tag:essivi.blog.co.uk,2009-11-12:/MokoFeed2009-11-12T06:56:26+01:00tag:essivi.blog.co.uk,2007-10-03:/2007/10/03/photos~3081229/essivi2007-10-03T23:57:31+02:002007-10-04T00:24:12+02:00 <p><a href="http://imageshack.us"><img src="http://img67.imageshack.us/img67/7241/img6628px1.jpg" border="0" alt="Image Hosted by ImageShack.us"></a></p> <p><a href="http://imageshack.us"><img src="http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/6043/img6700fy6.jpg" border="0" alt="Image Hosted by ImageShack.us"></a><br><a href="http://g.imageshack.us/g.php?h=527&i=img6700fy6.jpg"><img src="http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/6043/img6700fy6.a2de507b0f.jpg" border="0"></a></p> <p><a href="http://imageshack.us"><img src="http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/1540/img7219nt3.jpg" border="0" alt="Image Hosted by ImageShack.us"></a><br><a href="http://g.imageshack.us/g.php?h=528&i=img7219nt3.jpg"><img src="http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/1540/img7219nt3.6ae9011dd5.jpg" border="0"></a></p> <p><a href="http://imageshack.us"><img src="http://img65.imageshack.us/img65/9295/img6958pl3.jpg" border="0" alt="Image Hosted by ImageShack.us"></a></p> <p><a href="http://imageshack.us"><img src="http://img67.imageshack.us/img67/8143/img6829xj2.jpg" border="0" alt="Image Hosted by ImageShack.us"></a></p> <p><a href="http://imageshack.us"><img src="http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/1572/img6986ur3.jpg" border="0" alt="Image Hosted by ImageShack.us"></a><br><a href="http://g.imageshack.us/g.php?h=526&i=img6986ur3.jpg"><img src="http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/1572/img6986ur3.e43ff160d3.jpg" border="0"></a></p> <p><a href="http://imageshack.us"><img src="http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/237/img6847st0.jpg" border="0" alt="Image Hosted by ImageShack.us"></a><br><a href="http://g.imageshack.us/g.php?h=525&i=img6847st0.jpg"><img src="http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/237/img6847st0.2d19038713.jpg" border="0"></a></p> <p><a href="http://imageshack.us"><img src="http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/6366/img7039fa7.jpg" border="0" alt="Image Hosted by ImageShack.us"></a><br><a href="http://g.imageshack.us/g.php?h=530&i=img7039fa7.jpg"><img src="http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/6366/img7039fa7.ed151d6e09.jpg" border="0"></a></p> <p><a href="http://imageshack.us"><img src="http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/5748/img6835la9.jpg" border="0" alt="Image Hosted by ImageShack.us"></a></p> <p><a href="http://imageshack.us"><img src="http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/7496/img7284qj6.jpg" border="0" alt="Image Hosted by ImageShack.us"></a><br><a href="http://g.imageshack.us/g.php?h=528&i=img7284qj6.jpg"><img src="http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/7496/img7284qj6.846f25ecf9.jpg" border="0"></a></p> <p><a href="http://imageshack.us"><img src="http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/9170/img6699ps1.jpg" border="0" alt="Image Hosted by ImageShack.us"></a><br><a href="http://g.imageshack.us/g.php?h=512&i=img6699ps1.jpg"><img src="http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/9170/img6699ps1.293aae4dd3.jpg" border="0"></a></p> <p><a href="http://imageshack.us"><img src="http://img128.imageshack.us/img128/8992/img6778cg6.jpg" border="0" alt="Image Hosted by ImageShack.us"></a></p> <p><a href="http://imageshack.us"><img src="http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/5896/img6690uc0.jpg" border="0" alt="Image Hosted by ImageShack.us"></a></p> <p><a href="http://imageshack.us"><img src="http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/3369/img7116fn5.jpg" border="0" alt="Image Hosted by ImageShack.us"></a></p> <p><a href="http://imageshack.us"><img src="http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/4540/img6951gi2.jpg" border="0" alt="Image Hosted by ImageShack.us"></a><br><a href="http://g.imageshack.us/g.php?h=512&i=img6951gi2.jpg"><img