I am sitting at school, trying to write my final paper but head is stuffed with so many other things....and I am sad in the first case....why it is so hard to say good bye? I just dropped Chelsey at the airport and Kathrine was with us as well.....I cannot and do not wanna believe that's it.....it is over and out. Yes, I know, we will see each other again and it won't be the same...I just gonna miss her so big time.
Best relationship in a long time, roomie! Take care of yourself and keep in mind that no one is allowed to hurt you! We gonna talk next week on phone while your stop-over in Sweden and then.......cannot wait to hear your stories from India! Tusen kramar o pussar, Juliane!
That is all I have to say right now....am not even looking forward to the next adventure, I just wanna stay here....I know, it is my own fault and there are no complaints allowed and I don't wanna complain...but why it always hurts so badly?
However, need to write this final!
Take care and hope to see you / hear from you all soon soon!
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Less Than Two Weeks Left
and here we go again.....I am sitting in class, listening to the presentations of research designs given by my classmates and see the time flying by. Where has the last week gone to? Not really know. And not so many super exciting things happened apart from our final class party.....we had it on Friday and it was great fun....check the pictures below!
Otherwise we are all quite stressed and the atmosphere in class seems to be quite tense - everyone is a bit snappy but we are still a big family, hahaha....maybe it is good that we are all going for while. However, when Chelsey will leave on Thursday, the hurtful days will start....don't like to say good bye and although I am coming back in March, things won't be the same since we do not have classes anylonger and some people will stay in their home countries to write their thesis- so will most likely Chels do...
and tomorrow we have to move out (at least with our stuff) so I need to get some flyttlådar today in the afternoon to pack everything and store it at Sanaz' attic...and on Friday I will move out eventually and crush on Janan's couch for the weekend. Keep the fingers crossed that I am a lucky girl and will get a friend's apartment from March onwards, so that I don't have to start searching for a room again....
what a weird feeling, I am right now sitting in my last real class ever....studies are almost over, although there are some months to go....hell yeah, we eventually got our date for the graduation ceremony.......June 5, 2009....we plan to have a nice, a bit americanized, event with a official part and certainly a big, big party....
mmhh....what else...oh yeah, I fixed my visa issues yesterday, there shouldn't be any problem that I will receive on time...was a bit concerned because I submitted the application about 4 or 5 weeks and I hadn't heard anything.....but now it turned out that just some more money was needed and tatata, they will issue it.....
what else am dealing with right now.....mosquito repellents, lariam pills (will start tomorrow), the risk of carrying cash money, strong dollar / weak euro, helicopter or ferry, halloween party, suncream for three months, reasons for being a vegetarian, sore teeth, no christmas at home, no lucia in sweden, leaving friends and family, making new friends, crying, laughing, doubting, confirming, hesitating, deciding, talking, listening, thinking, acting, and........
at least Sina will be with me for a while next week and can do all the boring stuff with me, haha, I am sure she is looking forward to it....
what else? nothing else! bad mood, good bye mood, great mood, disappointement, anger, joy and happiness...everything at the same time....and I haven't been that tired in a long time, my skin reflects the lack of sleep...
anyway, my presentation is about to come and I need to prepare myself....no worries, I am stressed but fine and very excited about leaving for new experiences once more
Enjoy the pics, take care and hope to hear from you soon soon!
I will miss you all!
Dancing!
Survivors! Diana, you rock...
and how I will miss you, Chels..
all these happy people...
ooh yeah, right, it was a christmas party..and Erika and Chels
are busy producing snow flake chains..
Otherwise we are all quite stressed and the atmosphere in class seems to be quite tense - everyone is a bit snappy but we are still a big family, hahaha....maybe it is good that we are all going for while. However, when Chelsey will leave on Thursday, the hurtful days will start....don't like to say good bye and although I am coming back in March, things won't be the same since we do not have classes anylonger and some people will stay in their home countries to write their thesis- so will most likely Chels do...
and tomorrow we have to move out (at least with our stuff) so I need to get some flyttlådar today in the afternoon to pack everything and store it at Sanaz' attic...and on Friday I will move out eventually and crush on Janan's couch for the weekend. Keep the fingers crossed that I am a lucky girl and will get a friend's apartment from March onwards, so that I don't have to start searching for a room again....
