may he rest in perfect peace. he has definately been one of the most outstanding personalities from the past century... by the way, if you want to read a book, read his autobiography "long walk to freedom". i read it many years ago in school, and can recommend it as one of the best books i have read!
it has taken really long to write here agian. sorry for that!
please see some pictures and read a bit about my life here in ghana!
in my work we have a farm - we did ecological farming of maize.
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| in july the farm looked like this |
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| in october we harvested |
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| the maize |
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| it was pealed |
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| after work |
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| we gained more than 7 bags of maize! |
in the north of ghana, where i live, there is just one rainy season. from october onwards there is no more rain - up to april. while in some parts it got dry earlier, in some other parts the rain fell later!
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| around lake tono |
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| baobao trees in dry grass |
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| a rice farm!! |
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| in guabuliga, the village where i live! as you see i am not the only white!! |
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| mr joe, bar keeper, filling station owner, shop keeper,... well done! |
the last rainfall came in the end of october. after maybe 2 weeks of dryness it rained once again!
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| common means of transport are bicycles... |
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| ..and motorbikes. at mr. joes filling station (petrol station) with a wheel chair infront |
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| after the rain |
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| joseph |
i always heared that there are pythons - but never saw one...untill one day i recieved a call that i should come fast and have a look at something!
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| python |
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| a wild animal!! |
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| in our garden, with the gardener |
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| busy life in tamale, capital on the northern region (where i live) |
in november i recieved some visitors. flo, who started to travel with me after university and whos pictures you can also see in the beginning of the blog, came with his girlfriend! they came up to the north, and then we travelled together to the beach!
it was a pleasure to have you here guys!
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| playing backgammon |
flo used to play soccer in germany, and i told him to bring some old jerseys because this is one of the favourite shirt for men in ghana/ africa. he brought some and we thought of how we can distribute them. we decided to interrupt the game that was played and to organize a penalty tournament. flo was the keeper, and who ever scored would qualify - untill the number of people matched with the number of jerseys! it was a lot of fun - for all of us!
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| white keeper in guabuliga! |
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| flo schick!! now he is present in the village! |
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| inside the compound where i life - plants are growing! |
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| on our journey the door fell from the car!!! driver tries to fix it... |
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| enjoying breakfast with our visitors!! |
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| at the bus station - take a seat please! |
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| yes, me 84!! |
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| waste |
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| finally we reached the beach |
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| close to cape 3 points - the most beautiful beaches in ghana |
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| fishing village |
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| flo, claudi, drinking water...thats how we dring here in ghana! |
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| football is important here - people love to watch |
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| the style how houses are built is different in the south |
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| with mr. fo, as he is called in asia |
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| see some pictures from the beach where i will celebrate new year 2014! |
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| happy rasta men |
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| flo and me watching ghana vs. egypt. ghana qualified for brasil 2014!!! GOOD LUCK GH! |
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| some advertisment we saw on the coast!! |
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| in accra |
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| thanks for your visit guys! |
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| god is everywhere in ghana! this is the entry of a bar by the way! |
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| coke and pepsi |
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| in the streets of accra |
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| star beer - "the nations favourite" |
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| back in the north in walewale...sometimes i am still surprised what i see on the road |
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| clouds but no more rain - untill april 2014! |
hope you are all doing well! i can imagine how europe is now - busy preparing for christmas, many lights, christmas songs,... things are different here. BUT a few dasy ago i walked past a traditional house and the played a song in the radio...the music was familiar, and i realized it was "stille nacht, heilige nacht". but it was in english, "quiet night,..." and the envirnoment did not match with what comes to my mind if i hear this music. but for everyone else it watched perfectly!! it reminded me that I am different!
since i see how long it takes me to write again, i wish you already a merry christmas and a happy new year 2014!!
stay blessed ;) as ghanians would say