src="http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/4540/img6951gi2.0c08f44f11.jpg" border="0"></a> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://essivi.blog.co.uk/2007/10/03/photos~3081229/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:essivi.blog.co.uk,2007-10-03:/2007/10/03/the_last_song~3081083/essivi2007-10-03T23:02:36+02:002007-10-04T00:41:23+02:00 <p>Oh I want to share one more thing with you tonight. On the way to the airport Josephs brother played one song in the car which now I have been listening to all day... its a Kongolese singer named Singuila. Es gibt kein Video but nevertheless.. enjoy et faites de beaux rêves! xxx</p> <p> <small> <a href="http://essivi.blog.co.uk/2007/10/03/the_last_song~3081083/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:essivi.blog.co.uk,2007-10-03:/2007/10/03/retournee~3081050/essivi2007-10-03T22:54:27+02:002007-10-03T22:59:19+02:00 <p>Salut!! </p> <p>Oh ich war sehr sehr traurig aber ich bin jetzt wieder daheim in eine Decke gewickelt vor meinem Computer.</p> <p>Ich habe es noch nach Benin geschafft und so so viel gelernt! Ich habe im Gästehaus des DED geschlafen und viel gesehen. Sofie hat mich vom Flughafen abgeholt, wie versprochen mit BMW und Vollkornschnitte <img src="/img/smilies/graybigrazz.gif" alt=":P" class="middle" border="0">.</p> <p>Ooooooooh ich war traurig als ich mich von Josephs Familie verabschiedet habe, es war schlimm. Ich habe viel geweint und jetzt ist hier alles so still. Keine Motos, kein hupender Eismann, keine Hühner, kein Chérif (Haushund mit vielen Flöhen), keine Dada die Henriette ruft.. nix nix nix. </p> <p>Aber ich werde mich erholen und die Uni fix fertig machen und dann mal gucken, wo es mich hinverschlägt. Aber auf jeden Fall in ein Land mit vielen vielen geselligen Menschen.</p> <p>Und es ist KALT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</p> <p>Oh und so wenig ich mich mit dem Essen anfreunden konnte, morgen wird es Bohnen und ein Ei geben. Oder Cassava Pudding <img src="/img/smilies/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" class="middle" border="0">.</p> <p>Togo me manque beaucoup beaucoup beaucoup.</p> <p><img src="/img/smilies/graycry.gif" alt=":`(" class="middle" border="0"></p> <p>Bon... une bonne nuit! Das nächste Mal gibts noch Photos und vielleicht noch ein paar Geschichten <img src="/img/smilies/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" class="middle" border="0">.</p> <p>Dors bien Attawi!</p> <p>xx </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://essivi.blog.co.uk/2007/10/03/retournee~3081050/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:essivi.blog.co.uk,2007-09-28:/2007/09/28/title~3052904/essivi2007-09-28T12:45:12+02:002007-10-03T22:57:16+02:00 <p>schogetten... ja ja das aller billigste wird natürlich wieder nach afrika geschippt.... frechheit... und dann auch noch genauso teuer!</p> <p>hey für dich komm ich mit dem neuen A8 is doch klar... scheiß auf billig BMW wo die scheiben in plastik eingefasst sind!</p> <p>ok dünn und braun!.... werd dir ne richtig gute deutsche vollkorn schnitte mitbringen!<img src="/img/smilies/icon_wink.gif" alt=";)" class="middle" border="0"></p> <p>viel spaß und werd schnell gesundiiiiiiii!</p> <p>besos </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://essivi.blog.co.uk/2007/09/28/title~3052904/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:essivi.blog.co.uk,2007-09-26:/2007/09/26/sofie~3045539/essivi2007-09-26T22:59:13+02:002007-09-26T22:59:13+02:00 <p>Oooooooooooooooh Goodies Goodies Goodies <img src="/img/smilies/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" class="middle" border="0"> Jipphiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!!!!</p> <p>Stell Dir vor hier gibts aus Deutschland nur Schogetten (!) fur 1,50 Euro!!! Frechheit!</p> <p>Ich hab grad schon ne Mail geschrieben, jetzt bist Du auf dem neuesten Stand! </p> <p>Fuer alle anderen: wieder krank. Ja ja so ist das. Afrika und mein Immunsystem kaempfen noch.</p> <p>Ich hoffe aber immer noch, nach Benin zu kommen. Schnell gesund werden. So jetzt muss ich Heim sonst kommen die gemeinen Internet Cafe Igbos (tut mir leid Moye aber die sind wirklich boes!) <img src="/img/smilies/graybigrazz.gif" alt=":P" class="middle" border="0">.