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Caroline Bach2 Comments

Never say never

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Downloaded one of my favourite animated movies and just watched it together with Ava. An American Tail by Don Bluth and Steven Spielberg from 1986 is about the mouse family “Mousekewitz” who emigrates from Russia to the United States. While on the boat, the little boy-mouse Fievel gets lost and while his family thinks he has drowned, he must find a way to reunite with his family again.

I cried a little, it’s such a great movie – and now Ava finally knows my “Never say never” song that has been omnipresent in my head for all these years. :)

Here´s us watching my favourite scene when the two siblings are in different parts of New York, believing that they will reunite, singing the same song. It’s in Swedish, as I know it.

And here´s the “Never say Never” song, from the original version:

So, never say never.. again!

Caroline Bach5 Comments

Telas com cor

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Paintings by the two lovely sisters, Nelsa and Nelly Jacob Guambe, are currently on display at the Centro Cultural Franco Moçambicano in Maputo. I had the pleasure of having a look at the works today while enjoying a great lunch at the venue. Couscous, salad, herbs, healthy stuff – I have been looking for a place like this for months!

The exhibition, entitled “Telas com cor” and also accompanied by the interesting works of João Vicente, will be on display at CCFM until October 20th, so in case you live in Maputo and feel like a fresh lunch while enjoying the art of the beautiful sisters with many talents – this is your chance!

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Bitten

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So it seems like that when I get a lot of bites, may it be mosquitos, bed bugs, flies or any other evil blood sucking creature, I get sick. It happened when I came back from my trip to Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia, and it is happening now.

I get a fever, then a headache, then my temperature goes below normal and I feel very weak. Headache is always there, so is a general muscle pain. And it goes around like that for two-three days. Hot, cold, weak.

I did a malaria test last time I felt like this but all they found in my blood were high levels of histamines and signs of an ongoing battle. Allergic reaction gone aggressive. Damn bugs.

I will give this another day, then I’ll do a malaria test. Did you know that there are these really nice self-testing malaria kits? They look just like pregnancy test sticks, but you put a drop of blood into them instead. I buy them in South Africa and I would recommend anybody visiting a malaria prone area to do the same, and to bring a couple back home – any really bad flu up to 6 months later can be malaria.

Good morning!

Caroline Bach3 Comments

Not happening

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With everything planned and under control, making this event happen was going to be a huge experience for me. I got this great opportunity and responsibility that I not only worked long hours for, but also learnt tons from. I couldn’t wait to see it all fall into place this upcoming Friday. It was my baby.

And then, three days prior to this very exciting international high-level event – it’s not happening due to reasons we cannot control.

It makes me quite sad for many reasons, not least for the young participants that were looking forward to it more than I was, for the months of focus and work, or for the sudden gap in my resumé.

Next step is trying to find a way to make up for this loss. I need more checklists, bring on the responsibilities!

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Sunscreen and happy people

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Guess who forgot her sunscreen when sitting in the sun all Sunday. I’m all pink today.

My favourite moment of that 34 hour birthday celebration? Back in Maputo, after returning from those sand dunes I showed you before, a perfect song comes on. It’s 8am, Sunday morning, and the streets are almost empty. Etevaldo suddenly stops the car, jumps out, drags the rest of us out as well, and we all dance kizomba in the middle of the street.

This group is just great, so much energy, love and happiness.

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Hey!

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Good morning and happy birthday!

Another great night out in Maputo. It’s Etevaldo’s birthday and we have danced until there was almost no people left, so we took the party to the car and found ourselves on this huge sand dune somewhere on the outskirts of the city where it now continues. Next stop is dropping by to pick up swimsuits at home and going to spend the day by a pool.

We will sleep when we get old, life is just too awesome right now.

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My window.

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I have put up one of my photos from Changara in my office. It’s like a window reminding me of why I’m here and of what it was like to be in the field. Maputo is really not representative for the rest of this country and it’s pretty easy to forget that.

(Yes, I’m at work on a public holiday. Haha.)

Here’s some very worrying Mozambique statistics for you. Always in front of me and another reason to stay put.

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