket. contribute money for food or travel expenses \\
is bad manners. Instead, we will come up another little thing to show them that we value rating the invitation not. Of course, we also plan
a bit about what we will do Christmas Eve or Christmas. We have already 2
invitations to dinner from Riekie and another AFS volunteer named Willy. Now we have lives, but Marietta, a nurse here in
Center and the more often we do something that tells them to work on Christmas Day and must therefore here in the center
will be. Since we do have them of course not alone. Therefore, we are playing for time with the idea to just stay here and you
to provide companionship. Over the Christmas holidays, we hope to be involved in a road project through the rod to us has something tells.
A big meal is held to be invited to all the homeless etc. Maybe we can somehow make us as useful,
would be that once a meaningful activity over Christmas.
THE WAR OF THE SECOND PART
but he has now not been last updated in ages ....
mitlerweile January is almost over, so I will try to describe
vergane recent weeks. Since so much has happened I will do that by random points. The
December.
early December was announced, so instead of the Christmas market. The stress
preparation has paid off in any case. Although the crowd was not so great. However
one must say to the fact that the opening hours stretched over the whole Friday and Saturday,
came so every now and from time to time people. With joy, I can say that we almost got rid of all our products are
and have thus collected a total of around 90 €, which is ziermlich well
when you consider that most of our items cost less than 2 €.
For us, the market was therefore a success and for Ina also a gain because the market was in this form
the first time instead of run and it was clear that not all super and you would
Possible problems next year (or this year) can avoid the next market.
Jan and I were allowed to and then we sell the full two days behind the state
sat and it was great, because we had the opportunity with many
the parents and relatives come to the client to talk. Amazingly, many
knew immediately who we are and where we come from, it seems to have gotten around so that there are two German volunteers.
Christmas
the Jan and I have 24/12 with Willy (our Kenyan friend) spent. I think it's great love that he has
for us this time as aufgnommen at home. In addition, we were a friend of Willy
from Kenya (she is studying here) and Marietta, a friend of mine and Jan (she also worked at Alta du Toit Center).
We have nice grill (which were in Marietta and Jan not quite sure how the piece should look
Kudufleisch on end, and Jan would have liked gahabt a Christmas tree). My compromise simply to decorate naechstbeste
palm a bit was not so good.
Since we had worked in the morning we were tired pretty fast and it's not really much to say
spectacular the rest of the evening.
first Christmas Day
went so fast around the Christmas Eve and the longer we had the next day of fun and joy. The day began
with the fact that Willy is Jan and I went to Bellville so we could participate by 12
clock with the clients on Weihanchtsessen. As such we had was absolutely not hungry but it
halt to the clients and we wanted to just share this meal with them. The Kuechenpersonal
had really taken care of and everything was decorated. The food itself was good and
gave it to sparkling wine (for employees).
the evening are Jan, Kyla, Marietta and I then went to the Presbyterian Church in Bellville to help
Weihanchtsessen been announced for the homeless.
What can I say. It was just a great experience.
There were many people there who wanted to help and was in total food distributed to people.
end even more than originally planned + Takeaways issue.
the cooperation of the volunteers was great, although most did not previously know everything
smoothly. Katrina and I have helped with the serving of meals (I've applied Potatoes) and Jan
has checked with another man at the entrance of the tickets (which were previously distributed by the church people on the street and
to the Night Shelter). Marietta helped with serving and it has very
she touched as she said afterwards. For me it was very nice. I think, first, that this is a very good
activity is that you can do at Christmas. And I have other Christmas
eaten far too much when I saw the people as they have got over this one serving
I was ashamed right I eat often so unconscionable or not it really
value rating when it's not particularly good. I've got over each potato
which I have put on your plate, because I knew someone will do well.
It was all very beautiful, inspiring experience.
Later we went back down to William, who had the whole house filled with Kenyans. His brother was visiting from Johannesburg and had
vieeellleee friends and friends invited. The party was already in full swing when we arrived
and then we just unseated spontaneously into the crowd and had a very nice evening ,.....
(At this point I prefer to spare the details) New Year's Eve ;-)
NUNJAAAA
After many eventful days I was New Year's Eve for me anymore in the party mood and just wanted to have my peace,
but I think that it is unpleasant good for when New Year's Eve alone remains at home, so I was happy that
Willy picked me up and he, Reeva (friend from South Africa) and I spent a nice evening. First we drove to
Waterfront and have missed the countdown and then we have gewurschtelt us through several police checkpoints to somehow
Observatory, and are there still went to a club and what have been drinking. Exactly the right mix of
any party and not be alone. I really enjoyed the evening :-)
time for another update:
17:02:10 We now have!
On the first of March I will be flying by 10 clock of the Cape Town to Johannesburg on 03 and from there to Germany so that I arrive at
04:03:10 at 12.45 clock in Berlin.
What to say about that? I'm pretty sad!
about a month ago I was still very much looking forward to going home. I have done the feeling in my work center to have.
I have given everything and my work has paid off. I am positive than before, have more energy. And as life sometimes
plays so has my work and the philosophy behind it, that "Being active is healing my own quality of life improved.
Since the beginning of the year we have other nurses in our group. The management has ordered that the nurse every two months
the houses in which they are to go to work. They should familiarize themselves with the other clients and would have strengthened the cooperation.
I think for my part, good, and I see a significant change. First, it is fair, because the groups in the houses are different
great and the clients of mental and physical abilities on very different levels.
I am looking for some nurses who have long worked in Tosnini that they will get there and then elsewhere relieved.
The nurses are now made simpler environments had come of course not so enthusiastic. As my friend Deidre.
She is now in Tosnini since December but has only started officially in January to work here.
We're in this rather short time become good friends. She lives in Bishop Lavis
a Coloured area in the vicinity of the airport with her husband and their two (grand) children
in a small house. live on the property nor their mother and father and her sister with her three children (the youngest, however, is 15 so not really kids)
still are two guard dogs and a lap dog Snowie (dog and the dog is maybe the same).
I was the whole of last weekend at her house sometimes hinnerhalb week. It is for me as a gift that
I still may do so and so fit into this family and am so fond been added.
had to have a room in the center of course its going out what benefits and general As for my lifestyle because I was responsible for me
. But if you really need to understand a culture one learns just incredibly important details in
family life and that's what I know now and I'm just gleucklich about it even if I had of course not always positive experiences.
I try not to be seen but just take on even if it sometimes is difficult.
Well, that is the reason why I'm sad that I go. It is very difficult to me of these cherished
to adopt personalities and it is the first time that I have so take a farewell. Right now I do the
to create something. I suggest not to know very restless and my emotional life really, because of course I am happy again
in my own family.
have any case, I can ease my conscience a bit, as I have found this blog entry finally online ..... ;-)
you hear from me ... see
: I deidre, her husband Jerome,
her nephew left (whose name to write except I'm unable) their sons c-jay and chad
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