</p> <p>Oh und Flughafen abholen waere supi aber bitte mit BMW <img src="/img/smilies/graybigrazz.gif" alt=":P" class="middle" border="0"> hihi. Ich komme am 3. irgendwann mittags der Plan haengt ueber meinem Schreibtisch. Ich bin die abgemagerte aber braungebrannte ohne Winterjacke <img src="/img/smilies/icon_wink.gif" alt=";)" class="middle" border="0">.</p> <p>Kuss Kuss!!</p> <p>xx Di</p> <p>Bonne nuit!!</p> <p>xx </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://essivi.blog.co.uk/2007/09/26/sofie~3045539/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:essivi.blog.co.uk,2007-09-26:/2007/09/26/title~3041526/essivi2007-09-26T10:17:37+02:002007-10-03T22:56:58+02:00 <p>ah jetzt ja endlich hab ich alle nötigen informationen bis jetzt was du so getrieben hast.</p> <p>das mit deinem opa tut mir wahnsinnig leid! und das du nich b ei der beerdigung sein konntest!</p> <p>und das mit deinem fuß is ja schlimm, is jetzt aber wieder besser oder hat er sich entzündet gehabt? oh man und natürlich magenprobleme ne.. aber ich hoffe sonst war nichts und die hauptsache ist du fängst dir nichts ernstes ein!</p> <p>man das du dich beim essen beeilen muß weil sonst nichts mehr übrig bleibt da mußt ich echt lachen!<img src="/img/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif" alt=":D" class="middle" border="0"> und fleißig am sportlern ja wie ist denn das fitnessstudio da so? ohhhhh und tanzen auf der stra0e hätt ich ja auch gerne gesehen! hast du aufgenommen? und die männer waren dohc bestimmt ganz fassungslos als du gedanced hast wa?<img src="/img/smilies/icon_wink.gif" alt=";)" class="middle" border="0"></p> <p>kann ich dir vielleicht news berichten... ach ja neulich hab ich den briefkasten geöffnet und er war vollgestopft mit lauter goodies aus england<img src="/img/smilies/icon_wink.gif" alt=";)" class="middle" border="0">(petes schocko lieferung)</p> <p>und ich kanns nich fassen das ich grad nichts tun muß.. wache immer morgens voller panik auf und denk ich muß noch so viel machen. </p> <p>ich war neulich mit laura auf nem umsonsten streets konzert hier es war toll aber ich bin fast erdrück worden... das war weniger lustig aber es war echt gut und ich hab an dich gedacht das es dir bestimmt auch gefallen hätte.</p> <p>und es tut mir noch mal so unendlich leid das ich so eine miese treulose tomate bin.. zuhause hatten meine eltern mächtige probleme mit arcor, die haben mich immer nach 5 min rausgeschmissen. daher konnte ich erst vernünftig schreiben als ich wieder hier war ich hoff du verzeihst mir das<img src="/img/smilies/icon_redface.gif" alt=":oops:" class="middle" border="0"> </p> <p>aber ich hoff es geht dir gut und du genießt die zeit</p> <p>gruß an dodzi</p> <p>dicker kuss sof </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://essivi.blog.co.uk/2007/09/26/title~3041526/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:essivi.blog.co.uk,2007-09-26:/2007/09/26/title~3041356/essivi2007-09-26T09:46:10+02:002007-10-03T22:56:19+02:00 <p>hey dian!yeaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.... ich hab es gerafft!viel zu spät natürlich aber lieber zu spät als nie! wie gehts dir denn... jetzt kommst du ja fast bald schon wieder (gott sei dank!)wann genau kommst du an, dann hol ich dich vom flugi ab?! was hast du noch so getrieben? </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://essivi.blog.co.uk/2007/09/26/title~3041356/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:essivi.blog.co.uk,2007-09-23:/2007/09/23/exams_good_luck~3028923/essivi2007-09-23T21:46:46+02:002007-09-23T21:46:46+02:00 <p>Ich wollte doch kurz noch Sofie und Dani fuer Ihre Pruefungen viel Glueck wuenschen! Wie ist es denn bis jetzt gelaufen Dani? Ich krieche jeden Abend mit meiner Taschenlampe bewaffnet unter mein Moskitonetz und studiere die Geheimnisse der A&O Psychologie <img src="/img/smilies/icon_wink.gif" alt=";)" class="middle" border="0">.</p> <p>Bonne nuit! Ich gehe noch schnell meinen Personal Trainer besuchen, ich konnte wegen Bauchweh nicht trainieren.