Don't have the time...

2007-10-19

Five weeks has already passed since I wrote the last time. So many things have happened and I don’t feel that I have the time to write about them on my blog, at least for now. Also the internet isn’t too good here but if you want to know what happen here in Niger you can go and read on Ishtars blog. Somehow she manages to write and I guess that most of the pictures she have there is taking by me. =o1

This will be all for this time…

2007-11-14

Almost four more weeks have passed!? This is crazy… Time is running and we are still busy here. But we don’t work as much with the house as we did before. Now we take some time to enjoy all the things we have done. We also spend a lot more time in the garden and it’s nice to be out there with the dog, two loose horses and of course our newly arrived goats, my little babies… =o1

Cheeres! Nettus

One week have already passed

So one week ago it was my birthday! Yeah, one year older... Hopefully I have been a little bit wiser since last year. But I don’t know about that.

We started the day with a nice breakfast. After that we cleaned the house because Ishtars brother and his family where going to join us at lunch. They also brought a strawberry yoghurt cake for me. It’s similar to a cheesecake and it tasted good. We also had cream with it and that is something that you don’t get here that often so it was luxury.

Later in the afternoon Ishtar went out to try how the horses were. I stayed home continued with the house. I tried to find all the holes in the mosquito net and that isn’t easy. The holes are sometime so small but we don’t want any mosquitoes inside.

When Ishtar came home she was happy and told me that the horses were so good and that I could ride with her the day after. Last year when I was here I fall off and I don’t want to do that again! And I must say that I was not to happy about going up on the horse again but I did and it went better then I expected! (You can see pictures on Ishtars blog) Tomorrow we are going out again and that is something I have been looking forward to all week!

A daytrip to Edens field station

Me outside the field station

In the beginning of this week we went up to Edens field station. I took a lot of pictures of the plants and some insects. This was my third time there but this time it was so much greener.

Ishtar and me

Lunchtime

Then it was time to go home...

Nettus

I'm still alive

So now I’m back here in Zinder. The flight went well and we got all our luggage. When we flew over Sahara dessert I looked out. It was so beautiful. I wish that I could share that felling with you all. That I can’t do but I can share some of my pictures I have been taking since I arrived here…

Me and Ishtar eating breakfast in Kano

Still a lot of traffic in Kano and I'm happy that I'm not driving

Look how green and nice it is now in the rain season



I was really tired after the flight...

Nettus

Tomorrow...

Three big things have happen since I wrote last time.

1. I had my farewell/crayfish party. It was really nice to spend the evening with my friends. I had rent a big tent that we put up in a friends garden. We ate crayfish/shrimps, sang songs and later we played music and danced until late in the night…

The fort/castle in my hometown

2. This weekend I was on one of my cousins wedding. It was nice and they had it on a fort/castle. It was the first time I was there on a wedding. It blew a lot so they had to move the wedding to the inner yard, but it was nice there too. I had a pleasant dinner partner so I really enjoyed the evening. I was one of the last guests that went home because we had to wait a long time for the taxi.

My cousin in the dress

3. Tomorrow is the day I have been waiting for. I’m going to Niger! Me and Ishtar packed almost all the things yesterday so today I had just some small things to do. I think I’m ready and hopefully I haven’t forgotten anything, but I guess that I will find that out in a couple of days…

We will come to our home some time on Friday, I guess in the afternoon or evening. It depends on how much shopping we need to do in Kano before we leaving for Zinder. I think this is really exciting. On Monday I will start working for Eden Foundation!

Cheers!

Nettus

In two weeks I will be in Africa!

Yesterday me and Ishtar were shopping some things that we need to bring with us to Africa. We were talking about our house and animals as we use too but suddenly I were thinking: “Wow, it’s only two weeks left now”. I have been waiting for this journey all summer long and soon it’s time to go! When I think of it, it feels a bit unreal, but I know it’s true. I also think it’s time for me to get started with my packing!


Cheers, Nettus

One step closer

One week ago Ishtar and I booked our flight tickets to Africa. So hopefully we will fly on the 30^th August, but we haven’t got the tickets yet! Earlier today Ishtar called me with good news. She had been talking with someone at the Nigerian embassy about our visa applications and they are almost ready to send them back to us. I hope they will be back in the beginning of the next week. First I hoped that they will be back in the end of this week but I think that is too much to hope for. I’m just happy if there will be no problems this time, like last year...

Now I just have four working days left. One tomorrow and three next week. I’m also planning for a party that I will have for my friends this weekend. It will be a Swedish crayfish and farewell party. The friends I meet a couple of days ago asked me about a party. First I didn’t think of having one because I’m not aloud to have parties here at my moms house. My friends were here a couple of years ago on a crayfish party and after that she said to me that it was the last party I had in her home. My friends didn’t behave so well that evening…
But my friends want a party and because I will be on one of my cousins wedding next weekend (my last one before I’m going) we decide to have the party now on Saturday! I will have it in a tent at a friends house so I hope it will be nice and warm outside...

Good night, Nettus