Hey there!!!!!!!! How's it going???
As you all may probably know by now, I am leaving for Mozambique very soon...in a week time to be exact! I'll be departing on yet another adventure abroad...this time to do a research internship for a period of 4 months, which includes some traveling of course ;-). I am going to research "local urban governance and service provision" in a small municipality called Chibuto (3 hours drive up North from Maputo, the capital), and I will especially focus on participation and gender issues. The research will be hosted by UN-HABITAT, which is the United Nations agency for human settlements (and focuses especially on urban development). Really exciting!!!!!!
Sooo, I've created this blog in order for you to stay updated on all of my adventures and basically so you won't have to miss me that much...I know, it's gonna be tough without me ;-). I'll try to post as many pictures of beautiful Mozambique as possible...and I'll try NOT to make my stories endlessly long...'cause I'm a star at that...can't promise anything though. Sorry.
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To finish this message off...I'll be having some goodbye drinks at Einstein's on wednesday the 11th, so meet me there for some good old emotional saying goodbyes...:-) Would be nice! And otherwise...see you back in June!
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Lieve Dani, ik doe eindelijk ook mee. Wanneer komen de fotos? Beijinhos. Pai
ReplyDeleteQuerida Dani,
ReplyDeleteObrigado pela tua descrição de como têm sido as tuas primeiras semanas aí em Maputo. So far, maningue nice (em Angola era bué de nice). Vou ver as tuas fotos no tal facebook.
Desejo-te uma boa semana e que tudo corra muito bem em Chibuto, para que tudo continue a correr maningue nice.
Beijos do Pai
Querida Dani,
ReplyDeleteI've already seen the pics you posted. They're maningue nice. Your pictures, the description of what you've been doing and what you have achieved so far, made me realise that unfortunately there are too many people who live (and survive) without working, but there are also too many who work without living. You are managing to work and live, and I am very proud of you. You have a special gift that enables you to combine both (working hard but enjoying life). After all, one of the highest reward for your hard work is not what you get for it, but what you become by it. And you are one of the two most amazing things that happened to me when I wished upon a star. If I could send you a flower every time I proudly think of you, you would walk forever in a beautiful garden. Someone said that "Life can only be understood backwards but it must be lived forwards", and that's what you're doing. So, while working hard as you have been and as I am sure you will continue to do to achieve your objectives, keep on enjoying yourself, because these are the good old days you’re going to remember in years to come. Little minds have wishes, but great minds have purposes. So never forget yours, Dani. After all the purpose of life is simple: to have a life with a purpose.
During you stay in Moçambique, you will probably face some difficulties, but don't be surprised nor discouraged, because experience is what you get when you don't get all you want or expect. So, if you don't like something, then change it; if you can't change it, change the way you think about it. After all, nobody has ever injured his/her eyesight by looking on the bright side of things!
Concerning the chaotic traffic, just remember: when everything is coming your way, you're probably in the wrong lane. So, be careful with the chapas.
Maningue kisses and love from your proud father.