</p> <p>Schlaft gut!! <img src="/img/smilies/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" class="middle" border="0"></p> <p>xx Di </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://essivi.blog.co.uk/2007/09/23/exams_good_luck~3028923/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:essivi.blog.co.uk,2007-09-21:/2007/09/21/benin_je_viens~3016672/essivi2007-09-21T11:13:18+02:002007-09-21T11:16:05+02:00 <p>Hi Moye, thank you for your comments! First you ll read DIANAS THESIS though <img src="/img/smilies/icon_wink.gif" alt=";)" class="middle" border="0">.</p> <p>Und Sofie, Du bist ne treulose Tomate! Alles klar bei Dir?</p> <p>I am on my way to the Beninese Embassy for a visa and tonight I ll be off boodie shaking for the first time <img src="/img/smilies/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" class="middle" border="0">. Oij and I have got a personal trainer!!!!!!!! I get real military sports treatment here, I ll come back with super muscles!</p> <p>Yesterday I have seen Aneho, a small beautiful town at the boarder to Benin from where slaves have been shipped to Brazil. It was raining heavily and we were having a meal at the point where the lac du togo flows into the Atlantic. Very very nice. And a beautiful beach with many human Kackewuerste <img src="/img/smilies/graybigrazz.gif" alt=":P" class="middle" border="0">.</p> <p>I am off! Bye bye! </p> <p>And I hope somebody reads this cos I am getting the feeling Pete and Moye are the only ones! Give me news lazy bastards!!!!! </p> <p>Aij oh Pete I am having a nice cage built for the pigeon! I know you appreciate that, it is living in a cardbox so far.</p> <p>xx Di</p> <p> <small> <a href="http://essivi.blog.co.uk/2007/09/21/benin_je_viens~3016672/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:essivi.blog.co.uk,2007-09-18:/2007/09/18/quick_one~3001869/essivi2007-09-18T20:04:34+02:002007-09-18T20:04:34+02:00 <p>Hello! </p> <p>I have to hurry today because I am off to... guess! The gym! Spoiled girl I am. I found it today, its pretty close to home and the internet shop is on the way. Oh and of course a funny keyboard with shuffled keys again <img src="/img/smilies/icon_wink.gif" alt=";)" class="middle" border="0">. Ooooooooooh and I found tampons and hair conditioner here too, I can now officially emigrate to Togo <img src="/img/smilies/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" class="middle" border="0">. </p> <p>One short notice concerning the goats and chicken.. they go home at - o clock by themselves! So thats how the owners get them back. </p> <p>And Pete! Imagine! When people come together for a meal they often eat from one plate!!!! ONE plate! You know what that means! And if they wouldnt supply me with a spoon Id starve cos they are SO quick! A nightmare for me! I always hope the food turns out really bad <img src="/img/smilies/icon_wink.gif" alt=";)" class="middle" border="0">.</p> <p>Oh and my right index finger will now be called Ghana-Finger. This is the only part of my body which found illegal entrance to Ghana yesterday, hihi. Without paying 50 Euro for a visa. The boarder is RIGHT in the quarter I am staying in. Funny feeling.</p> <p>Oh and my foot is better, the third medicine now finally worked and I could walk a bit today. So now I can go to Benin )Cotonou) now to visit Rainer.</p> <p>I am off, have a nice evening! Bonne soiree!</p> <p>xxx Diana</p> <p> <small> <a href="http://essivi.blog.co.uk/2007/09/18/quick_one~3001869/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:essivi.blog.co.uk,2007-09-15:/2007/09/15/first_week_fourth~2984277/essivi2007-09-15T15:17:29+02:002007-09-15T15:17:29+02:00 <p>Family Ayeh has a dog which is very shy though. At night he gets playful and then I chase his tail. Oh and a little cat which I found asleep yesterday night in the toilet, she loves it there cos she chases cockroaches. Oh and I dont know how that is possible but yesterday a car drove over a goat at a speed of 15 km/h (6 m/h), I never saw anything run over and I was right behind the car on a moto. I hope the owner found it quickly and killed it. Oh yes as everywhere of course chicken and goats are running around freely here, I dont know how the owners know which is whose. Some are marked with paint or bits of clothing.