on the edge of Lake Victoria

Arriving in Kisumu - which would be our home town during the upcoming two months - we were greeted with this view of the grand Lake Victoria.

Each and every day, from dawn to dusk, people drive their cars, trucks, tuktuks, buses and everything else on wheels into the lake for a good old washing. 

First day in school.

The typology of Kisumu. Pink, blue, green, purple and advertisement. Hello US in the 50's.

Photos courtesy of A. S, P. L and Y. A K.

walking on glass and unsafe bridges

In the outskirts of Nairobi we found this little gem - a tiny community tucked inside a world of recycled glass and bottles.

Ticked off my 'cross an Indiana Jones bridge far to high up for any sane person' on my bucket list. 

Started our roundtrip across the Kenyan landscape with a pit stop beside the Great Rift Valley.

Photos courtesy of A. S, P. L and Y. A K.

once in Kenya

Packed in a Matatu, somewhere in Nairobi, making our way to the CBD on our first day in Kenya.

Kenyatta International Conference Centre

Found ourselves crashing a gospel music video shoot with the whole of Nairobi beneath us. And yes, they grabbed us and together we awkwardly started to dance around and around and around with their cameras capturing it all.

Amongst parking lots and 'very-important-person' buildings, the Masai Market shone through with its bright colors. 

Kibera - the second largest slum area in the world.

Entering the perfectly lawned gardens of UN headquarters.

Ended up spending my most interesting day ever, conversing with brilliant men, discoursing vide topics, being amazed.

Photos courtesy of A. S, P. L and Y. A K.

Shoshi Games 2014

Sotji, Sochi, Smotchi - I present to you Shoshi Games. The spirit of the Olympic Games in its purest form, Shoshana out shines herself each and every day. 
I know I am a bit late with this but here it goes: 
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snow can wait, I forgot my mittens

Snow had yet not fallen, however - the list of what-we-need-to-do-this-December-before-Christmas-hits-us was quickly coming to its end. So we crossed our promise and entered the world of blinding lights, cheerful songs, warming fire places, sleepy reindeers, santas and magical forests at Liseberg in pure defiance. A little bit of fake snow and we were back on track with the Holiday spirit. 

amongst Irish coffees and s'mores

may your day be light

Pulled myself out of bed at 06.00 this morning to greet Lucia and her peeps down at Hagakyrkan. What a sight it was to see the gatherings outside the church in the early hours of the morning, waiting to be let in. Tired, oh so tired, but craving for some lit candles and choir songs. As it was to start - everyone went silent - 'til we heard a voice from above: Ehrm, the door is stuck. We´ve got the party of Lucia locked in. Please help.

Anyways, they got out and this is me capturing the atmosphere...

Rumour has it, 95 days later…

And so the first term is done. After 95 days, I am suddenly 30 ECTS richer and one Fourth closer the end. It all went by way to fast but through it all I had a blast. 

I am setting sail for the next phase now, new adventures are ahead with competitions to be entered, continents to be re-visited, dead-lines to be conquered. 

Translation: Och så var ännu en termin avslutad. Spurten. Målet. Slutsignalen. Färdig. Märkligt hur snabbt det gick. Märkligt hur roligt det har varit. Märkligt hur snart det är dags igen. Inom kort hissas alla segel och vi sätter fart mot nya destinationer. Återigen bär det av mot gamla kontinenter, återigen börjar det planeras. Är det dags för Afrika igen?

In touch with capital letters and magical sentences

Paid a visit to the book fair here in Gothenburg in the early days of Autumn with my sisters. There I had the chance to listen to the Argentinian illustrator/author Isol who won the Astrid Lindgren award this year - which is the world´s largest award for children's literature. Just love her work - breathtaking, smart and amazing. I came eye to eye with writers, illustrators and journalists such as Sara Granér, Lena Sundström, Hanna Fahl, Martina Haag, Alexandra Pascalidou, Göran Greijder, Jonas Cramby and the rapper Petter (!). And sat next to Lawen Mohtadi whilst having a well deserved and heavenly prepared lunch watching the swedish culture bearers and keepers walk by. Think I need to tap into that culture pot soon again.