what a weird feeling, I am right now sitting in my last real class ever....studies are almost over, although there are some months to go....hell yeah, we eventually got our date for the graduation ceremony.......June 5, 2009....we plan to have a nice, a bit americanized, event with a official part and certainly a big, big party....
mmhh....what else...oh yeah, I fixed my visa issues yesterday, there shouldn't be any problem that I will receive on time...was a bit concerned because I submitted the application about 4 or 5 weeks and I hadn't heard anything.....but now it turned out that just some more money was needed and tatata, they will issue it.....
what else am dealing with right now.....mosquito repellents, lariam pills (will start tomorrow), the risk of carrying cash money, strong dollar / weak euro, helicopter or ferry, halloween party, suncream for three months, reasons for being a vegetarian, sore teeth, no christmas at home, no lucia in sweden, leaving friends and family, making new friends, crying, laughing, doubting, confirming, hesitating, deciding, talking, listening, thinking, acting, and........
at least Sina will be with me for a while next week and can do all the boring stuff with me, haha, I am sure she is looking forward to it....
what else? nothing else! bad mood, good bye mood, great mood, disappointement, anger, joy and happiness...everything at the same time....and I haven't been that tired in a long time, my skin reflects the lack of sleep...
anyway, my presentation is about to come and I need to prepare myself....no worries, I am stressed but fine and very excited about leaving for new experiences once more
Enjoy the pics, take care and hope to hear from you soon soon!
I will miss you all!
Dancing!
Survivors! Diana, you rock...
and how I will miss you, Chels..
all these happy people...
ooh yeah, right, it was a christmas party..and Erika and Chelsare busy producing snow flake chains..
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Hösten i Göteborg
Kathrine and I - kitchen ladies in the pubhouse ....
Sarunas and I on a Friday night....
Picturesque balconies in Göteborg
Active with amnesty international - October 10th /World Day against Death Penalty
Beautiful Göteborg after a night at the opera
And I finally made it into the funpark -
Kathrine was the best company for a couple of hours in Liseberg....
Kathrine was the best company for a couple of hours in Liseberg....
Sunday, October 19, 2008
The Countdown Starts Now: 21 Days Left
Alright, here we go again....I know my last post was in mid of June, even before we celebrated midsommar here in Sweden, but for some reason I neglected the blog and preferred skype...
Sorry for that, but now I am back here and will give my very best to keep you updated about me, myself and my life or so...
Just in case that someone wonders why I switched to Englisgh..well, I am too lazy to write in both German and English and just to make it available for all people I got to know and like during the last years, I will stick to English.
However, let's go back to the actual purpose of this post....the revival of the blog plus a short overview what is going on in the upcoming month..
As the title already presumes, time has come to say good bye to Sweden.....I am heading to Africa soon soon. Most of you know already where I am going to, but maybe not everyone is sure about what I am gonna do there.
Well, let's put it like this:
On November 9th (which is in exactly three weeks from today on) I will jump on the plane to Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa. And on February 6th, 2009 I am supposed to be back in Germany.
I do not that much what I am gonna do there yet, but what I know is that I will work for the non-governmental organisation (NGO) "Campaign for Good Governance" (http://www.slcgg.org) and will try to support the in their "Justice and Human Rights" Programme, since (who would have guesses) I am gonna focus on human rights one more time. Further, I plan to do the data collection for my master thesis there which will most likely deal with the question of human security and human rights and the validity of an integrated approach - more information will follow, it is not as boring and maybe scary as it sounds ..... I promise
I will also add some more information about Sierra Leone in the nearer future. Just to give a short overview:
Located in Western Africa (neighbours are Guineau and Liberia) Sierra Leone was suffering from an incredible brutal and violent civil war for more than ten years between governmental forces and rebells. In 2002 the final peace agreement was signed and approved. The conflict became a big issue on he political agenda due to its origin in economic mismanagement (or corruption) and the highly percentage of children among the soldiers on both sides.
When the conflict officially found its end, the country was in a devastating situation. There was a high need for reconciliation, reconstruction and peacebuilding. Although the UN at least pretended to try their best, until now Sierra Leone is still one of the poorest countries in the world and is rankes last in the Human Development Index (http://hdr.undp.org/en/statistics/). However, the country is safe, no worries about that....
And yes, for sure I am a bit excited, but not scared. Right now I am even missing the time to be too concerned, it will hit me just before I leave but then it is too late....my biggest worry right now is my visa. I applied a couple of weeks ago and just hope that they will send it back on time, otherwise I have to go to Bonn what I have my stop over in Germany (Nov 3-9) and fight for my rights....ääääh, visa. No...seriously I am sure everything will be going ok..