</p> <p>There are many more things to tell but I will leave some for when I am back. When I am ill I really miss my bed in Berlin cos the room here is so dark and small but that is about the only time. Togo offers a lot of business opportunities but it is too unstable yet, otherwhise I would maybe consider working here for a bit. The people are great and very social. I so hope that this time the election will get Gnassingbe out, but as I said he has got all the police and military on his side. Voting will take place in Octobre.</p> <p>Okay I will leave this little internet shop now, get a Moto down the street back home and see what Dodzis siter got from the market.. and maybe buy some yoghurt icecream. <img src="/img/smilies/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" class="middle" border="0"> As soon as my foot has healed Ill be in a club dancing. We have been once and I am telling you.. a Yovo doing Popo-Dancing is an experience for the Lométo.</p> <p>All the best from palm lined Joseph-Strauss-Street in Neqonoque-Lomé (def wrongly spelled <img src="/img/smilies/graybigrazz.gif" alt=":P" class="middle" border="0">.)</p> <p>Bisous xxxx </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://essivi.blog.co.uk/2007/09/15/first_week_fourth~2984277/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:essivi.blog.co.uk,2007-09-15:/2007/09/15/first_week_third~2984202/essivi2007-09-15T14:59:15+02:002007-09-15T14:59:15+02:00 <p>And the day before we were visiting the orphanage the German girl work in. Very impressive, the children (whose parents died of Aids)are being taken very good care of. And they even had toilets with flush!</p> <p>Afterwards we went to visit Senas family cos they live in the same quartier - Adidigomé. Aij his family is so nice!! I was ver impressed. We got nice food and chatted for a long time. His stepmum even knew Dodzi from when he was a kid. Oh and she wanted to adopt me I think <img src="/img/smilies/graybigrazz.gif" alt=":P" class="middle" border="0">.</p> <p>Oh and illnesses.. till yesterday I though I would lose my foot! I was injured while bathing in the sea. I fell and the waves were so strong the were about to take my pants down! So instead of supporting my legs I used my hands to keep my pants in place and thus lost some skin on my foot. In Germany I wouldnt have bothered but here it grew big and got enflamed and now I can hardly walk. But I went to a med yesterday (also very interesting experience, i wouldnt want to get seriously ill here!) and now it is better. Before I already had strong diarrhea, stomach ache (worse than the foot pain I swear!), a funny fever and tonsillitis (mandelentzuendung). But I am positive I will stay healthy now <img src="/img/smilies/graybigrazz.gif" alt=":P" class="middle" border="0">.</p> <p>Oh und ich habe Togo mit der bedeutendsten westlichen Errungenschaft missioniert! Ich habe Milchnudeln gekocht!!! <img src="/img/smilies/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" class="middle" border="0"></p> <p>Tiere gibts hier nicht so viele. Eidechsen, Geckos und grosse Ameisen. </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://essivi.blog.co.uk/2007/09/15/first_week_third~2984202/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:essivi.blog.co.uk,2007-09-15:/2007/09/15/first_week_second~2984156/essivi2007-09-15T14:46:13+02:002007-09-15T14:46:13+02:00 <p>I really learn a lot a bout African politics here.</p> <p>Another more interesting thing for Sofie.. on Sunday we were on the beach and they had a dance contest. Aij they were good. Breakdance, Popping, Locking, Crumping, Caipoeira.... and SO many!! Even Berlin hasnt got that many dancers I think. And some were really good, they danced very much French style. Aij and all the young people in gangsta style <img src="/img/smilies/icon_wink.gif" alt=";)" class="middle" border="0">.</p> <p>Oh der Mann hinter mir moechte mich heiraten, wie nett, noch einer <img src="/img/smilies/graybigrazz.gif" alt=":P" class="middle" border="0">. Hat einer von Euch noch Bedarf? Hihi.</p> <p>Oh and the guys hold hands here! That makes me laugh and is my revenge when all the children call me "Yovo!". Thats Mina for "white person", cos I now call the boys "Haendchenhalter!" (hand-holders) <img src="/img/smilies/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" class="middle" border="0">.