Preny in Moçambique

After several months time is now over. In a few hours I am leavin’ on a jet plane. It was a great time! Thanks to all the great guys I met here. I will miss you!!!

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As reported a couple of weeks ago we could not finish our city tour, guided by Farisei. Time is running faster every day now, therefore we managed to visit the last spots: the cathedral, city centre and the train station. For starters: no police was involved this time.
Farisei once again did a great job telling [...]

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My time is running out and there are still many things that I would like to do. Taking a boat to Barada is one of them and I managed doing it. Together with Jona, who travelled from Gaborone to Beira, we took the boat from Esmabama to their mission. Esmabama has 4 missions in Sofala, [...]

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Mozambique is supposed to be a socialistic country – it was in former times. Nowadays it is a ‘normal’ democracy who ‘fights’ poverty (by buying 200.000 USD-cars for its ministers). Corruption? Oh yes, definitely! Anyhow, Labour Day is an important day for the people.
Last year I was travelling around Mozambique and missed the spectacle. But [...]

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Friday afternoon. Work is done, weather is good, and some roof was waiting for Birgit and me. Our friend Andrea from DED told us to get up the governments building where she works in the fourth floor. Situated in almost in the centre of the city centre we expected to have a great view over [...]

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During our “In country training” we got to know the majority of the projects of our HORIZONT-colleagues. But those who arrived later I only knew from their stories and fairytales. So I wondered who Volkmar’s project looks like and asked him and our programme officer if I can join them on their visit.
Said so and [...]

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Almost the only person at UCM who provides me with tasks and therefore my saviour – Gerald – asked me to shoot pictures from his presentation of study-material and sms-Helpdesk-Service for the students.
And here is a selection of it:

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On Sunday, April 25 I encountered problems with my internet connection. Not that new because I had some problems since I moved in. Sometimes it was better, sometimes worse. But on that Sunday the problem got a new dimension. Not only at my home there is no internet. Every institution, private houses etc. which do [...]

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There are two kinds of streets in Mozambique: the ones who are plane and allow speeds around 100km/h and the others: the parts of concrete in between thousands and thousands of potholes.
The typical Mozambican pothole has a diameter of 50 to 250cm and the average depth is between 15 and 40cm (see figure). Of course [...]

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After two days of diving I hopped into my car once again to continue my trip to Inhambane where I wanted to meet Babsi, Petra and Aye-Htun who came from Maputo at 3pm. Unfortunately their GPS led them to a dirt road which could lead to Inhambane but it did not work out for them. [...]

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