Hakuna Matata
In Swahili Hakuna Matata means “no problems“. After all the problems I had concerning my project and my organisation one would think that...
Where clouds touch Earth
Finally it was weekend! Although the week has not really been tiring because we barely worked for two days I am always looking forward...
Saving the world
In my opinion this statement is very exaggerated. On the contrary, I often think about all the negative effects that my stay in Tanzania...
Changes
Why should young people go to a country like Africa? This is a question that could be discussed for hours and which would probably be...
The Jungle Book [part 2]
The next morning I woke up very early. In Africa the sun does not only rises very early but also a great variety of animals and birds...
The Jungle Book [part 1]
The “bare necessities“ might be one of the reasons why my patience was taxed during the last week. Last Friday there was a meeting with...
In the jungle
There is a TV show in Germany where teenagers are being sent to the toughest places around the world to learn respect when they are not...
The philosophy of African life
This could be the title of a new book about the lifestyle and everyday life in Africa. Since I have been unemployed for the last two...
Great Expectations
150 years ago Dickens wrote about the great expectations that determine life. Of course even I had great expectations for this trip to...
Africa for beginners
To go to Africa for the first time is definitely an adventure. Apart from arriving on Saturday and doing some shopping on Sunday there...