</p> <p>Aij and the singers here only do playback!!!!!! Which wouldnt be so funny if they wouldnt constantly forget to hold the microphone to their mouth! Even the rappers!! They pose around stage with their muscles and only move their lips haha <img src="/img/smilies/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" class="middle" border="0">.</p> <p>We have been to the local hero singer: King Mensah. He sings in Ewe the local language and I have to say is very professional. A nice show with many dancers who come from the orphanages he supports. But a lot of praying, I thought I was in church. </p> <p>Oh and talking of churches they make a HELL lot of money here! Some people go to church every day. I hear people singing church songs all the time. They are EVERYWHERE! I think just in my quartier there are maybe 20. All little sects. If you want to make money in Togo you found a church. Me as a non Christian I dont find that right at all. And even though I dont understand what they are saying I know they take money.</p> <p>The last three days Joseph and me where in the mountains with a bit of jungle feeling, in Kpalimé. That was so beautiful. Everywhere Mango, Papaya and Banana trees. All green <img src="/img/smilies/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" class="middle" border="0">. </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://essivi.blog.co.uk/2007/09/15/first_week_second~2984156/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:essivi.blog.co.uk,2007-09-15:/2007/09/15/first_week~2984078/essivi2007-09-15T14:25:58+02:002007-10-04T00:46:01+02:00 <p>Danke fuer die Nachrichten Papa! Ich denke an Euch am Dienstag! Ich denke viel an Opa.</p> <p>And thank you Moye for staying updated!</p> <p>If this keyboard doesn t drive me mad again I will have a lot to write today <img src="/img/smilies/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" class="middle" border="0">. Basically if you d like to imagine me think of a happy girl sitting on the back of a moto, riding under palm trees with a plastic bag of yoghurt icecream in her mouth. </p> <p>Oh and I do get attention actually. Once I am out alone. Uh but I am hard with the men they always leave a bit angry, hihi. Well, I worked in an Irish Pub I am tough <img src="/img/smilies/icon_wink.gif" alt=";)" class="middle" border="0">.</p> <p>Ok back to food. My enthusiasm was gone after 2 days. I am only eating yaam and beans now. Oh and grilled bananas. So Patrick NO I will not cook fish for you!! Oh and I have been eating a lot of funny meat, some rat and stomach (which I believe was tongue!). Aij la pât really makes me sick, its a dough made from corn but a bit sour.</p> <p>Aij and the other thing that makes me sick is the military. The president who is not acknowledged internationally installed a lot of military from his village, and they are professional beggars as I call them. They stopped us one night and wanted our passports. I told them I dont carry it cos of theft and they asked "who would steal your passport?". Aij I was very close to saying "YOU!". However 2000 CFA (3,50 €) later they left. Same on the roads, there are douanes for no reason, they look in your trunk you pay money thats it. If it wasnt for the military Gnassingbe the president would be gone.</p> <p> <small> <a href="http://essivi.blog.co.uk/2007/09/15/first_week~2984078/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:essivi.blog.co.uk,2007-09-08:/2007/09/08/daddy~2944697/essivi2007-09-08T10:32:36+02:002007-10-04T00:42:52+02:00 <p><img src="/img/smilies/icon_rolleyes.gif" alt=":roll:" class="middle" border="0">Hallo Diana,<br> auch wenn alles so traurig ist, wir haben hier alles im Griff. Es ist alles organisiert, vorbereitet und geklärt. Liebe Grüße auch von Oma, sie ist sehr stark und bedankt sich ganz dolle für das Gebet. Trotz allem, viel Spaß, liebe Grüße an Deine Gasteltern, Doottssccchi (o.s.ä.)und einen ganz dicken Kuß von Oma, Rico (nicht unbedingt vorstellen), Mutti und von mir. Genieße Dein Glück.