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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
7. June 2012 // 2 Comments -
Tip: Rainbow Hotel, Caye Caulker, Belize
3. June 2012 // 0 Comments -
River Rafting and Volunteer Consulting
31. May 2012 // 0 Comments
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Rotes Kreuz Belize ‘Gesicherte Schulen Programm’ in Belize City
Das ‘Gesichere Schulen Programm’ Das ‘Gesicherte Schulen Programm’ ist Teil des ‘Vom Land zur Stadt Disaster Minimierungs Program’. Dieses Program ist gesponsort und wird unterstuetzt vom Norwegischen Roten Kreuz und der Europaeischen Kommission fuer humanitaere Hilfe. Einige von Euch erinnern sich bestimmt noch an das psycho-social-Training, dass ich waehrend der ersten Woche beim Roten Kreuz in […]
Belize Red Cross ‘Protected Schools Program’ in Belize City
The Protected Schools Program The ‘Protected Schools Program’ is part of the Belize Red Cross ‘Rural to Urban Disaster Risk Reduction Program’. This program is sponsored and supported by the Norwegian Red Cross and the European Commission for Humanitarian Aid. Some of you might remember that I participated in a psychosocial-support-training during the first week […]
How to get hammered when you’re traveling
Holger in a closed Circuit, 2003, Cairns, AustraliaTravel is all about experiencing places, cultures and people from different vantage points. Depending on your personal way of life, your knees may be one of these vantage points. Getting hammered when traveling is a problem though, because it makes you vulnerable – and as a traveler or backpacker you may already be a target, […]
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 […]
Unser Gepäck unter der Lupe // Backpacks up close
Der Countdown läuft und es wird langsam Zeit, dass es looooos geht! Wir haben die zurück liegenden Tage mit letzten Besorgungen, Ein- und Auspackphilosophien und sehr vielen, schönen Abschiedstreffen mit Verwandten und Freunden verbracht. Noch zwei Tage, dann gehts los! (Abflug: Dienstag nachmittag) Wir haben unsere Wohnung bereits der Nachmieterin übergeben; alles, was nicht irgendwie […]
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 […]