Besides these plannings I am happy with my life. As you might know, I do hate saying Good Bye, so you maybe imagine in which mood I am two weeks before I have to leave Göteborg and it grandios people behind....
And I am bit sad that I won't be home for Christmas, I will miss you guys big time.....if you want, jump on the plane and fly down to the beautiful beaches of Sierra Leone...we would rock! (Cat and Kathrin, I will keep a cold (hahah, no) beer for you....join me!!!)
But there is no time and no reason for complaints! I am happy to get the chance to see again complete new things and cannot wait to make new experiences...
Well, anyway, I do miss you and will miss you even more when I am in Freetown. 2009 will rock and we will see each other again...
Today's special hugs go to Wiebke, Sina, my parents, Sanaz, Chels and Great (bday girl)!
Take care! / Passt auf euch auf! / Ha det bra!
PS: Never buy Sushi from a gas station - good advice I got from a friend of mine :-)
Sorry for that, but now I am back here and will give my very best to keep you updated about me, myself and my life or so...
Just in case that someone wonders why I switched to Englisgh..well, I am too lazy to write in both German and English and just to make it available for all people I got to know and like during the last years, I will stick to English.
However, let's go back to the actual purpose of this post....the revival of the blog plus a short overview what is going on in the upcoming month..
As the title already presumes, time has come to say good bye to Sweden.....I am heading to Africa soon soon. Most of you know already where I am going to, but maybe not everyone is sure about what I am gonna do there.
Well, let's put it like this:
On November 9th (which is in exactly three weeks from today on) I will jump on the plane to Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa. And on February 6th, 2009 I am supposed to be back in Germany.
I do not that much what I am gonna do there yet, but what I know is that I will work for the non-governmental organisation (NGO) "Campaign for Good Governance" (http://www.slcgg.org) and will try to support the in their "Justice and Human Rights" Programme, since (who would have guesses) I am gonna focus on human rights one more time. Further, I plan to do the data collection for my master thesis there which will most likely deal with the question of human security and human rights and the validity of an integrated approach - more information will follow, it is not as boring and maybe scary as it sounds ..... I promise
I will also add some more information about Sierra Leone in the nearer future. Just to give a short overview:
Located in Western Africa (neighbours are Guineau and Liberia) Sierra Leone was suffering from an incredible brutal and violent civil war for more than ten years between governmental forces and rebells. In 2002 the final peace agreement was signed and approved. The conflict became a big issue on he political agenda due to its origin in economic mismanagement (or corruption) and the highly percentage of children among the soldiers on both sides.
When the conflict officially found its end, the country was in a devastating situation. There was a high need for reconciliation, reconstruction and peacebuilding. Although the UN at least pretended to try their best, until now Sierra Leone is still one of the poorest countries in the world and is rankes last in the Human Development Index (http://hdr.undp.org/en/statistics/). However, the country is safe, no worries about that....
And yes, for sure I am a bit excited, but not scared. Right now I am even missing the time to be too concerned, it will hit me just before I leave but then it is too late....my biggest worry right now is my visa. I applied a couple of weeks ago and just hope that they will send it back on time, otherwise I have to go to Bonn what I have my stop over in Germany (Nov 3-9) and fight for my rights....ääääh, visa. No...seriously I am sure everything will be going ok..
Besides these plannings I am happy with my life. As you might know, I do hate saying Good Bye, so you maybe imagine in which mood I am two weeks before I have to leave Göteborg and it grandios people behind....
And I am bit sad that I won't be home for Christmas, I will miss you guys big time.....if you want, jump on the plane and fly down to the beautiful beaches of Sierra Leone...we would rock! (Cat and Kathrin, I will keep a cold (hahah, no) beer for you....join me!!!)
But there is no time and no reason for complaints! I am happy to get the chance to see again complete new things and cannot wait to make new experiences...
Well, anyway, I do miss you and will miss you even more when I am in Freetown. 2009 will rock and we will see each other again...
Today's special hugs go to Wiebke, Sina, my parents, Sanaz, Chels and Great (bday girl)!
Take care! / Passt auf euch auf! / Ha det bra!
PS: Never buy Sushi from a gas station - good advice I got from a friend of mine :-)
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