<img src="/img/smilies/icon_rolleyes.gif" alt=":roll:" class="middle" border="0"> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://essivi.blog.co.uk/2007/09/08/daddy~2944697/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:essivi.blog.co.uk,2007-09-05:/2007/09/05/my_first_day_second~2929850/essivi2007-09-05T16:53:02+02:002007-09-05T17:00:52+02:00 <p>I was just saving the first text in case of a power cut..</p> <p>Ok, this morning a beautiful cock woke me up, it was singing right under our window! My welcome kikirikii <img src="/img/smilies/icon_wink.gif" alt=";)" class="middle" border="0">. But it was running real quick when it saw me.</p> <p>I have even already done some revision! And on the market a man was so angry he trew around books, I don%t know what happened but I should have been quicker and taken some! <img src="/img/smilies/icon_wink.gif" alt=";)" class="middle" border="0"></p> <p>It is raining these days and Dodzi and I where betting who gets stuck in the puddles next <img src="/img/smilies/icon_wink.gif" alt=";)" class="middle" border="0">.</p> <p>Oh yes and I already investigated the sewage water system of course.</p> <p>Oh and I don%t get more attention than others really, which is nice. But there are not many Europeans here, I saw three men and one woman today. All with family or for business.</p> <p>And I visited the Goethe Institute, VERY nice and I now know where to find a good toilet <img src="/img/smilies/icon_wink.gif" alt=";)" class="middle" border="0">.</p> <p>The very very sad news at the end. My granddad died the morning I left for Togo. I am incredibly sad, especially because I cannot take part in the ceremonies now. Most of you know, that he was suffering from cancer. But I was sure to see him again after my journey. Ich bin so traurig.</p> <p>Ich hatte schon gestern beschlossen, in eine Kirche zu gehen, um mich noch einmal zu verabschieden. Dann hat Dodzi erzaehlt, dass man eine Messe abhalten lassen kann. Nun werde ich morgen um 6 Uhr mit Dodzi und seiner Mutti in die Kirche gehen und der Pfarrer wird ein Gebet fuer meinen Opi sprechen waehrend der Messe. Ich freue mich sehr darueber.</p> <p>Ich wuensche besonders Dir Papa und natuerlich Oma ganz viel Kraft. Ich fuehle mich schrecklich, dass ich jetzt gar nichts machen kann. Ihr seid die ganze Zeit in meinen Gedanken und in meinem Herzen.</p> <p>Donc, à plus tard.</p> <p>Gros bisous de Diana</p> <p>Und Sofie.... sei fleissig! </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://essivi.blog.co.uk/2007/09/05/my_first_day_second~2929850/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:essivi.blog.co.uk,2007-09-05:/2007/09/05/my_first_day~2929734/essivi2007-09-05T16:29:53+02:002007-09-05T17:00:14+02:00 <p>Ich fasse mich kurz, die Tastatur hier spinnt naemlich total! Die Knoepfe machen nicht, was drauf steht und alle sind durcheinandergewuerfelt <img src="/img/smilies/icon_wink.gif" alt=";)" class="middle" border="0">.</p> <p>Donc, je reviens pas! I am not coming back! Ich komme nicht zurueck!</p> <p>Hergeflogen bin ich mit einem Drogenboss aus Colombia, kein Scherz! Ich habe Ihm erfolgreiche Geschaefte gewuenscht <img src="/img/smilies/icon_wink.gif" alt=";)" class="middle" border="0">. </p> <p>Dodzi passt gerade auf, dass ich die richtigen Knoepfe druecke <img src="/img/smilies/icon_wink.gif" alt=";)" class="middle" border="0">, schwierig schwierig.</p> <p>So, der Flughafen war sehr luxurioes, wir wurden 30 m mit einem Bus chauffiert <img src="/img/smilies/icon_wink.gif" alt=";)" class="middle" border="0">. </p> <p>Dodzi, Marco und Gil der Bruder haben mich abgeholt. Die Schokolade ist schon verteilt und ich habe nicht genascht. Muecken habe ich erst eine gesehen, es ist ein bisschen frisch, also keine Malaria.</p> <p>Ooooooooh Pete!!!! Joseph%s sister got a small shop and on sunday a white pigeon fell from the sky, as she said, and she is now taking care of it. It looks like a really expensive one. I am visiting it regularly... and I know that you now think I am with good, pigeon friendly people <img src="/img/smilies/icon_wink.gif" alt=";)" class="middle" border="0">. I think it can%t fly anymore though.