More DAR...
Thought it was about time to do some updating on my blog! I'm having the best day ever!! Got a lot of emails from back home, one of them saying that I've been accepted to LUMID at the Uni of Lund which has my dream! More than a 1000 applied and only 40 got in! Including little me!! So in 2 years time I will have a "Master in Social Science with Specialization in Development and Management"!! Great or what!! Moreover, I'm still 27 and Lise is arriving on friday!
What have I been up to the last 10 days? Hmm... Well after going to Bongoyo last saturday, I went home, took a shower and went to a cosy roofparty at the university with all the exchange students. Later a few of us went to a night club called Maisha and dance all night! They really know how to shake it down here!! I'm trying to learn some Swahili since it's supposed to be one of the easiest languages to learn, but that doesn't mean it's easy! I've learned the basics, like "my name is" (Jina langu), "I come from Denmark" (Ninatoka Denmark), "How are you" (Habari or the more casual Mambo or Vipi) and so forth... People here really appreciate it when you try. Often when I catch a taxi the drivers teach me some words...
I've been to the pool at the Golden Tulip a few times since last time, been to one more quizz night at the Irish (although this time with more difficult questions like who sang the original "War... Yeah". I only heard Jackie Chan in my head!), played some Uno at the house, read some good books (I recommend "A Thousand Splendid Suns" and "Half of a Yellow Sun"), been to some nice restaurants, baked a choclad cake with instant cacao which made it taste like caramel. I've been to the cinema twice ("What Happens in Vegas" and "Ironman") which was just like back home except from a large animal crawling on the wall. It was to fat to be a giant lizard, looked more like a giant rat, but do they climb walls??? Well, we took our feet of the floor and continued watching the movie!
I've met with two girls volounteering for Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke at a nursery/pre-school which Lise and I will visit next week, hopefully. The Cowi contact has arranged for us to visit a primary school on monday, so my contacts are starting to pay off! I dont really know what I'm going to do tomorrow during the day, but we'll be going to an Ethiopean reataurant to have dinner (the Cowi house population and the two girls from Malmo). And friday I'll be going to the airport to pick up Lise!!
I forgot to bring my camera today, so unfortunately you'll have to wait to see some photos :o(
Hope you're doing well! Take care untill next time!
Hugs!!
What have I been up to the last 10 days? Hmm... Well after going to Bongoyo last saturday, I went home, took a shower and went to a cosy roofparty at the university with all the exchange students. Later a few of us went to a night club called Maisha and dance all night! They really know how to shake it down here!! I'm trying to learn some Swahili since it's supposed to be one of the easiest languages to learn, but that doesn't mean it's easy! I've learned the basics, like "my name is" (Jina langu), "I come from Denmark" (Ninatoka Denmark), "How are you" (Habari or the more casual Mambo or Vipi) and so forth... People here really appreciate it when you try. Often when I catch a taxi the drivers teach me some words...
I've been to the pool at the Golden Tulip a few times since last time, been to one more quizz night at the Irish (although this time with more difficult questions like who sang the original "War... Yeah". I only heard Jackie Chan in my head!), played some Uno at the house, read some good books (I recommend "A Thousand Splendid Suns" and "Half of a Yellow Sun"), been to some nice restaurants, baked a choclad cake with instant cacao which made it taste like caramel. I've been to the cinema twice ("What Happens in Vegas" and "Ironman") which was just like back home except from a large animal crawling on the wall. It was to fat to be a giant lizard, looked more like a giant rat, but do they climb walls??? Well, we took our feet of the floor and continued watching the movie!
I've met with two girls volounteering for Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke at a nursery/pre-school which Lise and I will visit next week, hopefully. The Cowi contact has arranged for us to visit a primary school on monday, so my contacts are starting to pay off! I dont really know what I'm going to do tomorrow during the day, but we'll be going to an Ethiopean reataurant to have dinner (the Cowi house population and the two girls from Malmo). And friday I'll be going to the airport to pick up Lise!!
I forgot to bring my camera today, so unfortunately you'll have to wait to see some photos :o(
Hope you're doing well! Take care untill next time!
Hugs!!
posted by Maria at 1:46 PM
6 Comments:
Grattis igen på födelsedagen min älskling!! Grattis ännu en gång till LUMID!! :)
Hälsa Lise så mycket och var rädda om er.
Pusssssss
Hej Maria. Et stort tillykke med fødselsdagen. det var rigtig dejligt at høre fra dig igen og konstatere at det ikke er ferie det hele:-)
Knus
Far
Tillykke med fødselsdagen!!
Många kramar från Hasse, Cia, Olof och Flisan
Hej Maria. Så spændende at læse om dine oplevelser i Dar. Det lyder som om Dar har forandret sig rigtigt meget siden vi boede der 1989-91. Da Dorrit og jeg var i TZ i november nåede vi aldrig ind i byen, kun lidt rundt på Msasani, hvor vi boede.
Pas på dig selv - og hils Lise.
Knus fra
Dorrit og Christian, Holbæk
Hej Maria,
stort tillykke med fødselsdagen. Håber du havde en dejlig dag!! :-) Og også tillykke med uddannelsen. Sikke en masse gode ting.
Fedt at følge dig og alle dine oplevelser. Lidt mindre begivenhedsrigt herhjemme, men vejret er dejligt.
Så må Lise være ankommet? Kan du hilse hende mange gange.
Pas på jer selv.
Knus Trine
Grattis Maria, kul att du kom in! Hur känns det att vara 28 nu?? Bara 2 år kvar till strecket, vuxen snart :) Liam slevade i sig oliver idag, betyder det att han är mer vuxen än du? ;)
Familjen hälsar, vi har hört via Martin att det flyter på bra nu för dig där nere. Alex och Liam har haft vattkoppor i varsin omgång så vi har haft fullt upp :(
Så resan till USA blev inställd för Eva. Nu åker vi alla 4 istället, mitten på juni till mitten på juli.
Ha det bra!
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