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After what some may consider careers in consulting and logistics, we quit our jobs, sold our stuff and left Germany to be full-time travelers and development volunteers. This blog is about our travels, our work as volunteers and our alternative life strategies - always looking to make an impact and to find the meaning in what we do or put some into it if we can't find any. -
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Shirt Raffle -Unser letztes Hemd
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Fundraising: Yodelin' for donations
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How to survive in Belize City
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How to prepare for a hurricane in Belize
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Die erste Woche beim Roten Kreuz / First week at the Be ...
16. July 2011 // 5 Comments
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1 Jahr später: das Ende der sinnvollen Reise (?) Versuc ...
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Lebenszeichen / Signs of Life
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Action at Mama Noots
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Tip: Rainbow Hotel, Caye Caulker, Belize
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River Rafting and Volunteer Consulting
31. May 2012 // 0 Comments
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Birds, Flowers, Maya: The Lodge at Big Falls
“Bird watching is like watching paint dry, just not as exciting” I read in some blog the other day. Sums up what I thought about bird watching before we got to the Lodge at Big Falls and Rob Hirons took us around. Doing something is one thing – having someone show you how to do […]
How to prepare for a hurricane in Belize
Short but pretty prezi about hurricane preparedness in Belize: How to prepare for a hurricane in Belize on Prezi What is a hurricane? For anyone who – like us – didn’t grow up with a hurricane: It’s basically the sum of a lot of water and a lot of wind going in a big circle. […]
Vorbereitungen für einen Hurricane in Belize
Unser Hurricane PlanClick here for the english version: How to prepare for a Hurricane in Belize. Dieses Wochenende erwarten wir in Belize einen tropischen Sturm (Tropical Storm Harvey). Keinen Hurricane. Dennoch haben wir das zum Anlass genommen, uns vorzubereiten. Was ist überhaupt ein Hurricane? Vereinfacht gesagt: Ein Hurricane eine Form eines tropischen Wirbelsturms oder Zyklons. Das wiederum […]
AIDS-Lectures in Belize City und/and Benque
Team Benque in AktionHeute moechte ich Euch etwas mehr ueber das Belize Rote Kreuz HIV und AIDS Programm erzaehlen. Today I’d like to let you know more about the Belize Red Cross HIV and AIDS programme. Das Rote Kreuz und Belize nimmt aktiv teil am sogenannten “Together We Can” Programm. Dieses Programm richtet sich insbesondere an junge Menschen sich […]
Die erste Woche beim Roten Kreuz / First week at the Belize Red Cross (BRC)
Scroll down for English version Wo bitte geht’s denn hier zum Roten Kreuz? Heute mal ein Eindruck meiner ersten Arbeitswoche beim Roten Kreuz in Belize kurz BRC fuer “Belize Red Cross” Mein erster Arbeitstag begann mit der Suche nach dem Eingang des provisorischen Bueros, da das offizielle Headquarter […]
Deutschenliste / Krisenvorsorgeliste – Register before leaving the country
(no translation for very German-specific information about German citizens emergency retrieval programme and how to apply. For the UK equivalent, go to LOCATE. US citizens should check out STEP. It is OK to laugh if you’re from the UK or the US because your programs are called STEP and LOCATE while the German program […]
Medical preparation – Medizinische Vorbereitungen
So, there’s some medical stuff we need to take care of that I thought I’d share with you. Es gibt ein paar medizinische Vorbereitungen, die wir treffen müssen. Ich dachte mir, die interessieren Euch vielleicht. 1) Get in shape Fortunately, we’re not too bad cases of couch potatoism (though we do love our couch. Want […]