</p> <p>Also mir geht es toll, ich fuehle mich irgendwie zu Hause. Oh und Malick, j%ai vu le Sahara!! Le sable est vraiment rouge! Der Drogenmann hat mir seinen Fensterplatz gegeben, na und seinen Joghurt <img src="/img/smilies/icon_wink.gif" alt=";)" class="middle" border="0">. Ich habe alles gesehen, Algerien, die Berge, Plateaus, die Wueste, die Savanne und den Niger. Es war so schoen!</p> <p>Das Haus, in dem ich wohne, ist super schoen, meine lang ersehnte Outdoordusche war fantastisch. Oh und ich komme gerade vom Markt, mit Dodzi und Enyonam. Wir haben ein Tuch gekauft, weil mir kalt war heute Nacht. </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://essivi.blog.co.uk/2007/09/05/my_first_day~2929734/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:essivi.blog.co.uk,2007-09-03:/2007/09/03/tomorrow~2917464/essivi2007-09-03T15:56:14+02:002007-09-03T15:56:48+02:00 <p>11 hours to go!!</p> <p>At the moment I am a sleep and food deprived human being sitting between books and piles of clothes.. BUT with 2kg of chocolate in my bag!! And this is not an exaggeration. =D</p> <p>So yes, I am VERY excited if not to say close to a nervous breakdown ; ) but I am focusing on finishing the theoretical part of my thesis, so that keeps me distracted.</p> <p>Thank you for your greetings Jamal! Oh and Patrick, I did NOT take any of my shoes to give away! There is a limit to generousness! And hello to Moye, thank you for keeping in touch!</p> <p>Soooooooooooooo that's it I guess. Bye bye Europe! =D</p> <p>xxxxxxxxxx </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://essivi.blog.co.uk/2007/09/03/tomorrow~2917464/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:essivi.blog.co.uk,2007-08-20:/2007/08/20/bougez~2838038/essivi2007-08-20T11:52:22+02:002007-09-03T15:58:31+02:00 <p>Just keeping you entertained... ; )</p> <p> <small> <a href="http://essivi.blog.co.uk/2007/08/20/bougez~2838038/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:essivi.blog.co.uk,2007-08-16:/2007/08/16/preparation_finished~2820530/essivi2007-08-16T21:10:00+02:002007-08-22T23:37:58+02:00 <p>Today was my last trip to the Togolese embassy and I was happy to receive my "entry ticket" to Lomé. I was welcomed with "Oooooooh DIANA!", the sun was shining and it was my final thing on the to-do-list. And I got all my shots for anybody worried, even rabies since dogs like me so much...</p> <p>TOGO je vieeeeeeeeens!!!!!!!!!!!!! =D</p> <p>Bisous!! </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://essivi.blog.co.uk/2007/08/16/preparation_finished~2820530/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:essivi.blog.co.uk,2007-08-01:/2007/08/01/africa~2740393/essivi2007-08-01T20:38:00+02:002007-08-26T11:20:04+02:00 <p class="center"><a href="http://imageshack.us"><img src="http://img468.imageshack.us/img468/7069/fotolia3577137sok8.jpg" border="0" alt="Image Hosted by ImageShack.us"></a><br>Shot at 2007-08-11</p> <p>I cannot recall how I got that fascinated with West Africa at the age of 13, but after passionately plastering my walls with pictures, collecting articles and visiting exhibitions a lecture about the sewage water system in Accra/Ghana really caught me =D. I was looking at the slides of little puddles filled with brown water and plastic bottles and thought "I HAVE to go there!". </p> <p>So now I am finally going and I gotta say my nerves are not handling the excitement too well! Thank god chocolate pudding does such a good job! =D</p> <p>Thanks to Joseph, I will have a beautiful home in Lomé for four weeks. Also, that means a big muscular man is by my side, so no need to worry. Somebody is there to keep me from stealing nice juicy fruits from the Grand Marché... hihi. </p> <p>I will try to keep you posted, but be sure I am more than well and happy even though I might not make it to the internet café that regularly.. there are always the power cuts to be made responsible! </p> <p><img src="/img/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif" alt=":D" class="middle" border="0"></p> <p>Thank you for visiting! If you feel a little bored in September you are welcome to have a look into the essivi.blog.co.uk.</p> <p>Take care et à plus tard!</p> <p> <small> <a href="http://essivi.blog.co.uk/2007/08/01/africa~2740393/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>